Chapter III
TO A FINISH The hospital called her on the telephone about eight o'clock in the morning: "Miss Evelyn Erith, please?" "Yes," she said in a tired voice, "who is it?" "Is this Miss Erith?" "Yes."
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Chapter III
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TO
A
FINISH
The
hospital
called
her
on
the
telephone
about
eight
o'clock
in
the
morning:
"Miss
Evelyn
Erith,
please?"
"Yes,"
she
said
in
a
tired
voice,
"who
is
it?"
"Is
this
Miss
Erith?"
"Yes."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
TO
A
FINISH
The
hospital
called
her
on
the
telephone
about
eight
o'clock
in
the
morning:
Line 2
"Miss
Evelyn
Erith,
please?"
Line 3
"Yes,"
she
said
in
a
tired
voice,
"who
is
it?"
Line 4
"Is
this
Miss
Erith?"
Line 5
"Yes."
Learner Dictionary
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About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
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Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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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 TO A FINISH The hospital called her on the telephone about eight o'clock in the morning:
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading TO A FINISH The hospital called her on the telephone about eight o'clock in the morning:
called
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eight
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Erith
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Evelyn
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FINISH
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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hospital
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes," she said in a tired voice, "who is it?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes," she said in a tired voice, "who is it?"
Miss
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From this reading "Miss Evelyn Erith, please?"
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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o'clock
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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please
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said
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes," she said in a tired voice, "who is it?"
telephone
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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Is this Miss Erith?"
tired
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TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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voice
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whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Yes," she said in a tired voice, "who is it?"
Yes
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