Chapter III
"So my brother has been to you?" he inquired again. "You say that he just knocked at the door and entered?" "Yes, he just knocked at the door and entered." "Good! Now, hand me Mitia."
Fathers and Sons
Chapter III
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"So
my
brother
has
been
to
you?"
he
inquired
again.
"You
say
that
he
just
knocked
at
the
door
and
entered?"
"Yes,
he
just
knocked
at
the
door
and
entered."
"Good!
Now,
hand
me
Mitia."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"So
my
brother
has
been
to
you?"
he
inquired
again.
Line 2
"You
say
that
he
just
knocked
at
the
door
and
entered?"
Line 3
"Yes,
he
just
knocked
at
the
door
and
entered."
Line 4
"Good!
/good/
Line 5
Now,
hand
me
Mitia."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"So my brother has been to you?" he inquired again.”
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"So my brother has been to you?" he inquired again.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Good!”
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now, hand me Mitia."”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"So my brother has been to you?" he inquired again.”
Inquired
noun
US /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"So my brother has been to you?" he inquired again.”
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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "So my brother has been to you?" he inquired again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You say that he just knocked at the door and entered?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "You say that he just knocked at the door and entered?"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "So my brother has been to you?" he inquired again.
brother
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From this reading "So my brother has been to you?" he inquired again.
door
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From this reading "You say that he just knocked at the door and entered?"
entered
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From this reading "You say that he just knocked at the door and entered?"
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good!
hand
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From this reading Now, hand me Mitia."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "So my brother has been to you?" he inquired again.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "So my brother has been to you?" he inquired again.
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "So my brother has been to you?" he inquired again.
just
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From this reading "You say that he just knocked at the door and entered?"
knocked
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From this reading "You say that he just knocked at the door and entered?"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now, hand me Mitia."
Mitia
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From this reading Now, hand me Mitia."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "So my brother has been to you?" he inquired again.
Now
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From this reading Now, hand me Mitia."
say
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From this reading "You say that he just knocked at the door and entered?"
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So my brother has been to you?" he inquired again.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You say that he just knocked at the door and entered?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You say that he just knocked at the door and entered?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "So my brother has been to you?" he inquired again.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, he just knocked at the door and entered."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So my brother has been to you?" he inquired again.