Chapter X
"Where's Mr. Hawker this morning?" asked the younger Miss Worcester. "I thought he was coming up to play tennis?" "I don't know. Confound him! I don't see why he didn't come," said Hollanden, looking across the shining valley.
The Third Violet
Chapter X
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"Where's
Mr.
Hawker
this
morning?"
asked
the
younger
Miss
Worcester.
"I
thought
he
was
coming
up
to
play
tennis?"
"I
don't
know.
Confound
him!
I
don't
see
why
he
didn't
come,"
said
Hollanden,
looking
across
the
shining
valley.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Where's
Mr.
Hawker
this
morning?"
asked
the
younger
Miss
Worcester.
Line 2
"I
thought
he
was
coming
up
to
play
tennis?"
Line 3
"I
don't
know.
Line 4
Confound
him!
Line 5
I
don't
see
why
he
didn't
come,"
said
Hollanden,
looking
across
the
shining
valley.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Across
preposition
US /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “I don't see why he didn't come," said Hollanden, looking across the shining valley.”
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Where's Mr. Hawker this morning?" asked the younger Miss Worcester.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don't see why he didn't come," said Hollanden, looking across the shining valley.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't know.”
Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Where's Mr. Hawker this morning?" asked the younger Miss Worcester.”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I thought he was coming up to play tennis?"”
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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading I don't see why he didn't come," said Hollanden, looking across the shining valley.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Where's Mr. Hawker this morning?" asked the younger Miss Worcester.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don't see why he didn't come," said Hollanden, looking across the shining valley.
coming
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From this reading "I thought he was coming up to play tennis?"
Confound
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From this reading Confound him!
didn't
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From this reading I don't see why he didn't come," said Hollanden, looking across the shining valley.
don't
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From this reading "I don't know.
Hawker
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From this reading "Where's Mr. Hawker this morning?" asked the younger Miss Worcester.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I thought he was coming up to play tennis?"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Confound him!
Hollanden
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From this reading I don't see why he didn't come," said Hollanden, looking across the shining valley.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought he was coming up to play tennis?"
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't know.
looking
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From this reading I don't see why he didn't come," said Hollanden, looking across the shining valley.
Miss
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From this reading "Where's Mr. Hawker this morning?" asked the younger Miss Worcester.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Where's Mr. Hawker this morning?" asked the younger Miss Worcester.
Mr
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play
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From this reading "I thought he was coming up to play tennis?"
said
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From this reading I don't see why he didn't come," said Hollanden, looking across the shining valley.
see
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From this reading I don't see why he didn't come," said Hollanden, looking across the shining valley.
shining
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From this reading I don't see why he didn't come," said Hollanden, looking across the shining valley.
tennis
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Where's Mr. Hawker this morning?" asked the younger Miss Worcester.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Where's Mr. Hawker this morning?" asked the younger Miss Worcester.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I thought he was coming up to play tennis?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I thought he was coming up to play tennis?"
up
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From this reading "I thought he was coming up to play tennis?"
valley
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From this reading I don't see why he didn't come," said Hollanden, looking across the shining valley.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I thought he was coming up to play tennis?"
Where's
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From this reading "Where's Mr. Hawker this morning?" asked the younger Miss Worcester.
why
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From this reading I don't see why he didn't come," said Hollanden, looking across the shining valley.
Worcester
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From this reading "Where's Mr. Hawker this morning?" asked the younger Miss Worcester.
younger
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From this reading "Where's Mr. Hawker this morning?" asked the younger Miss Worcester.