Chapter XIX
"Reserve it!" said Mr. Tolman. "Most certainly I will." And then he reflected a second or two. "If you will come here the day after to-morrow, I will be able to tell you something definite." She said she would come.
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Chapter XIX
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"Reserve
it!"
said
Mr.
Tolman.
"Most
certainly
I
will."
And
then
he
reflected
a
second
or
two.
"If
you
will
come
here
the
day
after
to-morrow,
I
will
be
able
to
tell
you
something
definite."
She
said
she
would
come.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Reserve
it!"
said
Mr.
Tolman.
Line 2
"Most
certainly
I
will."
Line 3
And
then
he
reflected
a
second
or
two.
Line 4
"If
you
will
come
here
the
day
after
to-morrow,
I
will
be
able
to
tell
you
something
definite."
Line 5
She
said
she
would
come.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “"If you will come here the day after to-morrow, I will be able to tell you something definite."”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If you will come here the day after to-morrow, I will be able to tell you something definite."”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If you will come here the day after to-morrow, I will be able to tell you something definite."”
Second
noun
US /second/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And then he reflected a second or two.”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"If you will come here the day after to-morrow, I will be able to tell you something definite."”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If you will come here the day after to-morrow, I will be able to tell you something definite."”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She said she would come.”
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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 And then he reflected a second or two.
able
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From this reading "If you will come here the day after to-morrow, I will be able to tell you something definite."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "If you will come here the day after to-morrow, I will be able to tell you something definite."
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then he reflected a second or two.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "If you will come here the day after to-morrow, I will be able to tell you something definite."
certainly
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From this reading "Most certainly I will."
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If you will come here the day after to-morrow, I will be able to tell you something definite."
day
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From this reading "If you will come here the day after to-morrow, I will be able to tell you something definite."
definite
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From this reading "If you will come here the day after to-morrow, I will be able to tell you something definite."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And then he reflected a second or two.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If you will come here the day after to-morrow, I will be able to tell you something definite."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Most certainly I will."
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you will come here the day after to-morrow, I will be able to tell you something definite."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Reserve it!" said Mr. Tolman.
Most
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From this reading "Most certainly I will."
Mr
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From this reading "Reserve it!" said Mr. Tolman.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And then he reflected a second or two.
reflected
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From this reading And then he reflected a second or two.
Reserve
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From this reading "Reserve it!" said Mr. Tolman.
said
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From this reading "Reserve it!" said Mr. Tolman.
second
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From this reading And then he reflected a second or two.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She said she would come.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "If you will come here the day after to-morrow, I will be able to tell you something definite."
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If you will come here the day after to-morrow, I will be able to tell you something definite."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "If you will come here the day after to-morrow, I will be able to tell you something definite."
then
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From this reading And then he reflected a second or two.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If you will come here the day after to-morrow, I will be able to tell you something definite."
to-morrow
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From this reading "If you will come here the day after to-morrow, I will be able to tell you something definite."
Tolman
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From this reading "Reserve it!" said Mr. Tolman.
two
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From this reading And then he reflected a second or two.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Most certainly I will."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She said she would come.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you will come here the day after to-morrow, I will be able to tell you something definite."