Chapter III
He looked rather blank. "What did she seem to think?" "Why that I've brought you together." "She thought that?" Sir Claude asked.
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Chapter III
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He
looked
rather
blank.
"What
did
she
seem
to
think?"
"Why
that
I've
brought
you
together."
"She
thought
that?"
Sir
Claude
asked.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
He
looked
rather
blank.
Line 2
"What
did
she
seem
to
think?"
Line 3
"Why
that
I've
brought
you
together."
Line 4
"She
thought
that?"
/ʃiː thought ðæt/
Line 5
Sir
Claude
asked.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sir Claude asked.”
Brought
noun
US /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Why that I've brought you together."”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked rather blank.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What did she seem to think?"”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"She thought that?"”
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askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Claude asked.
blank
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From this reading He looked rather blank.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Why that I've brought you together."
Claude
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From this reading Sir Claude asked.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "What did she seem to think?"
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked rather blank.
I've
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From this reading "Why that I've brought you together."
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked rather blank.
rather
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From this reading He looked rather blank.
seem
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From this reading "What did she seem to think?"
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What did she seem to think?"
Sir
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From this reading Sir Claude asked.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Why that I've brought you together."
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What did she seem to think?"
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She thought that?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What did she seem to think?"
together
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From this reading "Why that I've brought you together."
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What did she seem to think?"
Why
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From this reading "Why that I've brought you together."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why that I've brought you together."