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Her Majesty's Minister
Her Majesty's Minister

Chapter XII

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"Certainly," I answered; and after excusing myself to Edith I moved off a few paces with him.
The words he uttered were spoken in a whisper.
They startled me: "Have a care, Mr. Ingram," he said meaningly.
"We know that woman!"
CHAPTER TWENTY NINE.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Her Majesty's Minister

Chapter XII

Reading 1/88 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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"Certainly," I answered; and after excusing myself to Edith I moved off a few paces with him.
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The words he uttered were spoken in a whisper.
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They startled me: "Have a care, Mr. Ingram," he said meaningly.
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"We know that woman!"
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CHAPTER TWENTY NINE.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “"Certainly," I answered; and after excusing myself to Edith I moved off a few paces with him.”

Answered noun US /ˈanswered/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “"Certainly," I answered; and after excusing myself to Edith I moved off a few paces with him.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “They startled me: "Have a care, Mr. Ingram," he said meaningly.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"We know that woman!"”

Myself pronoun US /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading “"Certainly," I answered; and after excusing myself to Edith I moved off a few paces with him.”

Uttered noun US /ˈuttered/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “The words he uttered were spoken in a whisper.”

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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 "Certainly," I answered; and after excusing myself to Edith I moved off a few paces with him.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading "Certainly," I answered; and after excusing myself to Edith I moved off a few paces with him.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "Certainly," I answered; and after excusing myself to Edith I moved off a few paces with him.

answerednounUS /ˈanswered/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading "Certainly," I answered; and after excusing myself to Edith I moved off a few paces with him.

care

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From this reading They startled me: "Have a care, Mr. Ingram," he said meaningly.

Certainly

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From this reading "Certainly," I answered; and after excusing myself to Edith I moved off a few paces with him.

CHAPTER

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From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY NINE.

Edith

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From this reading "Certainly," I answered; and after excusing myself to Edith I moved off a few paces with him.

excusing

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From this reading "Certainly," I answered; and after excusing myself to Edith I moved off a few paces with him.

few

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From this reading "Certainly," I answered; and after excusing myself to Edith I moved off a few paces with him.

Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading They startled me: "Have a care, Mr. Ingram," he said meaningly.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The words he uttered were spoken in a whisper.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Certainly," I answered; and after excusing myself to Edith I moved off a few paces with him.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "Certainly," I answered; and after excusing myself to Edith I moved off a few paces with him.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The words he uttered were spoken in a whisper.

Ingram

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From this reading They startled me: "Have a care, Mr. Ingram," he said meaningly.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "We know that woman!"

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading They startled me: "Have a care, Mr. Ingram," he said meaningly.

meaningly

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From this reading They startled me: "Have a care, Mr. Ingram," he said meaningly.

moved

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From this reading "Certainly," I answered; and after excusing myself to Edith I moved off a few paces with him.

Mr

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From this reading They startled me: "Have a care, Mr. Ingram," he said meaningly.

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading "Certainly," I answered; and after excusing myself to Edith I moved off a few paces with him.

NINE

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From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY NINE.

off

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From this reading "Certainly," I answered; and after excusing myself to Edith I moved off a few paces with him.

paces

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From this reading "Certainly," I answered; and after excusing myself to Edith I moved off a few paces with him.

said

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From this reading They startled me: "Have a care, Mr. Ingram," he said meaningly.

spoken

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From this reading The words he uttered were spoken in a whisper.

startled

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From this reading They startled me: "Have a care, Mr. Ingram," he said meaningly.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "We know that woman!"

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The words he uttered were spoken in a whisper.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They startled me: "Have a care, Mr. Ingram," he said meaningly.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Certainly," I answered; and after excusing myself to Edith I moved off a few paces with him.

TWENTY

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From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY NINE.

utterednounUS /ˈuttered/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading The words he uttered were spoken in a whisper.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "We know that woman!"

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The words he uttered were spoken in a whisper.

whisper

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From this reading The words he uttered were spoken in a whisper.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Certainly," I answered; and after excusing myself to Edith I moved off a few paces with him.

woman

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From this reading "We know that woman!"

words

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From this reading The words he uttered were spoken in a whisper.