Chapter XXI
"I have to go East this afternoon." "Why?" I asked. Her agitation had communicated itself to me. "I thought you weren't going until Thursday.
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Chapter XXI
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"I
have
to
go
East
this
afternoon."
"Why?"
I
asked.
Her
agitation
had
communicated
itself
to
me.
"I
thought
you
weren't
going
until
Thursday.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"I
have
to
go
East
this
afternoon."
Line 2
"Why?"
Line 3
I
asked.
/aɪ asked/
Line 4
Her
agitation
had
communicated
itself
to
me.
Line 5
"I
thought
you
weren't
going
until
Thursday.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Afternoon
noun
US /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I have to go East this afternoon."”
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I asked.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I have to go East this afternoon."”
Itself
pronoun
US /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Her agitation had communicated itself to me.”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I thought you weren't going until Thursday.”
Until
preposition
US /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “"I thought you weren't going until Thursday.”
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afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I have to go East this afternoon."
agitation
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From this reading Her agitation had communicated itself to me.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked.
communicated
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From this reading Her agitation had communicated itself to me.
East
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From this reading "I have to go East this afternoon."
go
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From this reading "I have to go East this afternoon."
going
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From this reading "I thought you weren't going until Thursday.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her agitation had communicated itself to me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have to go East this afternoon."
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her agitation had communicated itself to me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have to go East this afternoon."
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Her agitation had communicated itself to me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her agitation had communicated itself to me.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I have to go East this afternoon."
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I thought you weren't going until Thursday.
Thursday
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From this reading "I thought you weren't going until Thursday.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I have to go East this afternoon."
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "I thought you weren't going until Thursday.
weren't
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From this reading "I thought you weren't going until Thursday.
Why
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From this reading "Why?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I thought you weren't going until Thursday.