Chapter V
There was a knock at the door. He rose up, bewildered. A servant said: “Monsieur's dinner is ready.” He replied: “All right. I'm coming down.”
Original Short Stories — Volume 03
Chapter V
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There
was
a
knock
at
the
door.
He
rose
up,
bewildered.
A
servant
said:
“Monsieur's
dinner
is
ready.”
He
replied:
“All
right.
I'm
coming
down.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
There
was
a
knock
at
the
door.
Line 2
He
rose
up,
bewildered.
Line 3
A
servant
said:
“Monsieur's
dinner
is
ready.”
Line 4
He
replied:
“All
right.
Line 5
I'm
coming
down.”
Learner Dictionary
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Bewildered
noun
US /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He rose up, bewildered.”
Replied
noun
US /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He replied: “All right.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He replied: “All right.”
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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 There was a knock at the door.
All
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From this reading He replied: “All right.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was a knock at the door.
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He rose up, bewildered.
coming
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From this reading I'm coming down.”
dinner
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From this reading A servant said: “Monsieur's dinner is ready.”
door
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From this reading There was a knock at the door.
down
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From this reading I'm coming down.”
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He rose up, bewildered.
I'm
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From this reading I'm coming down.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A servant said: “Monsieur's dinner is ready.”
knock
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From this reading There was a knock at the door.
Monsieur's
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From this reading A servant said: “Monsieur's dinner is ready.”
ready
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From this reading A servant said: “Monsieur's dinner is ready.”
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He replied: “All right.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He replied: “All right.
rose
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From this reading He rose up, bewildered.
said
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From this reading A servant said: “Monsieur's dinner is ready.”
servant
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From this reading A servant said: “Monsieur's dinner is ready.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a knock at the door.
There
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From this reading There was a knock at the door.
up
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From this reading He rose up, bewildered.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a knock at the door.