Chapter I
“BARINIA, the young stranger has arrived.” “Where is he?” “Oh, he is waiting at the lodge.” “I told you to show him to Natacha’s sitting-room. Didn’t you understand me, Ermolai?”
The Secret of the Night
Chapter I
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“BARINIA,
the
young
stranger
has
arrived.”
“Where
is
he?”
“Oh,
he
is
waiting
at
the
lodge.”
“I
told
you
to
show
him
to
Natacha’s
sitting-room.
Didn’t
you
understand
me,
Ermolai?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“BARINIA,
the
young
stranger
has
arrived.”
Line 2
“Where
is
he?”
/wer ɪz hiː/
Line 3
“Oh,
he
is
waiting
at
the
lodge.”
Line 4
“I
told
you
to
show
him
to
Natacha’s
sitting-room.
Line 5
Didn’t
you
understand
me,
Ermolai?”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““BARINIA, the young stranger has arrived.””
Told
noun
US /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I told you to show him to Natacha’s sitting-room.”
Understand
noun
US /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Didn’t you understand me, Ermolai?””
Waiting
noun
US /ˈwaiting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Oh, he is waiting at the lodge.””
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arrived
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From this reading “BARINIA, the young stranger has arrived.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Oh, he is waiting at the lodge.”
BARINIA
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From this reading “BARINIA, the young stranger has arrived.”
Didn't
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From this reading Didn’t you understand me, Ermolai?”
Ermolai
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From this reading Didn’t you understand me, Ermolai?”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “BARINIA, the young stranger has arrived.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Where is he?”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I told you to show him to Natacha’s sitting-room.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I told you to show him to Natacha’s sitting-room.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Where is he?”
lodge
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From this reading “Oh, he is waiting at the lodge.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Didn’t you understand me, Ermolai?”
Natacha's
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From this reading “I told you to show him to Natacha’s sitting-room.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, he is waiting at the lodge.”
show
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From this reading “I told you to show him to Natacha’s sitting-room.
sitting-room
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From this reading “I told you to show him to Natacha’s sitting-room.
stranger
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From this reading “BARINIA, the young stranger has arrived.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “BARINIA, the young stranger has arrived.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I told you to show him to Natacha’s sitting-room.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I told you to show him to Natacha’s sitting-room.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Didn’t you understand me, Ermolai?”
waiting
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From this reading “Oh, he is waiting at the lodge.”
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where is he?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I told you to show him to Natacha’s sitting-room.
young
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From this reading “BARINIA, the young stranger has arrived.”