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Wych Hazel

Chapter XIV

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CAPTAIN LANCASTER'S TEAM.
It was between eight and nine o'clock one evening, two or three days later, when Mr. Rollo was informed that some one wanted to speak to him.
It was Reo Hartshorne.
'Very glad to see you home, sir,' said Reo earnestly; he was a man of few words.
'I beg pardon--but are you going to the Governor's to-night, Mr. Rollo?'
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Wych Hazel

Chapter XIV

Reading 1/152 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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CAPTAIN LANCASTER'S TEAM.
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It was between eight and nine o'clock one evening, two or three days later, when Mr. Rollo was informed that some one wanted to speak to him.
Line 3
It was Reo Hartshorne.
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'Very glad to see you home, sir,' said Reo earnestly; he was a man of few words.
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'I beg pardon--but are you going to the Governor's to-night, Mr. Rollo?'

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Between preposition US /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading “It was between eight and nine o'clock one evening, two or three days later, when Mr. Rollo was informed that some one wanted to speak to him.”

CAPTAIN noun US /ˈcaptain/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “CAPTAIN LANCASTER'S TEAM.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “It was between eight and nine o'clock one evening, two or three days later, when Mr. Rollo was informed that some one wanted to speak to him.”

Speak noun US /speak/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It was between eight and nine o'clock one evening, two or three days later, when Mr. Rollo was informed that some one wanted to speak to him.”

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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 'Very glad to see you home, sir,' said Reo earnestly; he was a man of few words.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading It was between eight and nine o'clock one evening, two or three days later, when Mr. Rollo was informed that some one wanted to speak to him.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading 'I beg pardon--but are you going to the Governor's to-night, Mr. Rollo?'

beg

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From this reading 'I beg pardon--but are you going to the Governor's to-night, Mr. Rollo?'

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading It was between eight and nine o'clock one evening, two or three days later, when Mr. Rollo was informed that some one wanted to speak to him.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading 'I beg pardon--but are you going to the Governor's to-night, Mr. Rollo?'

CAPTAINnounUS /ˈcaptain/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading CAPTAIN LANCASTER'S TEAM.

days

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From this reading It was between eight and nine o'clock one evening, two or three days later, when Mr. Rollo was informed that some one wanted to speak to him.

earnestly

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From this reading 'Very glad to see you home, sir,' said Reo earnestly; he was a man of few words.

eight

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From this reading It was between eight and nine o'clock one evening, two or three days later, when Mr. Rollo was informed that some one wanted to speak to him.

evening

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From this reading It was between eight and nine o'clock one evening, two or three days later, when Mr. Rollo was informed that some one wanted to speak to him.

few

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From this reading 'Very glad to see you home, sir,' said Reo earnestly; he was a man of few words.

glad

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From this reading 'Very glad to see you home, sir,' said Reo earnestly; he was a man of few words.

going

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From this reading 'I beg pardon--but are you going to the Governor's to-night, Mr. Rollo?'

Governor's

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From this reading 'I beg pardon--but are you going to the Governor's to-night, Mr. Rollo?'

Hartshorne

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From this reading It was Reo Hartshorne.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading 'Very glad to see you home, sir,' said Reo earnestly; he was a man of few words.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading It was between eight and nine o'clock one evening, two or three days later, when Mr. Rollo was informed that some one wanted to speak to him.

home

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From this reading 'Very glad to see you home, sir,' said Reo earnestly; he was a man of few words.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading 'I beg pardon--but are you going to the Governor's to-night, Mr. Rollo?'

informed

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From this reading It was between eight and nine o'clock one evening, two or three days later, when Mr. Rollo was informed that some one wanted to speak to him.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was between eight and nine o'clock one evening, two or three days later, when Mr. Rollo was informed that some one wanted to speak to him.

LANCASTER'S

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From this reading CAPTAIN LANCASTER'S TEAM.

later

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From this reading It was between eight and nine o'clock one evening, two or three days later, when Mr. Rollo was informed that some one wanted to speak to him.

man

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From this reading 'Very glad to see you home, sir,' said Reo earnestly; he was a man of few words.

Mr

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From this reading It was between eight and nine o'clock one evening, two or three days later, when Mr. Rollo was informed that some one wanted to speak to him.

nine

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From this reading It was between eight and nine o'clock one evening, two or three days later, when Mr. Rollo was informed that some one wanted to speak to him.

o'clock

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From this reading It was between eight and nine o'clock one evening, two or three days later, when Mr. Rollo was informed that some one wanted to speak to him.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading 'Very glad to see you home, sir,' said Reo earnestly; he was a man of few words.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading It was between eight and nine o'clock one evening, two or three days later, when Mr. Rollo was informed that some one wanted to speak to him.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading It was between eight and nine o'clock one evening, two or three days later, when Mr. Rollo was informed that some one wanted to speak to him.

pardon

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From this reading 'I beg pardon--but are you going to the Governor's to-night, Mr. Rollo?'

Reo

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From this reading It was Reo Hartshorne.

Rollo

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From this reading It was between eight and nine o'clock one evening, two or three days later, when Mr. Rollo was informed that some one wanted to speak to him.

said

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From this reading 'Very glad to see you home, sir,' said Reo earnestly; he was a man of few words.

see

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From this reading 'Very glad to see you home, sir,' said Reo earnestly; he was a man of few words.

sir

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From this reading 'Very glad to see you home, sir,' said Reo earnestly; he was a man of few words.

some

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From this reading It was between eight and nine o'clock one evening, two or three days later, when Mr. Rollo was informed that some one wanted to speak to him.

speak

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From this reading It was between eight and nine o'clock one evening, two or three days later, when Mr. Rollo was informed that some one wanted to speak to him.

TEAM

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From this reading CAPTAIN LANCASTER'S TEAM.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was between eight and nine o'clock one evening, two or three days later, when Mr. Rollo was informed that some one wanted to speak to him.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading 'I beg pardon--but are you going to the Governor's to-night, Mr. Rollo?'

three

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From this reading It was between eight and nine o'clock one evening, two or three days later, when Mr. Rollo was informed that some one wanted to speak to him.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading It was between eight and nine o'clock one evening, two or three days later, when Mr. Rollo was informed that some one wanted to speak to him.

to-night

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From this reading 'I beg pardon--but are you going to the Governor's to-night, Mr. Rollo?'

two

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From this reading It was between eight and nine o'clock one evening, two or three days later, when Mr. Rollo was informed that some one wanted to speak to him.

Very

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From this reading 'Very glad to see you home, sir,' said Reo earnestly; he was a man of few words.

wanted

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From this reading It was between eight and nine o'clock one evening, two or three days later, when Mr. Rollo was informed that some one wanted to speak to him.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was between eight and nine o'clock one evening, two or three days later, when Mr. Rollo was informed that some one wanted to speak to him.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading It was between eight and nine o'clock one evening, two or three days later, when Mr. Rollo was informed that some one wanted to speak to him.

words

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From this reading 'Very glad to see you home, sir,' said Reo earnestly; he was a man of few words.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading 'Very glad to see you home, sir,' said Reo earnestly; he was a man of few words.