Chapter V
“You gave me that last night,” I said, holding the scrap of paper before me. “You knew what was in it?” “I didn't know, sir; I guessed. Poor gentleman's wife, sir? I thought so, sir.”
In Direst Peril
Chapter V
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“You
gave
me
that
last
night,”
I
said,
holding
the
scrap
of
paper
before
me.
“You
knew
what
was
in
it?”
“I
didn't
know,
sir;
I
guessed.
Poor
gentleman's
wife,
sir?
I
thought
so,
sir.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“You
gave
me
that
last
night,”
I
said,
holding
the
scrap
of
paper
before
me.
Line 2
“You
knew
what
was
in
it?”
Line 3
“I
didn't
know,
sir;
I
guessed.
Line 4
Poor
gentleman's
wife,
sir?
Line 5
I
thought
so,
sir.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading ““You gave me that last night,” I said, holding the scrap of paper before me.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I didn't know, sir; I guessed.”
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You gave me that last night,” I said, holding the scrap of paper before me.”
Poor
noun
US /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Poor gentleman's wife, sir?”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought so, sir.””
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beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “You gave me that last night,” I said, holding the scrap of paper before me.
didn't
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gave
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gentleman's
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From this reading Poor gentleman's wife, sir?
guessed
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From this reading “I didn't know, sir; I guessed.
holding
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From this reading “You gave me that last night,” I said, holding the scrap of paper before me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You gave me that last night,” I said, holding the scrap of paper before me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You knew what was in it?”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You knew what was in it?”
knew
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From this reading “You knew what was in it?”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I didn't know, sir; I guessed.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You gave me that last night,” I said, holding the scrap of paper before me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You gave me that last night,” I said, holding the scrap of paper before me.
night
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From this reading “You gave me that last night,” I said, holding the scrap of paper before me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You gave me that last night,” I said, holding the scrap of paper before me.
paper
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From this reading “You gave me that last night,” I said, holding the scrap of paper before me.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor gentleman's wife, sir?
said
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From this reading “You gave me that last night,” I said, holding the scrap of paper before me.
scrap
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From this reading “You gave me that last night,” I said, holding the scrap of paper before me.
sir
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From this reading “I didn't know, sir; I guessed.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I thought so, sir.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You gave me that last night,” I said, holding the scrap of paper before me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You gave me that last night,” I said, holding the scrap of paper before me.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought so, sir.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You knew what was in it?”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “You knew what was in it?”
wife
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From this reading Poor gentleman's wife, sir?
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You gave me that last night,” I said, holding the scrap of paper before me.