Chapter IV
"Your fancy, Stephen!" "God grant it! I've had an unwelcome visitor in your absence." John turned swiftly around. "A visitor?" he repeated.
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Chapter IV
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"Your
fancy,
Stephen!"
"God
grant
it!
I've
had
an
unwelcome
visitor
in
your
absence."
John
turned
swiftly
around.
"A
visitor?"
he
repeated.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Your
fancy,
Stephen!"
Line 2
"God
grant
it!
Line 3
I've
had
an
unwelcome
visitor
in
your
absence."
Line 4
John
turned
swiftly
around.
Line 5
"A
visitor?"
he
repeated.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Around
preposition
US /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “John turned swiftly around.”
John
noun
US /john/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “John turned swiftly around.”
Repeated
noun
US /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"A visitor?" he repeated.”
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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 visitor?" he repeated.
absence
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From this reading I've had an unwelcome visitor in your absence."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I've had an unwelcome visitor in your absence."
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading John turned swiftly around.
fancy
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From this reading "Your fancy, Stephen!"
God
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From this reading "God grant it!
grant
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From this reading "God grant it!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I've had an unwelcome visitor in your absence."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "A visitor?" he repeated.
I've
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From this reading I've had an unwelcome visitor in your absence."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I've had an unwelcome visitor in your absence."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "God grant it!
John
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From this reading John turned swiftly around.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A visitor?" he repeated.
Stephen
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From this reading "Your fancy, Stephen!"
swiftly
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From this reading John turned swiftly around.
turned
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From this reading John turned swiftly around.
unwelcome
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From this reading I've had an unwelcome visitor in your absence."
visitor
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From this reading I've had an unwelcome visitor in your absence."
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your fancy, Stephen!"