Chapter XIII
Mr. Blake nodded. "We'll find him," said he, "if it takes all night." "Surely he cannot have sunk lower than this." "Remembering his get-up I do not think so. Yet who knows?
Room Number 3, and Other Detective Stories
Chapter XIII
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Mr.
Blake
nodded.
"We'll
find
him,"
said
he,
"if
it
takes
all
night."
"Surely
he
cannot
have
sunk
lower
than
this."
"Remembering
his
get-up
I
do
not
think
so.
Yet
who
knows?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Mr.
Blake
nodded.
Line 2
"We'll
find
him,"
said
he,
"if
it
takes
all
night."
Line 3
"Surely
he
cannot
have
sunk
lower
than
this."
Line 4
"Remembering
his
get-up
I
do
not
think
so.
Line 5
Yet
who
knows?
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Surely he cannot have sunk lower than this."”
Nodded
noun
US /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Blake nodded.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Remembering his get-up I do not think so.”
Yet
conjunction
US /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet who knows?”
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all
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Blake
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From this reading Mr. Blake nodded.
cannot
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From this reading "Surely he cannot have sunk lower than this."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Remembering his get-up I do not think so.
find
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get-up
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Surely he cannot have sunk lower than this."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We'll find him," said he, "if it takes all night."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We'll find him," said he, "if it takes all night."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Remembering his get-up I do not think so.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Remembering his get-up I do not think so.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "We'll find him," said he, "if it takes all night."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We'll find him," said he, "if it takes all night."
knows
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From this reading Yet who knows?
lower
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From this reading "Surely he cannot have sunk lower than this."
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Blake nodded.
night
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From this reading "We'll find him," said he, "if it takes all night."
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Blake nodded.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Remembering his get-up I do not think so.
Remembering
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From this reading "Remembering his get-up I do not think so.
said
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From this reading "We'll find him," said he, "if it takes all night."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Remembering his get-up I do not think so.
sunk
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From this reading "Surely he cannot have sunk lower than this."
Surely
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From this reading "Surely he cannot have sunk lower than this."
takes
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From this reading "We'll find him," said he, "if it takes all night."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Surely he cannot have sunk lower than this."
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Remembering his get-up I do not think so.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Surely he cannot have sunk lower than this."
We'll
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From this reading "We'll find him," said he, "if it takes all night."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Yet who knows?
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet who knows?