Chapter XXXII
“And now,” she said, rising, “you really must take me to Lady Tresham! They will think that I am lost.” “Are you still at your rooms?” he asked. She nodded. “Yes, only I'm having them spring-cleaned for a few days.
A Millionaire of Yesterday
Chapter XXXII
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“And
now,”
she
said,
rising,
“you
really
must
take
me
to
Lady
Tresham!
They
will
think
that
I
am
lost.”
“Are
you
still
at
your
rooms?”
he
asked.
She
nodded.
“Yes,
only
I'm
having
them
spring-cleaned
for
a
few
days.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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Line 1
“And
now,”
she
said,
rising,
“you
really
must
take
me
to
Lady
Tresham!
Line 2
They
will
think
that
I
am
lost.”
Line 3
“Are
you
still
at
your
rooms?”
he
asked.
Line 4
She
nodded.
/ʃiː nodded/
Line 5
“Yes,
only
I'm
having
them
spring-cleaned
for
a
few
days.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Are you still at your rooms?” he asked.”
Having
auxiliary verb
US /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading ““Yes, only I'm having them spring-cleaned for a few days.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““And now,” she said, rising, “you really must take me to Lady Tresham!”
Nodded
noun
US /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She nodded.”
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Are you still at your rooms?” he asked.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And now,” she said, rising, “you really must take me to Lady Tresham!”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They will think that I am lost.””
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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 “Yes, only I'm having them spring-cleaned for a few days.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading They will think that I am lost.”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And now,” she said, rising, “you really must take me to Lady Tresham!
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are you still at your rooms?” he asked.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Are you still at your rooms?” he asked.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Are you still at your rooms?” he asked.
days
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From this reading “Yes, only I'm having them spring-cleaned for a few days.
few
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From this reading “Yes, only I'm having them spring-cleaned for a few days.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Yes, only I'm having them spring-cleaned for a few days.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “Yes, only I'm having them spring-cleaned for a few days.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Are you still at your rooms?” he asked.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading They will think that I am lost.”
I'm
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From this reading “Yes, only I'm having them spring-cleaned for a few days.
Lady
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From this reading “And now,” she said, rising, “you really must take me to Lady Tresham!
lost
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From this reading They will think that I am lost.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “And now,” she said, rising, “you really must take me to Lady Tresham!
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “And now,” she said, rising, “you really must take me to Lady Tresham!
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She nodded.
now
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From this reading “And now,” she said, rising, “you really must take me to Lady Tresham!
only
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From this reading “Yes, only I'm having them spring-cleaned for a few days.
really
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From this reading “And now,” she said, rising, “you really must take me to Lady Tresham!
rising
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From this reading “And now,” she said, rising, “you really must take me to Lady Tresham!
rooms
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From this reading “Are you still at your rooms?” he asked.
said
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From this reading “And now,” she said, rising, “you really must take me to Lady Tresham!
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And now,” she said, rising, “you really must take me to Lady Tresham!
spring-cleaned
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From this reading “Yes, only I'm having them spring-cleaned for a few days.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Are you still at your rooms?” he asked.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And now,” she said, rising, “you really must take me to Lady Tresham!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They will think that I am lost.”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Yes, only I'm having them spring-cleaned for a few days.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They will think that I am lost.”
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They will think that I am lost.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “And now,” she said, rising, “you really must take me to Lady Tresham!
Tresham
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From this reading “And now,” she said, rising, “you really must take me to Lady Tresham!
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading They will think that I am lost.”
Yes
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From this reading “Yes, only I'm having them spring-cleaned for a few days.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And now,” she said, rising, “you really must take me to Lady Tresham!
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Are you still at your rooms?” he asked.