Chapter VIII
GERALD AT STAMMARS. A pleasant morning-room at Stammars. Lady Dudgeon is busy with her correspondence. To her enter Sir Thomas and Mr. Pomeroy. The former has a volume of Hansard under his arm, the latter carries a roll of manuscript.
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GERALD
AT
STAMMARS.
A
pleasant
morning-room
at
Stammars.
Lady
Dudgeon
is
busy
with
her
correspondence.
To
her
enter
Sir
Thomas
and
Mr.
Pomeroy.
The
former
has
a
volume
of
Hansard
under
his
arm,
the
latter
carries
a
roll
of
manuscript.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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GERALD
AT
STAMMARS.
Line 2
A
pleasant
morning-room
at
Stammars.
Line 3
Lady
Dudgeon
is
busy
with
her
correspondence.
Line 4
To
her
enter
Sir
Thomas
and
Mr.
Pomeroy.
Line 5
The
former
has
a
volume
of
Hansard
under
his
arm,
the
latter
carries
a
roll
of
manuscript.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The former has a volume of Hansard under his arm, the latter carries a roll of manuscript.”
Manuscript
noun
US /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading “The former has a volume of Hansard under his arm, the latter carries a roll of manuscript.”
Pleasant
noun
US /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A pleasant morning-room at Stammars.”
Under
preposition
US /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “The former has a volume of Hansard under his arm, the latter carries a roll of manuscript.”
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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 A pleasant morning-room at Stammars.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To her enter Sir Thomas and Mr. Pomeroy.
arm
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From this reading The former has a volume of Hansard under his arm, the latter carries a roll of manuscript.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading GERALD AT STAMMARS.
busy
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From this reading Lady Dudgeon is busy with her correspondence.
carries
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correspondence
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From this reading Lady Dudgeon is busy with her correspondence.
Dudgeon
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enter
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former
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GERALD
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Hansard
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From this reading The former has a volume of Hansard under his arm, the latter carries a roll of manuscript.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The former has a volume of Hansard under his arm, the latter carries a roll of manuscript.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Dudgeon is busy with her correspondence.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The former has a volume of Hansard under his arm, the latter carries a roll of manuscript.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lady Dudgeon is busy with her correspondence.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Dudgeon is busy with her correspondence.
latter
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From this reading The former has a volume of Hansard under his arm, the latter carries a roll of manuscript.
manuscriptnounUS /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading The former has a volume of Hansard under his arm, the latter carries a roll of manuscript.
morning-room
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From this reading A pleasant morning-room at Stammars.
Mr
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From this reading To her enter Sir Thomas and Mr. Pomeroy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The former has a volume of Hansard under his arm, the latter carries a roll of manuscript.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A pleasant morning-room at Stammars.
Pomeroy
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From this reading To her enter Sir Thomas and Mr. Pomeroy.
roll
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From this reading The former has a volume of Hansard under his arm, the latter carries a roll of manuscript.
Sir
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From this reading To her enter Sir Thomas and Mr. Pomeroy.
STAMMARS
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From this reading GERALD AT STAMMARS.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The former has a volume of Hansard under his arm, the latter carries a roll of manuscript.
Thomas
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From this reading To her enter Sir Thomas and Mr. Pomeroy.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To her enter Sir Thomas and Mr. Pomeroy.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The former has a volume of Hansard under his arm, the latter carries a roll of manuscript.
volume
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From this reading The former has a volume of Hansard under his arm, the latter carries a roll of manuscript.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lady Dudgeon is busy with her correspondence.