Chapter VII
MAUD. [Sharply] How long have they been here, Jarvis? JARVIS. Well---er--a matter of three weeks, m'm. [A slight involuntary stir.]
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Chapter VII
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MAUD.
[Sharply]
How
long
have
they
been
here,
Jarvis?
JARVIS.
Well---er--a
matter
of
three
weeks,
m'm.
[A
slight
involuntary
stir.]
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
MAUD.
Line 2
[Sharply]
How
long
have
they
been
here,
Jarvis?
Line 3
JARVIS.
Line 4
Well---er--a
matter
of
three
weeks,
m'm.
Line 5
[A
slight
involuntary
stir.]
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 “[Sharply] How long have they been here, Jarvis?”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “[Sharply] How long have they been here, Jarvis?”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[Sharply] How long have they been here, Jarvis?”
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[Sharply] How long have they been here, Jarvis?”
Sharply
noun
US /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “[Sharply] How long have they been here, Jarvis?”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well---er--a matter of three weeks, m'm.”
All words in this reading · 20
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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 Well---er--a matter of three weeks, m'm.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading [Sharply] How long have they been here, Jarvis?
er
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From this reading Well---er--a matter of three weeks, m'm.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading [Sharply] How long have they been here, Jarvis?
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Sharply] How long have they been here, Jarvis?
How
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From this reading [Sharply] How long have they been here, Jarvis?
involuntary
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From this reading [A slight involuntary stir.]
Jarvis
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From this reading [Sharply] How long have they been here, Jarvis?
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Sharply] How long have they been here, Jarvis?
m'm
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From this reading Well---er--a matter of three weeks, m'm.
matter
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From this reading Well---er--a matter of three weeks, m'm.
MAUD
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From this reading MAUD.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well---er--a matter of three weeks, m'm.
SharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading [Sharply] How long have they been here, Jarvis?
slight
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From this reading [A slight involuntary stir.]
stir
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From this reading [A slight involuntary stir.]
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [Sharply] How long have they been here, Jarvis?
three
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From this reading Well---er--a matter of three weeks, m'm.
weeks
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From this reading Well---er--a matter of three weeks, m'm.
Well
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From this reading Well---er--a matter of three weeks, m'm.