Chapter XIV
LASSIGNY Beatrix's answer to his telegram came that afternoon. "Don't want to come home yet. Please let me stay. Am writing much love." This angered him.
Abington Abbey: A Novel
Chapter XIV
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LASSIGNY
Beatrix's
answer
to
his
telegram
came
that
afternoon.
"Don't
want
to
come
home
yet.
Please
let
me
stay.
Am
writing
much
love."
This
angered
him.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
LASSIGNY
Beatrix's
answer
to
his
telegram
came
that
afternoon.
Line 2
"Don't
want
to
come
home
yet.
Line 3
Please
let
me
stay.
Line 4
Am
writing
much
love."
Line 5
This
angered
him.
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 “LASSIGNY Beatrix's answer to his telegram came that afternoon.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Don't want to come home yet.”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Please let me stay.”
Yet
conjunction
US /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “"Don't want to come home yet.”
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afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading LASSIGNY Beatrix's answer to his telegram came that afternoon.
Amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Am writing much love."
angered
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From this reading This angered him.
answer
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From this reading LASSIGNY Beatrix's answer to his telegram came that afternoon.
Beatrix's
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From this reading LASSIGNY Beatrix's answer to his telegram came that afternoon.
came
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From this reading LASSIGNY Beatrix's answer to his telegram came that afternoon.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Don't want to come home yet.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't want to come home yet.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This angered him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading LASSIGNY Beatrix's answer to his telegram came that afternoon.
home
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From this reading "Don't want to come home yet.
LASSIGNY
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From this reading LASSIGNY Beatrix's answer to his telegram came that afternoon.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Please let me stay.
love
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From this reading Am writing much love."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Please let me stay.
much
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From this reading Am writing much love."
Please
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From this reading Please let me stay.
stay
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From this reading Please let me stay.
telegram
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From this reading LASSIGNY Beatrix's answer to his telegram came that afternoon.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading LASSIGNY Beatrix's answer to his telegram came that afternoon.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This angered him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LASSIGNY Beatrix's answer to his telegram came that afternoon.
want
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From this reading "Don't want to come home yet.
writing
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From this reading Am writing much love."
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "Don't want to come home yet.