Chapter XIV
One leaf of the folding doors opened and my uncle appeared. “Hullo, George! Come along at last? Gossome tea-cake, Susan?” “Thought it over George?” he said abruptly.
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Chapter XIV
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One
leaf
of
the
folding
doors
opened
and
my
uncle
appeared.
“Hullo,
George!
Come
along
at
last?
Gossome
tea-cake,
Susan?”
“Thought
it
over
George?”
he
said
abruptly.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
One
leaf
of
the
folding
doors
opened
and
my
uncle
appeared.
Line 2
“Hullo,
George!
Line 3
Come
along
at
last?
/come əˈlɔːŋ æt last/
Line 4
Gossome
tea-cake,
Susan?”
Line 5
“Thought
it
over
George?”
he
said
abruptly.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Along
preposition
US /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Come along at last?”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come along at last?”
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come along at last?”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One leaf of the folding doors opened and my uncle appeared.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading ““Thought it over George?” he said abruptly.”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Thought it over George?” he said abruptly.”
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alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Come along at last?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One leaf of the folding doors opened and my uncle appeared.
appeared
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From this reading One leaf of the folding doors opened and my uncle appeared.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Come along at last?
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come along at last?
doors
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folding
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George
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From this reading “Hullo, George!
Gossome
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From this reading Gossome tea-cake, Susan?”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Thought it over George?” he said abruptly.
Hullo
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From this reading “Hullo, George!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Thought it over George?” he said abruptly.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come along at last?
leaf
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From this reading One leaf of the folding doors opened and my uncle appeared.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading One leaf of the folding doors opened and my uncle appeared.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One leaf of the folding doors opened and my uncle appeared.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One leaf of the folding doors opened and my uncle appeared.
opened
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From this reading One leaf of the folding doors opened and my uncle appeared.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Thought it over George?” he said abruptly.
said
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From this reading “Thought it over George?” he said abruptly.
Susan
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From this reading Gossome tea-cake, Susan?”
tea-cake
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From this reading Gossome tea-cake, Susan?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One leaf of the folding doors opened and my uncle appeared.
ThoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Thought it over George?” he said abruptly.
uncle
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From this reading One leaf of the folding doors opened and my uncle appeared.