Chapter III
"Oh, yes; I did. How-d'-you-do?" Staff offered his hand. "Sure I recognised you just now--saw you on the main-deck--talking to Miss Landis, I believe." "Yes ...?"
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Chapter III
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"Oh,
yes;
I
did.
How-d'-you-do?"
Staff
offered
his
hand.
"Sure
I
recognised
you
just
now--saw
you
on
the
main-deck--talking
to
Miss
Landis,
I
believe."
"Yes ...?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Oh,
yes;
I
did.
Line 2
How-d'-you-do?"
Line 3
Staff
offered
his
hand.
Line 4
"Sure
I
recognised
you
just
now--saw
you
on
the
main-deck--talking
to
Miss
Landis,
I
believe."
Line 5
"Yes ...?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Believe
noun
US /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Sure I recognised you just now--saw you on the main-deck--talking to Miss Landis, I believe."”
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Staff offered his hand.”
Sure
noun
US /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Sure I recognised you just now--saw you on the main-deck--talking to Miss Landis, I believe."”
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believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Sure I recognised you just now--saw you on the main-deck--talking to Miss Landis, I believe."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Oh, yes; I did.
hand
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From this reading Staff offered his hand.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Staff offered his hand.
How-d
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From this reading How-d'-you-do?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, yes; I did.
just
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From this reading "Sure I recognised you just now--saw you on the main-deck--talking to Miss Landis, I believe."
Landis
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main-deck
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From this reading "Sure I recognised you just now--saw you on the main-deck--talking to Miss Landis, I believe."
Miss
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From this reading "Sure I recognised you just now--saw you on the main-deck--talking to Miss Landis, I believe."
now
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From this reading "Sure I recognised you just now--saw you on the main-deck--talking to Miss Landis, I believe."
offered
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From this reading Staff offered his hand.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, yes; I did.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Sure I recognised you just now--saw you on the main-deck--talking to Miss Landis, I believe."
recognised
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From this reading "Sure I recognised you just now--saw you on the main-deck--talking to Miss Landis, I believe."
saw
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From this reading "Sure I recognised you just now--saw you on the main-deck--talking to Miss Landis, I believe."
Staff
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From this reading Staff offered his hand.
SurenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Sure I recognised you just now--saw you on the main-deck--talking to Miss Landis, I believe."
talking
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From this reading "Sure I recognised you just now--saw you on the main-deck--talking to Miss Landis, I believe."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Sure I recognised you just now--saw you on the main-deck--talking to Miss Landis, I believe."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Sure I recognised you just now--saw you on the main-deck--talking to Miss Landis, I believe."
yes
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From this reading "Oh, yes; I did.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Sure I recognised you just now--saw you on the main-deck--talking to Miss Landis, I believe."
you-do
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From this reading How-d'-you-do?"