Chapter XXXV
I LOSE MY POST The Duke solemnly closed the door. "Ray," he said, "I am glad that you are here. Something serious has happened. Mr. Ducaine, Lord Chelsford and I desire to ask you a few questions." I bowed.
The Betrayal
Chapter XXXV
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I
LOSE
MY
POST
The
Duke
solemnly
closed
the
door.
"Ray,"
he
said,
"I
am
glad
that
you
are
here.
Something
serious
has
happened.
Mr.
Ducaine,
Lord
Chelsford
and
I
desire
to
ask
you
a
few
questions."
I
bowed.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
I
LOSE
MY
POST
The
Duke
solemnly
closed
the
door.
Line 2
"Ray,"
he
said,
"I
am
glad
that
you
are
here.
Line 3
Something
serious
has
happened.
Line 4
Mr.
Ducaine,
Lord
Chelsford
and
I
desire
to
ask
you
a
few
questions."
Line 5
I
bowed.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Something serious has happened.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Ray," he said, "I am glad that you are here.”
Solemnly
adverb
US /ˈsɑləmli/
seriously and formally
From this reading “I LOSE MY POST The Duke solemnly closed the door.”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Something serious has happened.”
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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 Mr. Ducaine, Lord Chelsford and I desire to ask you a few questions."
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Ray," he said, "I am glad that you are here.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Ducaine, Lord Chelsford and I desire to ask you a few questions."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Ray," he said, "I am glad that you are here.
ask
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From this reading Mr. Ducaine, Lord Chelsford and I desire to ask you a few questions."
bowed
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From this reading I bowed.
Chelsford
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From this reading Mr. Ducaine, Lord Chelsford and I desire to ask you a few questions."
closed
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From this reading I LOSE MY POST The Duke solemnly closed the door.
desire
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From this reading Mr. Ducaine, Lord Chelsford and I desire to ask you a few questions."
door
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From this reading I LOSE MY POST The Duke solemnly closed the door.
Ducaine
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From this reading Mr. Ducaine, Lord Chelsford and I desire to ask you a few questions."
Duke
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From this reading I LOSE MY POST The Duke solemnly closed the door.
few
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From this reading Mr. Ducaine, Lord Chelsford and I desire to ask you a few questions."
glad
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From this reading "Ray," he said, "I am glad that you are here.
happened
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From this reading Something serious has happened.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Something serious has happened.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ray," he said, "I am glad that you are here.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ray," he said, "I am glad that you are here.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I LOSE MY POST The Duke solemnly closed the door.
Lord
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From this reading Mr. Ducaine, Lord Chelsford and I desire to ask you a few questions."
LOSE
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From this reading I LOSE MY POST The Duke solemnly closed the door.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Ducaine, Lord Chelsford and I desire to ask you a few questions."
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I LOSE MY POST The Duke solemnly closed the door.
POST
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From this reading I LOSE MY POST The Duke solemnly closed the door.
questions
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From this reading Mr. Ducaine, Lord Chelsford and I desire to ask you a few questions."
Ray
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From this reading "Ray," he said, "I am glad that you are here.
said
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From this reading "Ray," he said, "I am glad that you are here.
serious
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From this reading Something serious has happened.
solemnlyadverbUS /ˈsɑləmli/
seriously and formally
From this reading I LOSE MY POST The Duke solemnly closed the door.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something serious has happened.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Ray," he said, "I am glad that you are here.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I LOSE MY POST The Duke solemnly closed the door.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Ducaine, Lord Chelsford and I desire to ask you a few questions."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ray," he said, "I am glad that you are here.