Chapter XXXVI
INEFFECTUAL WOOING "At last!" Wrayson said to himself, almost under his breath. "Shall we have a hansom, Louise, or do you care for a walk?" "A walk, by all means," she answered hurriedly. "It is not far, is it?"
The Avenger
Chapter XXXVI
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INEFFECTUAL
WOOING
"At
last!"
Wrayson
said
to
himself,
almost
under
his
breath.
"Shall
we
have
a
hansom,
Louise,
or
do
you
care
for
a
walk?"
"A
walk,
by
all
means,"
she
answered
hurriedly.
"It
is
not
far,
is
it?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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Line 1
INEFFECTUAL
WOOING
"At
last!"
Line 2
Wrayson
said
to
himself,
almost
under
his
breath.
Line 3
"Shall
we
have
a
hansom,
Louise,
or
do
you
care
for
a
walk?"
Line 4
"A
walk,
by
all
means,"
she
answered
hurriedly.
Line 5
"It
is
not
far,
is
it?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Answered
noun
US /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"A walk, by all means," she answered hurriedly.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Shall we have a hansom, Louise, or do you care for a walk?"”
Himself
pronoun
US /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Wrayson said to himself, almost under his breath.”
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “INEFFECTUAL WOOING "At last!"”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"Shall we have a hansom, Louise, or do you care for a walk?"”
Under
preposition
US /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Wrayson said to himself, almost under his breath.”
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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 "Shall we have a hansom, Louise, or do you care for a walk?"
all
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From this reading "A walk, by all means," she answered hurriedly.
almost
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From this reading Wrayson said to himself, almost under his breath.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "A walk, by all means," she answered hurriedly.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading INEFFECTUAL WOOING "At last!"
breath
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From this reading Wrayson said to himself, almost under his breath.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "A walk, by all means," she answered hurriedly.
care
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From this reading "Shall we have a hansom, Louise, or do you care for a walk?"
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Shall we have a hansom, Louise, or do you care for a walk?"
far
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From this reading "It is not far, is it?"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Shall we have a hansom, Louise, or do you care for a walk?"
hansom
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From this reading "Shall we have a hansom, Louise, or do you care for a walk?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Shall we have a hansom, Louise, or do you care for a walk?"
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Wrayson said to himself, almost under his breath.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Wrayson said to himself, almost under his breath.
hurriedly
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From this reading "A walk, by all means," she answered hurriedly.
INEFFECTUAL
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From this reading INEFFECTUAL WOOING "At last!"
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is not far, is it?"
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is not far, is it?"
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading INEFFECTUAL WOOING "At last!"
Louise
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From this reading "Shall we have a hansom, Louise, or do you care for a walk?"
means
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From this reading "A walk, by all means," she answered hurriedly.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It is not far, is it?"
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Shall we have a hansom, Louise, or do you care for a walk?"
said
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From this reading Wrayson said to himself, almost under his breath.
Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Shall we have a hansom, Louise, or do you care for a walk?"
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "A walk, by all means," she answered hurriedly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Wrayson said to himself, almost under his breath.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Wrayson said to himself, almost under his breath.
walk
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From this reading "Shall we have a hansom, Louise, or do you care for a walk?"
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Shall we have a hansom, Louise, or do you care for a walk?"
WOOING
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From this reading INEFFECTUAL WOOING "At last!"
Wrayson
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From this reading Wrayson said to himself, almost under his breath.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Shall we have a hansom, Louise, or do you care for a walk?"