Chapter IX
An Upset
Gault and Moale were breakfasting in the men’s house. “How about the fur here?” asked Moale. “All in good time,” said his master. “Have you got the key to the warehouse?” “Yes.
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Chapter IX · An Upset
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Gault
and
Moale
were
breakfasting
in
the
men’s
house.
“How
about
the
fur
here?”
asked
Moale.
“All
in
good
time,”
said
his
master.
“Have
you
got
the
key
to
the
warehouse?”
“Yes.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Gault
and
Moale
were
breakfasting
in
the
men’s
house.
Line 2
“How
about
the
fur
here?”
asked
Moale.
Line 3
“All
in
good
time,”
said
his
master.
Line 4
“Have
you
got
the
key
to
the
warehouse?”
Line 5
“Yes.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““How about the fur here?” asked Moale.”
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““How about the fur here?” asked Moale.”
Breakfasting
verb
US /ˈbrɛkfəstɪŋ/
eating the morning meal in a specific situation in this story
From this reading “Gault and Moale were breakfasting in the men’s house.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““All in good time,” said his master.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Have you got the key to the warehouse?””
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““How about the fur here?” asked Moale.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““All in good time,” said his master.”
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “How about the fur here?” asked Moale.
All
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From this reading “All in good time,” said his master.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gault and Moale were breakfasting in the men’s house.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How about the fur here?” asked Moale.
breakfastingverbUS /ˈbrɛkfəstɪŋ/
eating the morning meal in a specific situation in this story
From this reading Gault and Moale were breakfasting in the men’s house.
fur
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From this reading “How about the fur here?” asked Moale.
Gault
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From this reading Gault and Moale were breakfasting in the men’s house.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All in good time,” said his master.
got
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From this reading “Have you got the key to the warehouse?”
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you got the key to the warehouse?”
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How about the fur here?” asked Moale.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “All in good time,” said his master.
house
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From this reading Gault and Moale were breakfasting in the men’s house.
How
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From this reading “How about the fur here?” asked Moale.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Gault and Moale were breakfasting in the men’s house.
key
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From this reading “Have you got the key to the warehouse?”
master
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From this reading “All in good time,” said his master.
men's
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From this reading Gault and Moale were breakfasting in the men’s house.
Moale
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From this reading Gault and Moale were breakfasting in the men’s house.
said
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From this reading “All in good time,” said his master.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gault and Moale were breakfasting in the men’s house.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All in good time,” said his master.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Have you got the key to the warehouse?”
warehouse
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From this reading “Have you got the key to the warehouse?”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Gault and Moale were breakfasting in the men’s house.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Have you got the key to the warehouse?”