Chapter VI
HIS FATHER. 'Master Bobby is wanted in the drawing-room.' Jane brought this message up just as the nursery tea was being cleared away. 'Are there visitors?' enquired Nurse. 'Yes; a gentleman.'
'Me and Nobbles'
Chapter VI
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HIS
FATHER.
'Master
Bobby
is
wanted
in
the
drawing-room.'
Jane
brought
this
message
up
just
as
the
nursery
tea
was
being
cleared
away.
'Are
there
visitors?'
enquired
Nurse.
'Yes;
a
gentleman.'
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
HIS
FATHER.
Line 2
'Master
Bobby
is
wanted
in
the
drawing-room.'
Line 3
Jane
brought
this
message
up
just
as
the
nursery
tea
was
being
cleared
away.
Line 4
'Are
there
visitors?'
enquired
Nurse.
Line 5
'Yes;
a
gentleman.'
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Being
auxiliary verb
US /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “Jane brought this message up just as the nursery tea was being cleared away.”
Brought
noun
US /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Jane brought this message up just as the nursery tea was being cleared away.”
Gentleman
noun
US /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “'Yes; a gentleman.'”
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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 'Yes; a gentleman.'
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Are there visitors?' enquired Nurse.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jane brought this message up just as the nursery tea was being cleared away.
away
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From this reading Jane brought this message up just as the nursery tea was being cleared away.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Jane brought this message up just as the nursery tea was being cleared away.
Bobby
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From this reading 'Master Bobby is wanted in the drawing-room.'
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jane brought this message up just as the nursery tea was being cleared away.
cleared
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From this reading Jane brought this message up just as the nursery tea was being cleared away.
drawing-room
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From this reading 'Master Bobby is wanted in the drawing-room.'
enquired
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From this reading 'Are there visitors?' enquired Nurse.
FATHER
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From this reading HIS FATHER.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'Yes; a gentleman.'
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HIS FATHER.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Master Bobby is wanted in the drawing-room.'
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Master Bobby is wanted in the drawing-room.'
Jane
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From this reading Jane brought this message up just as the nursery tea was being cleared away.
just
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From this reading Jane brought this message up just as the nursery tea was being cleared away.
Master
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From this reading 'Master Bobby is wanted in the drawing-room.'
message
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From this reading Jane brought this message up just as the nursery tea was being cleared away.
Nurse
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From this reading 'Are there visitors?' enquired Nurse.
nursery
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From this reading Jane brought this message up just as the nursery tea was being cleared away.
tea
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From this reading Jane brought this message up just as the nursery tea was being cleared away.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Master Bobby is wanted in the drawing-room.'
there
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From this reading 'Are there visitors?' enquired Nurse.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Jane brought this message up just as the nursery tea was being cleared away.
up
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From this reading Jane brought this message up just as the nursery tea was being cleared away.
visitors
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From this reading 'Are there visitors?' enquired Nurse.
wanted
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From this reading 'Master Bobby is wanted in the drawing-room.'
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jane brought this message up just as the nursery tea was being cleared away.
Yes
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From this reading 'Yes; a gentleman.'