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A Dark Night's Work
A Dark Night's Work

Chapter XIV

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"Where now?" said the canon, as they approached the London Bridge station.
"To the Great Western," said she; "Hellingford is on that line, I see.
But, please, now we must part."
"Then I may not go with you to Hellingford?
At any rate, you will allow me to go with you to the railway station, and do my last office as courier in getting you your ticket and placing you in the carriage."
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A Dark Night's Work

Chapter XIV

Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Where now?" said the canon, as they approached the London Bridge station.
Line 2
"To the Great Western," said she; "Hellingford is on that line, I see.
Line 3
But, please, now we must part."
Line 4
"Then I may not go with you to Hellingford?
Line 5
At any rate, you will allow me to go with you to the railway station, and do my last office as courier in getting you your ticket and placing you in the carriage."

Learner Dictionary

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

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"To the Great Western," said she; "Hellingford is on that line, I see.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “At any rate, you will allow me to go with you to the railway station, and do my last office as courier in getting you your ticket and placing you in the carriage."”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “"Then I may not go with you to Hellingford?”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “But, please, now we must part."”

Part noun US /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But, please, now we must part."”

All words in this reading · 52

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allow

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From this reading At any rate, you will allow me to go with you to the railway station, and do my last office as courier in getting you your ticket and placing you in the carriage."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading At any rate, you will allow me to go with you to the railway station, and do my last office as courier in getting you your ticket and placing you in the carriage."

any

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From this reading At any rate, you will allow me to go with you to the railway station, and do my last office as courier in getting you your ticket and placing you in the carriage."

approached

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From this reading "Where now?" said the canon, as they approached the London Bridge station.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "Where now?" said the canon, as they approached the London Bridge station.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At any rate, you will allow me to go with you to the railway station, and do my last office as courier in getting you your ticket and placing you in the carriage."

Bridge

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From this reading "Where now?" said the canon, as they approached the London Bridge station.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But, please, now we must part."

canon

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From this reading "Where now?" said the canon, as they approached the London Bridge station.

carriage

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From this reading At any rate, you will allow me to go with you to the railway station, and do my last office as courier in getting you your ticket and placing you in the carriage."

courier

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From this reading At any rate, you will allow me to go with you to the railway station, and do my last office as courier in getting you your ticket and placing you in the carriage."

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading At any rate, you will allow me to go with you to the railway station, and do my last office as courier in getting you your ticket and placing you in the carriage."

getting

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From this reading At any rate, you will allow me to go with you to the railway station, and do my last office as courier in getting you your ticket and placing you in the carriage."

go

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From this reading "Then I may not go with you to Hellingford?

GreatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "To the Great Western," said she; "Hellingford is on that line, I see.

Hellingford

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From this reading "To the Great Western," said she; "Hellingford is on that line, I see.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "To the Great Western," said she; "Hellingford is on that line, I see.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading At any rate, you will allow me to go with you to the railway station, and do my last office as courier in getting you your ticket and placing you in the carriage."

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "To the Great Western," said she; "Hellingford is on that line, I see.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading At any rate, you will allow me to go with you to the railway station, and do my last office as courier in getting you your ticket and placing you in the carriage."

line

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From this reading "To the Great Western," said she; "Hellingford is on that line, I see.

London

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From this reading "Where now?" said the canon, as they approached the London Bridge station.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading "Then I may not go with you to Hellingford?

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading At any rate, you will allow me to go with you to the railway station, and do my last office as courier in getting you your ticket and placing you in the carriage."

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading But, please, now we must part."

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading At any rate, you will allow me to go with you to the railway station, and do my last office as courier in getting you your ticket and placing you in the carriage."

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Then I may not go with you to Hellingford?

now

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From this reading "Where now?" said the canon, as they approached the London Bridge station.

office

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From this reading At any rate, you will allow me to go with you to the railway station, and do my last office as courier in getting you your ticket and placing you in the carriage."

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "To the Great Western," said she; "Hellingford is on that line, I see.

partnounUS /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But, please, now we must part."

placing

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From this reading At any rate, you will allow me to go with you to the railway station, and do my last office as courier in getting you your ticket and placing you in the carriage."

please

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From this reading But, please, now we must part."

railway

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading At any rate, you will allow me to go with you to the railway station, and do my last office as courier in getting you your ticket and placing you in the carriage."

rate

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From this reading At any rate, you will allow me to go with you to the railway station, and do my last office as courier in getting you your ticket and placing you in the carriage."

said

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Where now?" said the canon, as they approached the London Bridge station.

see

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "To the Great Western," said she; "Hellingford is on that line, I see.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "To the Great Western," said she; "Hellingford is on that line, I see.

station

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From this reading "Where now?" said the canon, as they approached the London Bridge station.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "To the Great Western," said she; "Hellingford is on that line, I see.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "Where now?" said the canon, as they approached the London Bridge station.

Then

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From this reading "Then I may not go with you to Hellingford?

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Where now?" said the canon, as they approached the London Bridge station.

ticket

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From this reading At any rate, you will allow me to go with you to the railway station, and do my last office as courier in getting you your ticket and placing you in the carriage."

ToparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "To the Great Western," said she; "Hellingford is on that line, I see.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading But, please, now we must part."

Western

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "To the Great Western," said she; "Hellingford is on that line, I see.

WhereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading "Where now?" said the canon, as they approached the London Bridge station.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading At any rate, you will allow me to go with you to the railway station, and do my last office as courier in getting you your ticket and placing you in the carriage."

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Then I may not go with you to Hellingford?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Then I may not go with you to Hellingford?

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading At any rate, you will allow me to go with you to the railway station, and do my last office as courier in getting you your ticket and placing you in the carriage."