Chapter XXIII
LAID UP. Harriet Holden was sitting in Elizabeth's boudoir. "And he had the effrontery," the latter was saying, "to tell me what I must do and must not do! The idea! A miserable little milk-wagon driver dictating to me!"
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LAID
UP.
Harriet
Holden
was
sitting
in
Elizabeth's
boudoir.
"And
he
had
the
effrontery,"
the
latter
was
saying,
"to
tell
me
what
I
must
do
and
must
not
do!
The
idea!
A
miserable
little
milk-wagon
driver
dictating
to
me!"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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LAID
UP.
Line 2
Harriet
Holden
was
sitting
in
Elizabeth's
boudoir.
Line 3
"And
he
had
the
effrontery,"
the
latter
was
saying,
"to
tell
me
what
I
must
do
and
must
not
do!
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The
idea!
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A
miserable
little
milk-wagon
driver
dictating
to
me!"
Learner Dictionary
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Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A miserable little milk-wagon driver dictating to me!"”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"And he had the effrontery," the latter was saying, "to tell me what I must do and must not do!”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And he had the effrontery," the latter was saying, "to tell me what I must do and must not do!”
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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 A miserable little milk-wagon driver dictating to me!"
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And he had the effrontery," the latter was saying, "to tell me what I must do and must not do!
boudoir
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From this reading Harriet Holden was sitting in Elizabeth's boudoir.
dictating
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From this reading A miserable little milk-wagon driver dictating to me!"
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "And he had the effrontery," the latter was saying, "to tell me what I must do and must not do!
driver
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From this reading A miserable little milk-wagon driver dictating to me!"
effrontery
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From this reading "And he had the effrontery," the latter was saying, "to tell me what I must do and must not do!
Elizabeth's
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From this reading Harriet Holden was sitting in Elizabeth's boudoir.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "And he had the effrontery," the latter was saying, "to tell me what I must do and must not do!
Harriet
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From this reading Harriet Holden was sitting in Elizabeth's boudoir.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And he had the effrontery," the latter was saying, "to tell me what I must do and must not do!
Holden
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From this reading Harriet Holden was sitting in Elizabeth's boudoir.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And he had the effrontery," the latter was saying, "to tell me what I must do and must not do!
idea
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From this reading The idea!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Harriet Holden was sitting in Elizabeth's boudoir.
LAID
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From this reading LAID UP.
latter
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From this reading "And he had the effrontery," the latter was saying, "to tell me what I must do and must not do!
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A miserable little milk-wagon driver dictating to me!"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And he had the effrontery," the latter was saying, "to tell me what I must do and must not do!
milk-wagon
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From this reading A miserable little milk-wagon driver dictating to me!"
miserable
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From this reading A miserable little milk-wagon driver dictating to me!"
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "And he had the effrontery," the latter was saying, "to tell me what I must do and must not do!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "And he had the effrontery," the latter was saying, "to tell me what I must do and must not do!
saying
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From this reading "And he had the effrontery," the latter was saying, "to tell me what I must do and must not do!
sitting
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From this reading Harriet Holden was sitting in Elizabeth's boudoir.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And he had the effrontery," the latter was saying, "to tell me what I must do and must not do!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And he had the effrontery," the latter was saying, "to tell me what I must do and must not do!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And he had the effrontery," the latter was saying, "to tell me what I must do and must not do!
UP
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From this reading LAID UP.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Harriet Holden was sitting in Elizabeth's boudoir.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "And he had the effrontery," the latter was saying, "to tell me what I must do and must not do!