Chapter X
GRACE'S SYSTEM "Margaret!" "Yes, Mrs. Peyton." "Is that door shut? lock it, will you? and--just go and look out of the window, please. No one there? Thank you!"
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GRACE'S
SYSTEM
"Margaret!"
"Yes,
Mrs.
Peyton."
"Is
that
door
shut?
lock
it,
will
you?
and--just
go
and
look
out
of
the
window,
please.
No
one
there?
Thank
you!"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
GRACE'S
SYSTEM
"Margaret!"
Line 2
"Yes,
Mrs.
Peyton."
Line 3
"Is
that
door
shut?
lock
it,
will
you?
and--just
go
and
look
out
of
the
window,
please.
Line 4
No
one
there?
Line 5
Thank
you!"
Learner Dictionary
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Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Is that door shut? lock it, will you? and--just go and look out of the window, please.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “No one there?”
All words in this reading · 27
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Is that door shut? lock it, will you? and--just go and look out of the window, please.
door
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From this reading "Is that door shut? lock it, will you? and--just go and look out of the window, please.
go
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From this reading "Is that door shut? lock it, will you? and--just go and look out of the window, please.
GRACE'S
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From this reading GRACE'S SYSTEM "Margaret!"
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is that door shut? lock it, will you? and--just go and look out of the window, please.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Is that door shut? lock it, will you? and--just go and look out of the window, please.
just
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From this reading "Is that door shut? lock it, will you? and--just go and look out of the window, please.
lock
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From this reading "Is that door shut? lock it, will you? and--just go and look out of the window, please.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Is that door shut? lock it, will you? and--just go and look out of the window, please.
Margaret
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From this reading GRACE'S SYSTEM "Margaret!"
Mrs
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From this reading "Yes, Mrs. Peyton."
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one there?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Is that door shut? lock it, will you? and--just go and look out of the window, please.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one there?
out
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From this reading "Is that door shut? lock it, will you? and--just go and look out of the window, please.
Peyton
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From this reading "Yes, Mrs. Peyton."
please
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From this reading "Is that door shut? lock it, will you? and--just go and look out of the window, please.
shut
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From this reading "Is that door shut? lock it, will you? and--just go and look out of the window, please.
SYSTEM
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From this reading GRACE'S SYSTEM "Margaret!"
Thank
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From this reading Thank you!"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Is that door shut? lock it, will you? and--just go and look out of the window, please.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Is that door shut? lock it, will you? and--just go and look out of the window, please.
there
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From this reading No one there?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Is that door shut? lock it, will you? and--just go and look out of the window, please.
window
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From this reading "Is that door shut? lock it, will you? and--just go and look out of the window, please.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, Mrs. Peyton."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Is that door shut? lock it, will you? and--just go and look out of the window, please.