Chapter VIII
Undershaft comes from the office, with a sheaf of telegrams in his hands. UNDERSHAFT. Well, have you seen everything? I'm sorry I was called away. [Indicating the telegrams] News from Manchuria.
Major Barbara
Chapter VIII
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Undershaft
comes
from
the
office,
with
a
sheaf
of
telegrams
in
his
hands.
UNDERSHAFT.
Well,
have
you
seen
everything?
I'm
sorry
I
was
called
away.
[Indicating
the
telegrams]
News
from
Manchuria.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Undershaft
comes
from
the
office,
with
a
sheaf
of
telegrams
in
his
hands.
Line 2
UNDERSHAFT.
Line 3
Well,
have
you
seen
everything?
Line 4
I'm
sorry
I
was
called
away.
Line 5
[Indicating
the
telegrams]
News
from
Manchuria.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Everything
pronoun
US /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Well, have you seen everything?”
Hands
plural noun
US /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Undershaft comes from the office, with a sheaf of telegrams in his hands.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Well, have you seen everything?”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, have you seen everything?”
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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 Undershaft comes from the office, with a sheaf of telegrams in his hands.
away
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From this reading I'm sorry I was called away.
called
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comes
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From this reading Undershaft comes from the office, with a sheaf of telegrams in his hands.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Well, have you seen everything?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Undershaft comes from the office, with a sheaf of telegrams in his hands.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Undershaft comes from the office, with a sheaf of telegrams in his hands.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Well, have you seen everything?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Undershaft comes from the office, with a sheaf of telegrams in his hands.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I'm sorry I was called away.
I'm
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From this reading I'm sorry I was called away.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Undershaft comes from the office, with a sheaf of telegrams in his hands.
Indicating
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From this reading [Indicating the telegrams] News from Manchuria.
Manchuria
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From this reading [Indicating the telegrams] News from Manchuria.
News
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From this reading [Indicating the telegrams] News from Manchuria.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Undershaft comes from the office, with a sheaf of telegrams in his hands.
office
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From this reading Undershaft comes from the office, with a sheaf of telegrams in his hands.
seen
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From this reading Well, have you seen everything?
sheaf
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sorry
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From this reading I'm sorry I was called away.
telegrams
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From this reading Undershaft comes from the office, with a sheaf of telegrams in his hands.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Undershaft comes from the office, with a sheaf of telegrams in his hands.
Undershaft
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From this reading Undershaft comes from the office, with a sheaf of telegrams in his hands.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I'm sorry I was called away.
Well
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From this reading Well, have you seen everything?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Undershaft comes from the office, with a sheaf of telegrams in his hands.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, have you seen everything?