Chapter XVII
“Edna, where are you?” “Here, mother.” “You heard me calling you; why did you not answer?” “I have answered by coming to you. How is Mr. Hope?”
The Mutable Many: A Novel
Chapter XVII
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“Edna,
where
are
you?”
“Here,
mother.”
“You
heard
me
calling
you;
why
did
you
not
answer?”
“I
have
answered
by
coming
to
you.
How
is
Mr.
Hope?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Edna,
where
are
you?”
Line 2
“Here,
mother.”
Line 3
“You
heard
me
calling
you;
why
did
you
not
answer?”
Line 4
“I
have
answered
by
coming
to
you.
Line 5
How
is
Mr.
Hope?”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Answered
noun
US /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I have answered by coming to you.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I have answered by coming to you.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Here, mother.””
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answer
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From this reading “You heard me calling you; why did you not answer?”
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I have answered by coming to you.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Edna, where are you?”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “I have answered by coming to you.
calling
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From this reading “You heard me calling you; why did you not answer?”
coming
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From this reading “I have answered by coming to you.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “You heard me calling you; why did you not answer?”
Edna
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From this reading “Edna, where are you?”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have answered by coming to you.
heard
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From this reading “You heard me calling you; why did you not answer?”
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here, mother.”
Hope
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From this reading How is Mr. Hope?”
How
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From this reading How is Mr. Hope?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have answered by coming to you.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How is Mr. Hope?”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You heard me calling you; why did you not answer?”
mother
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From this reading “Here, mother.”
Mr
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From this reading How is Mr. Hope?”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “You heard me calling you; why did you not answer?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I have answered by coming to you.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “Edna, where are you?”
why
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From this reading “You heard me calling you; why did you not answer?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Edna, where are you?”