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The Bat
The Bat

Chapter XX

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Context Illustration Reading 1/43 · 5 lines
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“You—you,” he stammered at the Doctor.
“Where’s Miss Ogden?
What have you done with her?”
The Doctor was equally baffled.
“Done with her?” he said indignantly.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Bat

Chapter XX

Reading 1/43 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“You—you,” he stammered at the Doctor.
Line 2
“Where’s Miss Ogden?
Line 3
What have you done with her?”
/wʌt hæv juː done wɪð hɜːr/
Line 4
The Doctor was equally baffled.
Line 5
“Done with her?” he said indignantly.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Doctor noun US /doctor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““You—you,” he stammered at the Doctor.”

Done noun US /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “What have you done with her?””

Equally noun US /ˈequally/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “The Doctor was equally baffled.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “What have you done with her?””

All words in this reading · 19

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atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “You—you,” he stammered at the Doctor.

baffled

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From this reading The Doctor was equally baffled.

DoctornounUS /doctor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “You—you,” he stammered at the Doctor.

donenounUS /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading What have you done with her?”

equallynounUS /ˈequally/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading The Doctor was equally baffled.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading What have you done with her?”

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “You—you,” he stammered at the Doctor.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading What have you done with her?”

indignantly

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From this reading “Done with her?” he said indignantly.

Miss

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From this reading “Where’s Miss Ogden?

Ogden

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From this reading “Where’s Miss Ogden?

said

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From this reading “Done with her?” he said indignantly.

stammered

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From this reading “You—you,” he stammered at the Doctor.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “You—you,” he stammered at the Doctor.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The Doctor was equally baffled.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What have you done with her?”

Where's

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From this reading “Where’s Miss Ogden?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading What have you done with her?”

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “You—you,” he stammered at the Doctor.