Chapter V
"I HAVE fulfilled my mission," said Kenelm, on rejoining his travelling companion. "Mr. Compton said he would be here in half an hour." "You saw him?" "Of course: I promised to give your letter into his own hands." "Was he alone?"
Kenelm Chillingly — Volume 02
Chapter V
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"I
HAVE
fulfilled
my
mission,"
said
Kenelm,
on
rejoining
his
travelling
companion.
"Mr.
Compton
said
he
would
be
here
in
half
an
hour."
"You
saw
him?"
"Of
course:
I
promised
to
give
your
letter
into
his
own
hands."
"Was
he
alone?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"I
HAVE
fulfilled
my
mission,"
said
Kenelm,
on
rejoining
his
travelling
companion.
Line 2
"Mr.
Compton
said
he
would
be
here
in
half
an
hour."
Line 3
"You
saw
him?"
Line 4
"Of
course:
I
promised
to
give
your
letter
into
his
own
hands."
Line 5
"Was
he
alone?"
/wɑːz hiː alone/
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Alone
noun
US /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Was he alone?"”
Course
noun
US /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Of course: I promised to give your letter into his own hands."”
Half
noun
US /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Mr. Compton said he would be here in half an hour."”
Hands
plural noun
US /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “"Of course: I promised to give your letter into his own hands."”
HAVE
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I HAVE fulfilled my mission," said Kenelm, on rejoining his travelling companion.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Mr. Compton said he would be here in half an hour."”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"Mr. Compton said he would be here in half an hour."”
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alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Was he alone?"
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Mr. Compton said he would be here in half an hour."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Mr. Compton said he would be here in half an hour."
companion
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From this reading "I HAVE fulfilled my mission," said Kenelm, on rejoining his travelling companion.
Compton
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From this reading "Mr. Compton said he would be here in half an hour."
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Of course: I promised to give your letter into his own hands."
fulfilled
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From this reading "I HAVE fulfilled my mission," said Kenelm, on rejoining his travelling companion.
give
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From this reading "Of course: I promised to give your letter into his own hands."
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mr. Compton said he would be here in half an hour."
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "Of course: I promised to give your letter into his own hands."
HAVEauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I HAVE fulfilled my mission," said Kenelm, on rejoining his travelling companion.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Mr. Compton said he would be here in half an hour."
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mr. Compton said he would be here in half an hour."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You saw him?"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I HAVE fulfilled my mission," said Kenelm, on rejoining his travelling companion.
hour
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From this reading "Mr. Compton said he would be here in half an hour."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I HAVE fulfilled my mission," said Kenelm, on rejoining his travelling companion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Mr. Compton said he would be here in half an hour."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Of course: I promised to give your letter into his own hands."
Kenelm
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From this reading "I HAVE fulfilled my mission," said Kenelm, on rejoining his travelling companion.
letter
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From this reading "Of course: I promised to give your letter into his own hands."
mission
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From this reading "I HAVE fulfilled my mission," said Kenelm, on rejoining his travelling companion.
Mr
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From this reading "Mr. Compton said he would be here in half an hour."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I HAVE fulfilled my mission," said Kenelm, on rejoining his travelling companion.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course: I promised to give your letter into his own hands."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I HAVE fulfilled my mission," said Kenelm, on rejoining his travelling companion.
own
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From this reading "Of course: I promised to give your letter into his own hands."
promised
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From this reading "Of course: I promised to give your letter into his own hands."
rejoining
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From this reading "I HAVE fulfilled my mission," said Kenelm, on rejoining his travelling companion.
said
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From this reading "I HAVE fulfilled my mission," said Kenelm, on rejoining his travelling companion.
saw
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From this reading "You saw him?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Of course: I promised to give your letter into his own hands."
travelling
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From this reading "I HAVE fulfilled my mission," said Kenelm, on rejoining his travelling companion.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Was he alone?"
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Mr. Compton said he would be here in half an hour."
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You saw him?"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Of course: I promised to give your letter into his own hands."