Chapter VII
“That is well. To-morrow I shall set to work upon your case.” “I shall see you at Horsham, then?” “No, your secret lies in London. It is there that I shall seek it.”
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Chapter VII
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“That
is
well.
To-morrow
I
shall
set
to
work
upon
your
case.”
“I
shall
see
you
at
Horsham,
then?”
“No,
your
secret
lies
in
London.
It
is
there
that
I
shall
seek
it.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“That
is
well.
Line 2
To-morrow
I
shall
set
to
work
upon
your
case.”
Line 3
“I
shall
see
you
at
Horsham,
then?”
Line 4
“No,
your
secret
lies
in
London.
Line 5
It
is
there
that
I
shall
seek
it.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Secret
noun
US /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading ““No, your secret lies in London.”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “To-morrow I shall set to work upon your case.””
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “To-morrow I shall set to work upon your case.””
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““That is well.”
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I shall see you at Horsham, then?”
case
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From this reading To-morrow I shall set to work upon your case.”
Horsham
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From this reading “I shall see you at Horsham, then?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading To-morrow I shall set to work upon your case.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “No, your secret lies in London.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That is well.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is there that I shall seek it.”
lies
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From this reading “No, your secret lies in London.
London
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From this reading “No, your secret lies in London.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No, your secret lies in London.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “No, your secret lies in London.
see
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From this reading “I shall see you at Horsham, then?”
seek
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From this reading It is there that I shall seek it.”
set
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From this reading To-morrow I shall set to work upon your case.”
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading To-morrow I shall set to work upon your case.”
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That is well.
then
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From this reading “I shall see you at Horsham, then?”
there
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From this reading It is there that I shall seek it.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To-morrow I shall set to work upon your case.”
To-morrow
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From this reading To-morrow I shall set to work upon your case.”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading To-morrow I shall set to work upon your case.”
well
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From this reading “That is well.
work
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From this reading To-morrow I shall set to work upon your case.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I shall see you at Horsham, then?”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading To-morrow I shall set to work upon your case.”