Chapter XI
"No; certainly not." "Well, then; you go and tell Mr. Loring to wire his Advisory Board, and to do it to-night." "But I'll have to name a figure," said Kent. "Of course," she replied. Kent thought about it for a long minute.
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"No;
certainly
not."
"Well,
then;
you
go
and
tell
Mr.
Loring
to
wire
his
Advisory
Board,
and
to
do
it
to-night."
"But
I'll
have
to
name
a
figure,"
said
Kent.
"Of
course,"
she
replied.
Kent
thought
about
it
for
a
long
minute.
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Line 1
"No;
certainly
not."
Line 2
"Well,
then;
you
go
and
tell
Mr.
Loring
to
wire
his
Advisory
Board,
and
to
do
it
to-night."
Line 3
"But
I'll
have
to
name
a
figure,"
said
Kent.
Line 4
"Of
course,"
she
replied.
/ʌv course ʃiː replied/
Line 5
Kent
thought
about
it
for
a
long
minute.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Kent thought about it for a long minute.”
Course
noun
US /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Of course," she replied.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"But I'll have to name a figure," said Kent.”
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Kent thought about it for a long minute.”
Name
noun
US /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But I'll have to name a figure," said Kent.”
Replied
noun
US /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Of course," she replied.”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, then; you go and tell Mr. Loring to wire his Advisory Board, and to do it to-night."”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Kent thought about it for a long minute.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, then; you go and tell Mr. Loring to wire his Advisory Board, and to do it to-night."”
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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 "But I'll have to name a figure," said Kent.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Kent thought about it for a long minute.
Advisory
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From this reading "Well, then; you go and tell Mr. Loring to wire his Advisory Board, and to do it to-night."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, then; you go and tell Mr. Loring to wire his Advisory Board, and to do it to-night."
Board
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From this reading "Well, then; you go and tell Mr. Loring to wire his Advisory Board, and to do it to-night."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I'll have to name a figure," said Kent.
certainly
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From this reading "No; certainly not."
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Of course," she replied.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Well, then; you go and tell Mr. Loring to wire his Advisory Board, and to do it to-night."
figure
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From this reading "But I'll have to name a figure," said Kent.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Kent thought about it for a long minute.
go
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From this reading "Well, then; you go and tell Mr. Loring to wire his Advisory Board, and to do it to-night."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "But I'll have to name a figure," said Kent.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Well, then; you go and tell Mr. Loring to wire his Advisory Board, and to do it to-night."
I'll
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From this reading "But I'll have to name a figure," said Kent.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, then; you go and tell Mr. Loring to wire his Advisory Board, and to do it to-night."
Kent
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From this reading "But I'll have to name a figure," said Kent.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kent thought about it for a long minute.
Loring
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From this reading "Well, then; you go and tell Mr. Loring to wire his Advisory Board, and to do it to-night."
minute
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From this reading Kent thought about it for a long minute.
Mr
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From this reading "Well, then; you go and tell Mr. Loring to wire his Advisory Board, and to do it to-night."
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But I'll have to name a figure," said Kent.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No; certainly not."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "No; certainly not."
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course," she replied.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Of course," she replied.
said
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From this reading "But I'll have to name a figure," said Kent.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Of course," she replied.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, then; you go and tell Mr. Loring to wire his Advisory Board, and to do it to-night."
then
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From this reading "Well, then; you go and tell Mr. Loring to wire his Advisory Board, and to do it to-night."
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kent thought about it for a long minute.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, then; you go and tell Mr. Loring to wire his Advisory Board, and to do it to-night."
to-night
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From this reading "Well, then; you go and tell Mr. Loring to wire his Advisory Board, and to do it to-night."
Well
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From this reading "Well, then; you go and tell Mr. Loring to wire his Advisory Board, and to do it to-night."
wire
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From this reading "Well, then; you go and tell Mr. Loring to wire his Advisory Board, and to do it to-night."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, then; you go and tell Mr. Loring to wire his Advisory Board, and to do it to-night."