Chapter XXXIII
THE KITCHEN. Clare went into the kitchen, and sat down. The housemaid came in, and stood for a moment looking at him. Then she asked him what he wanted there. “Cook told me to wait here,” he answered.
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Chapter XXXIII
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THE
KITCHEN.
Clare
went
into
the
kitchen,
and
sat
down.
The
housemaid
came
in,
and
stood
for
a
moment
looking
at
him.
Then
she
asked
him
what
he
wanted
there.
“Cook
told
me
to
wait
here,”
he
answered.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
KITCHEN.
Line 2
Clare
went
into
the
kitchen,
and
sat
down.
Line 3
The
housemaid
came
in,
and
stood
for
a
moment
looking
at
him.
Line 4
Then
she
asked
him
what
he
wanted
there.
Line 5
“Cook
told
me
to
wait
here,”
he
answered.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Answered
noun
US /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Cook told me to wait here,” he answered.”
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then she asked him what he wanted there.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Cook told me to wait here,” he answered.”
Stood
noun
US /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The housemaid came in, and stood for a moment looking at him.”
Told
noun
US /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Cook told me to wait here,” he answered.”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Clare went into the kitchen, and sat down.”
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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 The housemaid came in, and stood for a moment looking at him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Clare went into the kitchen, and sat down.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Cook told me to wait here,” he answered.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she asked him what he wanted there.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The housemaid came in, and stood for a moment looking at him.
came
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From this reading The housemaid came in, and stood for a moment looking at him.
Clare
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From this reading Clare went into the kitchen, and sat down.
Cook
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From this reading “Cook told me to wait here,” he answered.
down
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From this reading Clare went into the kitchen, and sat down.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The housemaid came in, and stood for a moment looking at him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she asked him what he wanted there.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Cook told me to wait here,” he answered.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The housemaid came in, and stood for a moment looking at him.
housemaid
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From this reading The housemaid came in, and stood for a moment looking at him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The housemaid came in, and stood for a moment looking at him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Clare went into the kitchen, and sat down.
KITCHEN
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From this reading THE KITCHEN.
looking
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From this reading The housemaid came in, and stood for a moment looking at him.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Cook told me to wait here,” he answered.
moment
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From this reading The housemaid came in, and stood for a moment looking at him.
sat
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From this reading Clare went into the kitchen, and sat down.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she asked him what he wanted there.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The housemaid came in, and stood for a moment looking at him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE KITCHEN.
Then
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From this reading Then she asked him what he wanted there.
there
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From this reading Then she asked him what he wanted there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Cook told me to wait here,” he answered.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Cook told me to wait here,” he answered.
wait
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From this reading “Cook told me to wait here,” he answered.
wanted
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From this reading Then she asked him what he wanted there.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clare went into the kitchen, and sat down.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Then she asked him what he wanted there.