Chapter IX
"Anson?" he repeated reflectively. "No, I've never heard the name." "Or Hickman?" He shook his head. "I lived once in Essex Street, Strand," I said.
The Wiles of the Wicked
Chapter IX
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"Anson?"
he
repeated
reflectively.
"No,
I've
never
heard
the
name."
"Or
Hickman?"
He
shook
his
head.
"I
lived
once
in
Essex
Street,
Strand,"
I
said.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Anson?"
he
repeated
reflectively.
Line 2
"No,
I've
never
heard
the
name."
Line 3
"Or
Hickman?"
Line 4
He
shook
his
head.
Line 5
"I
lived
once
in
Essex
Street,
Strand,"
I
said.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Name
noun
US /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"No, I've never heard the name."”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"No, I've never heard the name."”
Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I lived once in Essex Street, Strand," I said.”
Repeated
noun
US /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Anson?" he repeated reflectively.”
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Anson
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Essex
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From this reading "I lived once in Essex Street, Strand," I said.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Anson?" he repeated reflectively.
head
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From this reading He shook his head.
heard
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From this reading "No, I've never heard the name."
Hickman
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From this reading "Or Hickman?"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He shook his head.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I lived once in Essex Street, Strand," I said.
I've
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From this reading "No, I've never heard the name."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I lived once in Essex Street, Strand," I said.
lived
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From this reading "I lived once in Essex Street, Strand," I said.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No, I've never heard the name."
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No, I've never heard the name."
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No, I've never heard the name."
once
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From this reading "I lived once in Essex Street, Strand," I said.
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Or Hickman?"
reflectively
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From this reading "Anson?" he repeated reflectively.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Anson?" he repeated reflectively.
said
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From this reading "I lived once in Essex Street, Strand," I said.
shook
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From this reading He shook his head.
Strand
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From this reading "I lived once in Essex Street, Strand," I said.
Street
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From this reading "I lived once in Essex Street, Strand," I said.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No, I've never heard the name."