Chapter XIV
He saw I was right. It would avoid suspicion, and it would prevent more scandal. He withdrew without a word. 'We meet,' I said, 'at ten, at King's Cross Station.' I did not even wait to wash the tears from my eyes.
Miss Cayley's Adventures
Chapter XIV
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He
saw
I
was
right.
It
would
avoid
suspicion,
and
it
would
prevent
more
scandal.
He
withdrew
without
a
word.
'We
meet,'
I
said,
'at
ten,
at
King's
Cross
Station.'
I
did
not
even
wait
to
wash
the
tears
from
my
eyes.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
He
saw
I
was
right.
Line 2
It
would
avoid
suspicion,
and
it
would
prevent
more
scandal.
Line 3
He
withdrew
without
a
word.
Line 4
'We
meet,'
I
said,
'at
ten,
at
King's
Cross
Station.'
Line 5
I
did
not
even
wait
to
wash
the
tears
from
my
eyes.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Even
noun
US /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I did not even wait to wash the tears from my eyes.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He saw I was right.”
Without
preposition
US /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “He withdrew without a word.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It would avoid suspicion, and it would prevent more scandal.”
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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 He withdrew without a word.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It would avoid suspicion, and it would prevent more scandal.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'We meet,' I said, 'at ten, at King's Cross Station.'
avoid
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From this reading It would avoid suspicion, and it would prevent more scandal.
Cross
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From this reading 'We meet,' I said, 'at ten, at King's Cross Station.'
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not even wait to wash the tears from my eyes.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I did not even wait to wash the tears from my eyes.
eyes
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From this reading I did not even wait to wash the tears from my eyes.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I did not even wait to wash the tears from my eyes.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He saw I was right.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He saw I was right.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would avoid suspicion, and it would prevent more scandal.
King's
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From this reading 'We meet,' I said, 'at ten, at King's Cross Station.'
meet
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From this reading 'We meet,' I said, 'at ten, at King's Cross Station.'
more
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From this reading It would avoid suspicion, and it would prevent more scandal.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I did not even wait to wash the tears from my eyes.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not even wait to wash the tears from my eyes.
prevent
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From this reading It would avoid suspicion, and it would prevent more scandal.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He saw I was right.
said
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saw
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scandal
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Station
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suspicion
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From this reading It would avoid suspicion, and it would prevent more scandal.
tears
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ten
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From this reading 'We meet,' I said, 'at ten, at King's Cross Station.'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I did not even wait to wash the tears from my eyes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I did not even wait to wash the tears from my eyes.
wait
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From this reading I did not even wait to wash the tears from my eyes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He saw I was right.
wash
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From this reading I did not even wait to wash the tears from my eyes.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'We meet,' I said, 'at ten, at King's Cross Station.'
withdrew
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From this reading He withdrew without a word.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He withdrew without a word.
word
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From this reading He withdrew without a word.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would avoid suspicion, and it would prevent more scandal.