Chapter XIX
DEATH AND BURIAL I Albert Benbow was at the front-door. Edwin curbed the expression of his astonishment. "Hello, Albert!" "Oh! You aren’t gone to bed?"
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Chapter XIX
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DEATH
AND
BURIAL
I
Albert
Benbow
was
at
the
front-door.
Edwin
curbed
the
expression
of
his
astonishment.
"Hello,
Albert!"
"Oh!
You
aren’t
gone
to
bed?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
DEATH
AND
BURIAL
I
Albert
Benbow
was
at
the
front-door.
Line 2
Edwin
curbed
the
expression
of
his
astonishment.
Line 3
"Hello,
Albert!"
Line 4
"Oh!
Line 5
You
aren’t
gone
to
bed?"
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Albert
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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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aren't
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astonishment
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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bed
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Benbow
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BURIAL
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curbed
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DEATH
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Edwin
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expression
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front-door
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gone
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Hello
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From this reading "Hello, Albert!"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Edwin curbed the expression of his astonishment.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DEATH AND BURIAL I Albert Benbow was at the front-door.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Edwin curbed the expression of his astonishment.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DEATH AND BURIAL I Albert Benbow was at the front-door.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You aren’t gone to bed?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DEATH AND BURIAL I Albert Benbow was at the front-door.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You aren’t gone to bed?"