Chapter II
This annoyed me. I got up with great dignity. "Tea will be ready in the white drawing-room," I said, stiffly, and walked towards my bedroom door. He came after me. "Send your maid away, and let us have it up here," he said.
Red Hair
Chapter II
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This
annoyed
me.
I
got
up
with
great
dignity.
"Tea
will
be
ready
in
the
white
drawing-room,"
I
said,
stiffly,
and
walked
towards
my
bedroom
door.
He
came
after
me.
"Send
your
maid
away,
and
let
us
have
it
up
here,"
he
said.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
This
annoyed
me.
Line 2
I
got
up
with
great
dignity.
Line 3
"Tea
will
be
ready
in
the
white
drawing-room,"
I
said,
stiffly,
and
walked
towards
my
bedroom
door.
Line 4
He
came
after
me.
Line 5
"Send
your
maid
away,
and
let
us
have
it
up
here,"
he
said.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “He came after me.”
Great
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I got up with great dignity.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Send your maid away, and let us have it up here," he said.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Send your maid away, and let us have it up here," he said.”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"Send your maid away, and let us have it up here," he said.”
Towards
preposition
US /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading “"Tea will be ready in the white drawing-room," I said, stiffly, and walked towards my bedroom door.”
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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He came after me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Tea will be ready in the white drawing-room," I said, stiffly, and walked towards my bedroom door.
annoyed
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From this reading This annoyed me.
away
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From this reading "Send your maid away, and let us have it up here," he said.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Tea will be ready in the white drawing-room," I said, stiffly, and walked towards my bedroom door.
bedroom
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From this reading "Tea will be ready in the white drawing-room," I said, stiffly, and walked towards my bedroom door.
came
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From this reading He came after me.
dignity
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From this reading I got up with great dignity.
door
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From this reading "Tea will be ready in the white drawing-room," I said, stiffly, and walked towards my bedroom door.
drawing-room
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From this reading "Tea will be ready in the white drawing-room," I said, stiffly, and walked towards my bedroom door.
got
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From this reading I got up with great dignity.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I got up with great dignity.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Send your maid away, and let us have it up here," he said.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came after me.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Send your maid away, and let us have it up here," he said.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I got up with great dignity.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Tea will be ready in the white drawing-room," I said, stiffly, and walked towards my bedroom door.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Send your maid away, and let us have it up here," he said.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Send your maid away, and let us have it up here," he said.
maid
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From this reading "Send your maid away, and let us have it up here," he said.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This annoyed me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Tea will be ready in the white drawing-room," I said, stiffly, and walked towards my bedroom door.
ready
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From this reading "Tea will be ready in the white drawing-room," I said, stiffly, and walked towards my bedroom door.
said
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From this reading "Tea will be ready in the white drawing-room," I said, stiffly, and walked towards my bedroom door.
Send
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From this reading "Send your maid away, and let us have it up here," he said.
stiffly
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From this reading "Tea will be ready in the white drawing-room," I said, stiffly, and walked towards my bedroom door.
Tea
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From this reading "Tea will be ready in the white drawing-room," I said, stiffly, and walked towards my bedroom door.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Tea will be ready in the white drawing-room," I said, stiffly, and walked towards my bedroom door.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This annoyed me.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading "Tea will be ready in the white drawing-room," I said, stiffly, and walked towards my bedroom door.
up
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From this reading I got up with great dignity.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Send your maid away, and let us have it up here," he said.
walked
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From this reading "Tea will be ready in the white drawing-room," I said, stiffly, and walked towards my bedroom door.
white
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From this reading "Tea will be ready in the white drawing-room," I said, stiffly, and walked towards my bedroom door.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Tea will be ready in the white drawing-room," I said, stiffly, and walked towards my bedroom door.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I got up with great dignity.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Send your maid away, and let us have it up here," he said.