Chapter XI
“Madame, it is not a single hat-pin hole; there are two of them. “Two hat-pin holes?” “Yes, two. An old one and a new one. One quite new.
The Secret of the Night
Chapter XI
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“Madame,
it
is
not
a
single
hat-pin
hole;
there
are
two
of
them.
“Two
hat-pin
holes?”
“Yes,
two.
An
old
one
and
a
new
one.
One
quite
new.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Madame,
it
is
not
a
single
hat-pin
hole;
there
are
two
of
them.
Line 2
“Two
hat-pin
holes?”
Line 3
“Yes,
two.
Line 4
An
old
one
and
a
new
one.
Line 5
One
quite
new.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “An old one and a new one.”
Quite
noun
US /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One quite new.”
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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 “Madame, it is not a single hat-pin hole; there are two of them.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An old one and a new one.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An old one and a new one.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Madame, it is not a single hat-pin hole; there are two of them.
hat-pin
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From this reading “Madame, it is not a single hat-pin hole; there are two of them.
hole
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From this reading “Madame, it is not a single hat-pin hole; there are two of them.
holes
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From this reading “Two hat-pin holes?”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Madame, it is not a single hat-pin hole; there are two of them.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Madame, it is not a single hat-pin hole; there are two of them.
Madame
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From this reading “Madame, it is not a single hat-pin hole; there are two of them.
new
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From this reading An old one and a new one.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Madame, it is not a single hat-pin hole; there are two of them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Madame, it is not a single hat-pin hole; there are two of them.
old
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From this reading An old one and a new one.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading An old one and a new one.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One quite new.
single
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From this reading “Madame, it is not a single hat-pin hole; there are two of them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Madame, it is not a single hat-pin hole; there are two of them.
there
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From this reading “Madame, it is not a single hat-pin hole; there are two of them.
two
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From this reading “Madame, it is not a single hat-pin hole; there are two of them.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes, two.