Chapter XII
‘Please try this armchair. No doubt you have had a tiring walk. It is still very warm in the afternoons. I think it was so kind of you to call.’ A faint smile flickered upon the dark face.
A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus
Chapter XII
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‘Please
try
this
armchair.
No
doubt
you
have
had
a
tiring
walk.
It
is
still
very
warm
in
the
afternoons.
I
think
it
was
so
kind
of
you
to
call.’
A
faint
smile
flickered
upon
the
dark
face.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
‘Please
try
this
armchair.
Line 2
No
doubt
you
have
had
a
tiring
walk.
Line 3
It
is
still
very
warm
in
the
afternoons.
Line 4
I
think
it
was
so
kind
of
you
to
call.’
Line 5
A
faint
smile
flickered
upon
the
dark
face.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “No doubt you have had a tiring walk.”
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is still very warm in the afternoons.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think it was so kind of you to call.’”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “A faint smile flickered upon the dark face.”
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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 No doubt you have had a tiring walk.
afternoons
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From this reading It is still very warm in the afternoons.
armchair
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From this reading ‘Please try this armchair.
call
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From this reading I think it was so kind of you to call.’
dark
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From this reading A faint smile flickered upon the dark face.
doubt
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From this reading No doubt you have had a tiring walk.
face
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From this reading A faint smile flickered upon the dark face.
faint
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From this reading A faint smile flickered upon the dark face.
flickered
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From this reading A faint smile flickered upon the dark face.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No doubt you have had a tiring walk.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No doubt you have had a tiring walk.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think it was so kind of you to call.’
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is still very warm in the afternoons.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is still very warm in the afternoons.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is still very warm in the afternoons.
kind
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From this reading I think it was so kind of you to call.’
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No doubt you have had a tiring walk.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I think it was so kind of you to call.’
Please
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From this reading ‘Please try this armchair.
smile
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From this reading A faint smile flickered upon the dark face.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I think it was so kind of you to call.’
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is still very warm in the afternoons.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is still very warm in the afternoons.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think it was so kind of you to call.’
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘Please try this armchair.
tiring
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From this reading No doubt you have had a tiring walk.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I think it was so kind of you to call.’
try
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From this reading ‘Please try this armchair.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A faint smile flickered upon the dark face.
very
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From this reading It is still very warm in the afternoons.
walk
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From this reading No doubt you have had a tiring walk.
warm
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From this reading It is still very warm in the afternoons.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I think it was so kind of you to call.’
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading No doubt you have had a tiring walk.