Chapter X
To my surprise, there were only three lines, scribbled in pencil. "Come to the _salon_ for a talk when the rest of your party have gone to bed. I'll be waiting, and won't keep you long." "Impudent brute!" I said out aloud.
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Chapter X
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To
my
surprise,
there
were
only
three
lines,
scribbled
in
pencil.
"Come
to
the
_salon_
for
a
talk
when
the
rest
of
your
party
have
gone
to
bed.
I'll
be
waiting,
and
won't
keep
you
long."
"Impudent
brute!"
I
said
out
aloud.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
To
my
surprise,
there
were
only
three
lines,
scribbled
in
pencil.
Line 2
"Come
to
the
_salon_
for
a
talk
when
the
rest
of
your
party
have
gone
to
bed.
Line 3
I'll
be
waiting,
and
won't
keep
you
long."
Line 4
"Impudent
brute!"
Line 5
I
said
out
aloud.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Come to the _salon_ for a talk when the rest of your party have gone to bed.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Come to the _salon_ for a talk when the rest of your party have gone to bed.”
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'll be waiting, and won't keep you long."”
Party
noun
US /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Come to the _salon_ for a talk when the rest of your party have gone to bed.”
Rest
noun
US /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Come to the _salon_ for a talk when the rest of your party have gone to bed.”
Waiting
noun
US /ˈwaiting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I'll be waiting, and won't keep you long."”
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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 "Come to the _salon_ for a talk when the rest of your party have gone to bed.
aloud
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From this reading I said out aloud.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I'll be waiting, and won't keep you long."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I'll be waiting, and won't keep you long."
bed
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From this reading "Come to the _salon_ for a talk when the rest of your party have gone to bed.
brute
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From this reading "Impudent brute!"
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come to the _salon_ for a talk when the rest of your party have gone to bed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Come to the _salon_ for a talk when the rest of your party have gone to bed.
gone
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From this reading "Come to the _salon_ for a talk when the rest of your party have gone to bed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Come to the _salon_ for a talk when the rest of your party have gone to bed.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said out aloud.
I'll
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From this reading I'll be waiting, and won't keep you long."
Impudent
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From this reading "Impudent brute!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To my surprise, there were only three lines, scribbled in pencil.
keep
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From this reading I'll be waiting, and won't keep you long."
lines
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From this reading To my surprise, there were only three lines, scribbled in pencil.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'll be waiting, and won't keep you long."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To my surprise, there were only three lines, scribbled in pencil.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Come to the _salon_ for a talk when the rest of your party have gone to bed.
only
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From this reading To my surprise, there were only three lines, scribbled in pencil.
out
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From this reading I said out aloud.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come to the _salon_ for a talk when the rest of your party have gone to bed.
pencil
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From this reading To my surprise, there were only three lines, scribbled in pencil.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come to the _salon_ for a talk when the rest of your party have gone to bed.
said
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From this reading I said out aloud.
salon
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From this reading "Come to the _salon_ for a talk when the rest of your party have gone to bed.
scribbled
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From this reading To my surprise, there were only three lines, scribbled in pencil.
surprise
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From this reading To my surprise, there were only three lines, scribbled in pencil.
talk
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From this reading "Come to the _salon_ for a talk when the rest of your party have gone to bed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Come to the _salon_ for a talk when the rest of your party have gone to bed.
there
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three
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From this reading To my surprise, there were only three lines, scribbled in pencil.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To my surprise, there were only three lines, scribbled in pencil.
waiting
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From this reading I'll be waiting, and won't keep you long."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To my surprise, there were only three lines, scribbled in pencil.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Come to the _salon_ for a talk when the rest of your party have gone to bed.
won't
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From this reading I'll be waiting, and won't keep you long."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'll be waiting, and won't keep you long."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Come to the _salon_ for a talk when the rest of your party have gone to bed.