Chapter X
“I’m afraid not,” said Bessie, desperately. “Do you think she could see me if I called there in about half an hour? Just for five minutes?” “She might,” said the maid. “You’d have to be very brief, she’s giffing a dinner tonight.
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“I’m
afraid
not,”
said
Bessie,
desperately.
“Do
you
think
she
could
see
me
if
I
called
there
in
about
half
an
hour?
Just
for
five
minutes?”
“She
might,”
said
the
maid.
“You’d
have
to
be
very
brief,
she’s
giffing
a
dinner
tonight.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“I’m
afraid
not,”
said
Bessie,
desperately.
Line 2
“Do
you
think
she
could
see
me
if
I
called
there
in
about
half
an
hour?
Line 3
Just
for
five
minutes?”
Line 4
“She
might,”
said
the
maid.
Line 5
“You’d
have
to
be
very
brief,
she’s
giffing
a
dinner
tonight.
Learner Dictionary
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About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““Do you think she could see me if I called there in about half an hour?”
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ““Do you think she could see me if I called there in about half an hour?”
Half
noun
US /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Do you think she could see me if I called there in about half an hour?”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““You’d have to be very brief, she’s giffing a dinner tonight.”
Might
modal verb
US /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading ““She might,” said the maid.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Do you think she could see me if I called there in about half an hour?”
Tonight
adverb
US /təˈnaɪt/
On the present night.
From this reading ““You’d have to be very brief, she’s giffing a dinner tonight.”
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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 “You’d have to be very brief, she’s giffing a dinner tonight.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Do you think she could see me if I called there in about half an hour?
afraid
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From this reading “I’m afraid not,” said Bessie, desperately.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Do you think she could see me if I called there in about half an hour?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “You’d have to be very brief, she’s giffing a dinner tonight.
Bessie
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From this reading “I’m afraid not,” said Bessie, desperately.
brief
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From this reading “You’d have to be very brief, she’s giffing a dinner tonight.
called
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From this reading “Do you think she could see me if I called there in about half an hour?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Do you think she could see me if I called there in about half an hour?
desperately
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From this reading “I’m afraid not,” said Bessie, desperately.
dinner
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From this reading “You’d have to be very brief, she’s giffing a dinner tonight.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you think she could see me if I called there in about half an hour?
five
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From this reading Just for five minutes?”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Just for five minutes?”
giffing
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From this reading “You’d have to be very brief, she’s giffing a dinner tonight.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you think she could see me if I called there in about half an hour?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You’d have to be very brief, she’s giffing a dinner tonight.
hour
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From this reading “Do you think she could see me if I called there in about half an hour?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Do you think she could see me if I called there in about half an hour?
I'm
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From this reading “I’m afraid not,” said Bessie, desperately.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Do you think she could see me if I called there in about half an hour?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Do you think she could see me if I called there in about half an hour?
Just
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From this reading Just for five minutes?”
maid
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From this reading “She might,” said the maid.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Do you think she could see me if I called there in about half an hour?
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “She might,” said the maid.
minutes
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From this reading Just for five minutes?”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I’m afraid not,” said Bessie, desperately.
said
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From this reading “I’m afraid not,” said Bessie, desperately.
see
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From this reading “Do you think she could see me if I called there in about half an hour?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Do you think she could see me if I called there in about half an hour?
she's
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From this reading “You’d have to be very brief, she’s giffing a dinner tonight.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “She might,” said the maid.
there
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From this reading “Do you think she could see me if I called there in about half an hour?
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you think she could see me if I called there in about half an hour?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You’d have to be very brief, she’s giffing a dinner tonight.
tonightadverbUS /təˈnaɪt/
On the present night.
From this reading “You’d have to be very brief, she’s giffing a dinner tonight.
very
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From this reading “You’d have to be very brief, she’s giffing a dinner tonight.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you think she could see me if I called there in about half an hour?
You'd
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From this reading “You’d have to be very brief, she’s giffing a dinner tonight.