Chapter III
Without moving she looks at him with a sort of miserable inquiry. BILL. Do you know you haven't seen me for eight weeks? FREDA. Quite--long enough--for you to have forgotten.
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Chapter III
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Without
moving
she
looks
at
him
with
a
sort
of
miserable
inquiry.
BILL.
Do
you
know
you
haven't
seen
me
for
eight
weeks?
FREDA.
Quite--long
enough--for
you
to
have
forgotten.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Without
moving
she
looks
at
him
with
a
sort
of
miserable
inquiry.
Line 2
BILL.
Line 3
Do
you
know
you
haven't
seen
me
for
eight
weeks?
Line 4
FREDA.
Line 5
Quite--long
enough--for
you
to
have
forgotten.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Forgotten
adjective
US /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “Quite--long enough--for you to have forgotten.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Quite--long enough--for you to have forgotten.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you know you haven't seen me for eight weeks?”
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Quite--long enough--for you to have forgotten.”
Quite
noun
US /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Quite--long enough--for you to have forgotten.”
Without
preposition
US /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Without moving she looks at him with a sort of miserable inquiry.”
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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 Without moving she looks at him with a sort of miserable inquiry.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Without moving she looks at him with a sort of miserable inquiry.
BILL
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From this reading BILL.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you know you haven't seen me for eight weeks?
eight
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From this reading Do you know you haven't seen me for eight weeks?
enough
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From this reading Quite--long enough--for you to have forgotten.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Do you know you haven't seen me for eight weeks?
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Quite--long enough--for you to have forgotten.
FREDA
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From this reading FREDA.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Quite--long enough--for you to have forgotten.
haven't
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From this reading Do you know you haven't seen me for eight weeks?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Without moving she looks at him with a sort of miserable inquiry.
inquiry
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From this reading Without moving she looks at him with a sort of miserable inquiry.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do you know you haven't seen me for eight weeks?
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quite--long enough--for you to have forgotten.
looks
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From this reading Without moving she looks at him with a sort of miserable inquiry.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Do you know you haven't seen me for eight weeks?
miserable
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From this reading Without moving she looks at him with a sort of miserable inquiry.
moving
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From this reading Without moving she looks at him with a sort of miserable inquiry.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Without moving she looks at him with a sort of miserable inquiry.
QuitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quite--long enough--for you to have forgotten.
seen
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From this reading Do you know you haven't seen me for eight weeks?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Without moving she looks at him with a sort of miserable inquiry.
sort
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From this reading Without moving she looks at him with a sort of miserable inquiry.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Quite--long enough--for you to have forgotten.
weeks
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From this reading Do you know you haven't seen me for eight weeks?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Without moving she looks at him with a sort of miserable inquiry.
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without moving she looks at him with a sort of miserable inquiry.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you know you haven't seen me for eight weeks?