Chapter IX
AFTER DREAMING. "I have been asleep," said Mrs. Lee, pleasantly; "sound asleep. When did you come in?" "Only a short time since." "And you have been sitting here while I slept?"
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Chapter IX
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AFTER
DREAMING.
"I
have
been
asleep,"
said
Mrs.
Lee,
pleasantly;
"sound
asleep.
When
did
you
come
in?"
"Only
a
short
time
since."
"And
you
have
been
sitting
here
while
I
slept?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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Line 1
AFTER
DREAMING.
Line 2
"I
have
been
asleep,"
said
Mrs.
Lee,
pleasantly;
"sound
asleep.
Line 3
When
did
you
come
in?"
/wen dɪd juː come ɪn/
Line 4
"Only
a
short
time
since."
Line 5
"And
you
have
been
sitting
here
while
I
slept?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
AFTER
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “AFTER DREAMING.”
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"I have been asleep," said Mrs. Lee, pleasantly; "sound asleep.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When did you come in?"”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I have been asleep," said Mrs. Lee, pleasantly; "sound asleep.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And you have been sitting here while I slept?"”
Short
adjective
US /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “"Only a short time since."”
Since
preposition
US /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “"Only a short time since."”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Only a short time since."”
While
conjunction
US /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “"And you have been sitting here while I slept?"”
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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 "Only a short time since."
AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AFTER DREAMING.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And you have been sitting here while I slept?"
asleep
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From this reading "I have been asleep," said Mrs. Lee, pleasantly; "sound asleep.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I have been asleep," said Mrs. Lee, pleasantly; "sound asleep.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When did you come in?"
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When did you come in?"
DREAMING
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From this reading AFTER DREAMING.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have been asleep," said Mrs. Lee, pleasantly; "sound asleep.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And you have been sitting here while I slept?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have been asleep," said Mrs. Lee, pleasantly; "sound asleep.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When did you come in?"
Lee
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From this reading "I have been asleep," said Mrs. Lee, pleasantly; "sound asleep.
Mrs
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From this reading "I have been asleep," said Mrs. Lee, pleasantly; "sound asleep.
Only
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From this reading "Only a short time since."
pleasantly
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From this reading "I have been asleep," said Mrs. Lee, pleasantly; "sound asleep.
said
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From this reading "I have been asleep," said Mrs. Lee, pleasantly; "sound asleep.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading "Only a short time since."
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Only a short time since."
sitting
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From this reading "And you have been sitting here while I slept?"
slept
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From this reading "And you have been sitting here while I slept?"
sound
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From this reading "I have been asleep," said Mrs. Lee, pleasantly; "sound asleep.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Only a short time since."
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When did you come in?"
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "And you have been sitting here while I slept?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When did you come in?"