Chapter XXXVI
STEPHEN RAY ALARMED "A gentleman to see you, sir." This was the message brought to Stephen Ray by the servant one morning. "Did he give his name?" "No, sir." "Very well; bring him up."
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Chapter XXXVI
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STEPHEN
RAY
ALARMED
"A
gentleman
to
see
you,
sir."
This
was
the
message
brought
to
Stephen
Ray
by
the
servant
one
morning.
"Did
he
give
his
name?"
"No,
sir."
"Very
well;
bring
him
up."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
STEPHEN
RAY
ALARMED
"A
gentleman
to
see
you,
sir."
Line 2
This
was
the
message
brought
to
Stephen
Ray
by
the
servant
one
morning.
Line 3
"Did
he
give
his
name?"
Line 4
"No,
sir."
Line 5
"Very
well;
bring
him
up."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Brought
noun
US /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “This was the message brought to Stephen Ray by the servant one morning.”
Gentleman
noun
US /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “STEPHEN RAY ALARMED "A gentleman to see you, sir."”
Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This was the message brought to Stephen Ray by the servant one morning.”
Name
noun
US /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Did he give his name?"”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “This was the message brought to Stephen Ray by the servant one morning.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Very well; bring him up."”
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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 STEPHEN RAY ALARMED "A gentleman to see you, sir."
ALARMED
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From this reading STEPHEN RAY ALARMED "A gentleman to see you, sir."
bring
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From this reading "Very well; bring him up."
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This was the message brought to Stephen Ray by the servant one morning.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This was the message brought to Stephen Ray by the servant one morning.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did he give his name?"
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading STEPHEN RAY ALARMED "A gentleman to see you, sir."
give
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From this reading "Did he give his name?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Did he give his name?"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Very well; bring him up."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Did he give his name?"
message
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From this reading This was the message brought to Stephen Ray by the servant one morning.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was the message brought to Stephen Ray by the servant one morning.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Did he give his name?"
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No, sir."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This was the message brought to Stephen Ray by the servant one morning.
RAY
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From this reading STEPHEN RAY ALARMED "A gentleman to see you, sir."
see
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From this reading STEPHEN RAY ALARMED "A gentleman to see you, sir."
servant
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From this reading This was the message brought to Stephen Ray by the servant one morning.
sir
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From this reading STEPHEN RAY ALARMED "A gentleman to see you, sir."
STEPHEN
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From this reading STEPHEN RAY ALARMED "A gentleman to see you, sir."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This was the message brought to Stephen Ray by the servant one morning.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the message brought to Stephen Ray by the servant one morning.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading STEPHEN RAY ALARMED "A gentleman to see you, sir."
up
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From this reading "Very well; bring him up."
Very
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From this reading "Very well; bring him up."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was the message brought to Stephen Ray by the servant one morning.
well
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From this reading "Very well; bring him up."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading STEPHEN RAY ALARMED "A gentleman to see you, sir."