Chapter XII
He handed me a small yellow slip and I read: “The steward left Mr. Fairbrother at El Moro. He has not heard from him since. “ANNETTA LA SERRA “For Abner Fairbrother.” “At El Moro?”
The Woman in the Alcove
Chapter XII
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He
handed
me
a
small
yellow
slip
and
I
read:
“The
steward
left
Mr.
Fairbrother
at
El
Moro.
He
has
not
heard
from
him
since.
“ANNETTA
LA
SERRA
“For
Abner
Fairbrother.”
“At
El
Moro?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
He
handed
me
a
small
yellow
slip
and
I
read:
Line 2
“The
steward
left
Mr.
Fairbrother
at
El
Moro.
Line 3
He
has
not
heard
from
him
since.
Line 4
“ANNETTA
LA
SERRA
“For
Abner
Fairbrother.”
Line 5
“At
El
Moro?”
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 “He has not heard from him since.”
Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““The steward left Mr. Fairbrother at El Moro.”
Since
preposition
US /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “He has not heard from him since.”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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Abner
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From this reading “ANNETTA LA SERRA “For Abner Fairbrother.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He handed me a small yellow slip and I read:
ANNETTA
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From this reading “ANNETTA LA SERRA “For Abner Fairbrother.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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El
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From this reading “The steward left Mr. Fairbrother at El Moro.
Fairbrother
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ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “ANNETTA LA SERRA “For Abner Fairbrother.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He has not heard from him since.
handed
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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has not heard from him since.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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heard
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From this reading He has not heard from him since.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He has not heard from him since.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He handed me a small yellow slip and I read:
LA
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From this reading “ANNETTA LA SERRA “For Abner Fairbrother.”
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The steward left Mr. Fairbrother at El Moro.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He handed me a small yellow slip and I read:
Moro
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From this reading “The steward left Mr. Fairbrother at El Moro.
Mr
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From this reading “The steward left Mr. Fairbrother at El Moro.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He has not heard from him since.
read
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From this reading He handed me a small yellow slip and I read:
SERRA
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From this reading “ANNETTA LA SERRA “For Abner Fairbrother.”
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He has not heard from him since.
slip
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small
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steward
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From this reading “The steward left Mr. Fairbrother at El Moro.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The steward left Mr. Fairbrother at El Moro.
yellow
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