Chapter XXXIII
THE MISSING DESK. But there is something yet to relate of the afternoon. It was about five o'clock when Edina reached home. Very much to her astonishment she saw a gentleman seated by Mrs. Raynor. The tea-things were on the table.
Edina: A Novel
Chapter XXXIII
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THE
MISSING
DESK.
But
there
is
something
yet
to
relate
of
the
afternoon.
It
was
about
five
o'clock
when
Edina
reached
home.
Very
much
to
her
astonishment
she
saw
a
gentleman
seated
by
Mrs.
Raynor.
The
tea-things
were
on
the
table.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
MISSING
DESK.
Line 2
But
there
is
something
yet
to
relate
of
the
afternoon.
Line 3
It
was
about
five
o'clock
when
Edina
reached
home.
Line 4
Very
much
to
her
astonishment
she
saw
a
gentleman
seated
by
Mrs.
Raynor.
Line 5
The
tea-things
were
on
the
table.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “It was about five o'clock when Edina reached home.”
Afternoon
noun
US /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But there is something yet to relate of the afternoon.”
Gentleman
noun
US /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Very much to her astonishment she saw a gentleman seated by Mrs. Raynor.”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “But there is something yet to relate of the afternoon.”
Yet
conjunction
US /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “But there is something yet to relate of the afternoon.”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Very much to her astonishment she saw a gentleman seated by Mrs. Raynor.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was about five o'clock when Edina reached home.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But there is something yet to relate of the afternoon.
astonishment
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From this reading Very much to her astonishment she saw a gentleman seated by Mrs. Raynor.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there is something yet to relate of the afternoon.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Very much to her astonishment she saw a gentleman seated by Mrs. Raynor.
DESK
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From this reading THE MISSING DESK.
Edina
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From this reading It was about five o'clock when Edina reached home.
five
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From this reading It was about five o'clock when Edina reached home.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Very much to her astonishment she saw a gentleman seated by Mrs. Raynor.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Very much to her astonishment she saw a gentleman seated by Mrs. Raynor.
home
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From this reading It was about five o'clock when Edina reached home.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But there is something yet to relate of the afternoon.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was about five o'clock when Edina reached home.
MISSING
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From this reading THE MISSING DESK.
Mrs
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From this reading Very much to her astonishment she saw a gentleman seated by Mrs. Raynor.
much
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From this reading Very much to her astonishment she saw a gentleman seated by Mrs. Raynor.
o'clock
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From this reading It was about five o'clock when Edina reached home.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But there is something yet to relate of the afternoon.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The tea-things were on the table.
Raynor
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From this reading Very much to her astonishment she saw a gentleman seated by Mrs. Raynor.
reached
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From this reading It was about five o'clock when Edina reached home.
relate
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From this reading But there is something yet to relate of the afternoon.
saw
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From this reading Very much to her astonishment she saw a gentleman seated by Mrs. Raynor.
seated
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From this reading Very much to her astonishment she saw a gentleman seated by Mrs. Raynor.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Very much to her astonishment she saw a gentleman seated by Mrs. Raynor.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But there is something yet to relate of the afternoon.
table
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From this reading The tea-things were on the table.
tea-things
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From this reading The tea-things were on the table.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MISSING DESK.
there
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From this reading But there is something yet to relate of the afternoon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But there is something yet to relate of the afternoon.
Very
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From this reading Very much to her astonishment she saw a gentleman seated by Mrs. Raynor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was about five o'clock when Edina reached home.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The tea-things were on the table.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was about five o'clock when Edina reached home.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading But there is something yet to relate of the afternoon.