Chapter I
Closing brackets i.e. "]" have been added to some of the stage directions. Leading blanks are reproduced from the printed text. Eg.: GUENDOLEN. Where are you taking me? TRESHAM.
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Chapter I
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Closing
brackets
i.e. "]"
have
been
added
to
some
of
the
stage
directions.
Leading
blanks
are
reproduced
from
the
printed
text.
Eg.:
GUENDOLEN.
Where
are
you
taking
me?
TRESHAM.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Closing
brackets
i.e. "]"
have
been
added
to
some
of
the
stage
directions.
Line 2
Leading
blanks
are
reproduced
from
the
printed
text.
Line 3
Eg.:
GUENDOLEN.
Line 4
Where
are
you
taking
me?
Line 5
TRESHAM.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Added
noun
US /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Closing brackets i.e. "]" have been added to some of the stage directions.”
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Closing brackets i.e. "]" have been added to some of the stage directions.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Closing brackets i.e. "]" have been added to some of the stage directions.”
Printed
noun
US /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Leading blanks are reproduced from the printed text.”
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addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Closing brackets i.e. "]" have been added to some of the stage directions.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Leading blanks are reproduced from the printed text.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Closing brackets i.e. "]" have been added to some of the stage directions.
blanks
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From this reading Leading blanks are reproduced from the printed text.
brackets
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From this reading Closing brackets i.e. "]" have been added to some of the stage directions.
Closing
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From this reading Closing brackets i.e. "]" have been added to some of the stage directions.
directions
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e
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From this reading Closing brackets i.e. "]" have been added to some of the stage directions.
Eg
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From this reading Eg.: GUENDOLEN.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Leading blanks are reproduced from the printed text.
GUENDOLEN
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From this reading Eg.: GUENDOLEN.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Closing brackets i.e. "]" have been added to some of the stage directions.
ipronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Closing brackets i.e. "]" have been added to some of the stage directions.
Leading
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From this reading Leading blanks are reproduced from the printed text.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Where are you taking me?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Closing brackets i.e. "]" have been added to some of the stage directions.
printednounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Leading blanks are reproduced from the printed text.
reproduced
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From this reading Leading blanks are reproduced from the printed text.
some
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From this reading Closing brackets i.e. "]" have been added to some of the stage directions.
stage
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From this reading Closing brackets i.e. "]" have been added to some of the stage directions.
taking
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From this reading Where are you taking me?
text
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From this reading Leading blanks are reproduced from the printed text.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Closing brackets i.e. "]" have been added to some of the stage directions.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Closing brackets i.e. "]" have been added to some of the stage directions.
TRESHAM
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From this reading TRESHAM.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where are you taking me?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Where are you taking me?