Chapter XVIII
MRS. SMITH-LESSING Ray and I left the building together. As we turned into Pall Mall he glanced at his watch. "You have missed the six o'clock train," he remarked. "I suppose you know that there is nothing now till the nine-twenty.
The Betrayal
Chapter XVIII
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MRS.
SMITH-LESSING
Ray
and
I
left
the
building
together.
As
we
turned
into
Pall
Mall
he
glanced
at
his
watch.
"You
have
missed
the
six
o'clock
train,"
he
remarked.
"I
suppose
you
know
that
there
is
nothing
now
till
the
nine-twenty.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
MRS.
Line 2
SMITH-LESSING
Ray
and
I
left
the
building
together.
Line 3
As
we
turned
into
Pall
Mall
he
glanced
at
his
watch.
Line 4
"You
have
missed
the
six
o'clock
train,"
he
remarked.
Line 5
"I
suppose
you
know
that
there
is
nothing
now
till
the
nine-twenty.
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 “"You have missed the six o'clock train," he remarked.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I suppose you know that there is nothing now till the nine-twenty.”
Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “SMITH-LESSING Ray and I left the building together.”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"I suppose you know that there is nothing now till the nine-twenty.”
Suppose
noun
US /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I suppose you know that there is nothing now till the nine-twenty.”
Till
preposition
US /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “"I suppose you know that there is nothing now till the nine-twenty.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SMITH-LESSING Ray and I left the building together.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As we turned into Pall Mall he glanced at his watch.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As we turned into Pall Mall he glanced at his watch.
building
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From this reading SMITH-LESSING Ray and I left the building together.
glanced
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From this reading As we turned into Pall Mall he glanced at his watch.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have missed the six o'clock train," he remarked.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As we turned into Pall Mall he glanced at his watch.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As we turned into Pall Mall he glanced at his watch.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SMITH-LESSING Ray and I left the building together.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As we turned into Pall Mall he glanced at his watch.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I suppose you know that there is nothing now till the nine-twenty.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I suppose you know that there is nothing now till the nine-twenty.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SMITH-LESSING Ray and I left the building together.
Mall
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From this reading As we turned into Pall Mall he glanced at his watch.
missed
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From this reading "You have missed the six o'clock train," he remarked.
MRS
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From this reading MRS.
nine-twenty
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nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "I suppose you know that there is nothing now till the nine-twenty.
now
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o'clock
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From this reading "You have missed the six o'clock train," he remarked.
Pall
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From this reading As we turned into Pall Mall he glanced at his watch.
Ray
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From this reading SMITH-LESSING Ray and I left the building together.
remarked
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six
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From this reading "You have missed the six o'clock train," he remarked.
SMITH-LESSING
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From this reading SMITH-LESSING Ray and I left the building together.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I suppose you know that there is nothing now till the nine-twenty.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I suppose you know that there is nothing now till the nine-twenty.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SMITH-LESSING Ray and I left the building together.
there
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From this reading "I suppose you know that there is nothing now till the nine-twenty.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "I suppose you know that there is nothing now till the nine-twenty.
together
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From this reading SMITH-LESSING Ray and I left the building together.
train
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From this reading "You have missed the six o'clock train," he remarked.
turned
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From this reading As we turned into Pall Mall he glanced at his watch.
watch
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From this reading As we turned into Pall Mall he glanced at his watch.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As we turned into Pall Mall he glanced at his watch.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have missed the six o'clock train," he remarked.