Chapter III
“GIVE ME ’REESA!” “Something must have happened to the girl. She was to have been here in one hour, and here I have waited two. It’s after midnight now. I’ll wait another ten minutes, and then I’ll go and see what’s up.”
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Chapter III
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“GIVE
ME
’REESA!”
“Something
must
have
happened
to
the
girl.
She
was
to
have
been
here
in
one
hour,
and
here
I
have
waited
two.
It’s
after
midnight
now.
I’ll
wait
another
ten
minutes,
and
then
I’ll
go
and
see
what’s
up.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“GIVE
ME
’REESA!”
Line 2
“Something
must
have
happened
to
the
girl.
Line 3
She
was
to
have
been
here
in
one
hour,
and
here
I
have
waited
two.
Line 4
It’s
after
midnight
now.
Line 5
I’ll
wait
another
ten
minutes,
and
then
I’ll
go
and
see
what’s
up.”
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 “It’s after midnight now.”
Another
noun
US /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I’ll wait another ten minutes, and then I’ll go and see what’s up.””
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She was to have been here in one hour, and here I have waited two.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Something must have happened to the girl.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was to have been here in one hour, and here I have waited two.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““Something must have happened to the girl.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “She was to have been here in one hour, and here I have waited two.”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading ““Something must have happened to the girl.”
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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It’s after midnight now.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was to have been here in one hour, and here I have waited two.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I’ll wait another ten minutes, and then I’ll go and see what’s up.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She was to have been here in one hour, and here I have waited two.
girl
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From this reading “Something must have happened to the girl.
GIVE
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From this reading “GIVE ME ’REESA!”
go
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From this reading I’ll wait another ten minutes, and then I’ll go and see what’s up.”
happened
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From this reading “Something must have happened to the girl.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Something must have happened to the girl.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was to have been here in one hour, and here I have waited two.
hour
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From this reading She was to have been here in one hour, and here I have waited two.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She was to have been here in one hour, and here I have waited two.
I'll
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From this reading I’ll wait another ten minutes, and then I’ll go and see what’s up.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was to have been here in one hour, and here I have waited two.
It's
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From this reading It’s after midnight now.
MEpronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “GIVE ME ’REESA!”
midnight
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From this reading It’s after midnight now.
minutes
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From this reading I’ll wait another ten minutes, and then I’ll go and see what’s up.”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Something must have happened to the girl.
now
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From this reading It’s after midnight now.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She was to have been here in one hour, and here I have waited two.
REESA
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From this reading “GIVE ME ’REESA!”
see
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From this reading I’ll wait another ten minutes, and then I’ll go and see what’s up.”
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was to have been here in one hour, and here I have waited two.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Something must have happened to the girl.
ten
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From this reading I’ll wait another ten minutes, and then I’ll go and see what’s up.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Something must have happened to the girl.
then
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From this reading I’ll wait another ten minutes, and then I’ll go and see what’s up.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Something must have happened to the girl.
two
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From this reading She was to have been here in one hour, and here I have waited two.
up
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From this reading I’ll wait another ten minutes, and then I’ll go and see what’s up.”
wait
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From this reading I’ll wait another ten minutes, and then I’ll go and see what’s up.”
waited
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From this reading She was to have been here in one hour, and here I have waited two.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was to have been here in one hour, and here I have waited two.
what's
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From this reading I’ll wait another ten minutes, and then I’ll go and see what’s up.”