Chapter XX
“Dear me!” said Dr Drummond. “Dear me! Well! And what does Advena Murchison say to all this?” He and Hugh Finlay were sitting in the Doctor’s study, the pleasantest room in the house.
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Chapter XX
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“Dear
me!”
said
Dr
Drummond.
“Dear
me!
Well!
And
what
does
Advena
Murchison
say
to
all
this?”
He
and
Hugh
Finlay
were
sitting
in
the
Doctor’s
study,
the
pleasantest
room
in
the
house.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Dear
me!”
said
Dr
Drummond.
Line 2
“Dear
me!
Line 3
Well!
Line 4
And
what
does
Advena
Murchison
say
to
all
this?”
Line 5
He
and
Hugh
Finlay
were
sitting
in
the
Doctor’s
study,
the
pleasantest
room
in
the
house.
Learner Dictionary
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Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well!”
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Advena
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all
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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Dear
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Doctor's
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doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And what does Advena Murchison say to all this?”
Dr
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Drummond
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From this reading “Dear me!” said Dr Drummond.
Finlay
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From this reading He and Hugh Finlay were sitting in the Doctor’s study, the pleasantest room in the house.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He and Hugh Finlay were sitting in the Doctor’s study, the pleasantest room in the house.
house
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From this reading He and Hugh Finlay were sitting in the Doctor’s study, the pleasantest room in the house.
Hugh
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From this reading He and Hugh Finlay were sitting in the Doctor’s study, the pleasantest room in the house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He and Hugh Finlay were sitting in the Doctor’s study, the pleasantest room in the house.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Dear me!” said Dr Drummond.
Murchison
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pleasantest
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room
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From this reading He and Hugh Finlay were sitting in the Doctor’s study, the pleasantest room in the house.
said
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From this reading “Dear me!” said Dr Drummond.
say
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sitting
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study
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From this reading He and Hugh Finlay were sitting in the Doctor’s study, the pleasantest room in the house.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He and Hugh Finlay were sitting in the Doctor’s study, the pleasantest room in the house.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And what does Advena Murchison say to all this?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And what does Advena Murchison say to all this?”
Well
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From this reading Well!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He and Hugh Finlay were sitting in the Doctor’s study, the pleasantest room in the house.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what does Advena Murchison say to all this?”