Chapter XXIV
Lord Mallow frowned on his secretary. "Mr. Calhoun to see me! What's his business?" "One can guess, your honour. He's been fighting for the island."
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Chapter XXIV
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Lord
Mallow
frowned
on
his
secretary.
"Mr.
Calhoun
to
see
me!
What's
his
business?"
"One
can
guess,
your
honour.
He's
been
fighting
for
the
island."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Lord
Mallow
frowned
on
his
secretary.
Line 2
"Mr.
Calhoun
to
see
me!
Line 3
What's
his
business?"
Line 4
"One
can
guess,
your
honour.
Line 5
He's
been
fighting
for
the
island."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He's been fighting for the island."”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"One can guess, your honour.”
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He's been fighting for the island."
business
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From this reading What's his business?"
Calhoun
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From this reading "Mr. Calhoun to see me!
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "One can guess, your honour.
fighting
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From this reading He's been fighting for the island."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He's been fighting for the island."
frowned
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From this reading Lord Mallow frowned on his secretary.
guess
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From this reading "One can guess, your honour.
He's
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From this reading He's been fighting for the island."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lord Mallow frowned on his secretary.
honour
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From this reading "One can guess, your honour.
island
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From this reading He's been fighting for the island."
Lord
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From this reading Lord Mallow frowned on his secretary.
Mallow
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From this reading Lord Mallow frowned on his secretary.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Mr. Calhoun to see me!
Mr
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From this reading "Mr. Calhoun to see me!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lord Mallow frowned on his secretary.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One can guess, your honour.
secretary
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From this reading Lord Mallow frowned on his secretary.
see
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From this reading "Mr. Calhoun to see me!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He's been fighting for the island."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Mr. Calhoun to see me!
What's
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From this reading What's his business?"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "One can guess, your honour.