Chapter XVIII
Here Mr. Grey stretched his hand toward the electric button. “No, it is not enough.” The tone was fierce, authoritative. “Do not ring the bell, not yet. I have a fancy to tell you how I managed that little affair.”
The Woman in the Alcove
Chapter XVIII
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Here
Mr.
Grey
stretched
his
hand
toward
the
electric
button.
“No,
it
is
not
enough.”
The
tone
was
fierce,
authoritative.
“Do
not
ring
the
bell,
not
yet.
I
have
a
fancy
to
tell
you
how
I
managed
that
little
affair.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Here
Mr.
Grey
stretched
his
hand
toward
the
electric
button.
Line 2
“No,
it
is
not
enough.”
Line 3
The
tone
was
fierce,
authoritative.
Line 4
“Do
not
ring
the
bell,
not
yet.
Line 5
I
have
a
fancy
to
tell
you
how
I
managed
that
little
affair.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here Mr. Grey stretched his hand toward the electric button.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have a fancy to tell you how I managed that little affair.””
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here Mr. Grey stretched his hand toward the electric button.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have a fancy to tell you how I managed that little affair.””
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have a fancy to tell you how I managed that little affair.””
Toward
preposition
US /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading “Here Mr. Grey stretched his hand toward the electric button.”
Yet
conjunction
US /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading ““Do not ring the bell, not yet.”
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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 I have a fancy to tell you how I managed that little affair.”
affair
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From this reading I have a fancy to tell you how I managed that little affair.”
authoritative
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From this reading The tone was fierce, authoritative.
bell
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From this reading “Do not ring the bell, not yet.
button
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From this reading Here Mr. Grey stretched his hand toward the electric button.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do not ring the bell, not yet.
electric
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From this reading Here Mr. Grey stretched his hand toward the electric button.
enough
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From this reading “No, it is not enough.”
fancy
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From this reading I have a fancy to tell you how I managed that little affair.”
fierce
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From this reading The tone was fierce, authoritative.
Grey
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From this reading Here Mr. Grey stretched his hand toward the electric button.
hand
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From this reading Here Mr. Grey stretched his hand toward the electric button.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have a fancy to tell you how I managed that little affair.”
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here Mr. Grey stretched his hand toward the electric button.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Here Mr. Grey stretched his hand toward the electric button.
how
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From this reading I have a fancy to tell you how I managed that little affair.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have a fancy to tell you how I managed that little affair.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “No, it is not enough.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “No, it is not enough.”
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have a fancy to tell you how I managed that little affair.”
managed
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From this reading I have a fancy to tell you how I managed that little affair.”
Mr
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From this reading Here Mr. Grey stretched his hand toward the electric button.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No, it is not enough.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No, it is not enough.”
ring
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From this reading “Do not ring the bell, not yet.
stretched
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From this reading Here Mr. Grey stretched his hand toward the electric button.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have a fancy to tell you how I managed that little affair.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have a fancy to tell you how I managed that little affair.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here Mr. Grey stretched his hand toward the electric button.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have a fancy to tell you how I managed that little affair.”
tone
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From this reading The tone was fierce, authoritative.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Here Mr. Grey stretched his hand toward the electric button.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The tone was fierce, authoritative.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “Do not ring the bell, not yet.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have a fancy to tell you how I managed that little affair.”