Chapter XIX
“You--you saw it all, then?” said Lord Lundie, rebuttoning his nineteen-inch collar. “I saw it was a vital question from the first,” responded Penfentenyou, and blew his nose. “It was. By the way, d'you mind telling me your name?” Summa.
Actions and Reactions
Chapter XIX
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“You--you
saw
it
all,
then?”
said
Lord
Lundie,
rebuttoning
his
nineteen-inch
collar.
“I
saw
it
was
a
vital
question
from
the
first,”
responded
Penfentenyou,
and
blew
his
nose.
“It
was.
By
the
way,
d'you
mind
telling
me
your
name?”
Summa.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“You--you
saw
it
all,
then?”
said
Lord
Lundie,
rebuttoning
his
nineteen-inch
collar.
Line 2
“I
saw
it
was
a
vital
question
from
the
first,”
responded
Penfentenyou,
and
blew
his
nose.
Line 3
“It
was.
/ɪt wɑːz/
Line 4
By
the
way,
d'you
mind
telling
me
your
name?”
Line 5
Summa.
Learner Dictionary
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First
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I saw it was a vital question from the first,” responded Penfentenyou, and blew his nose.”
Mind
noun
US /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By the way, d'you mind telling me your name?””
Name
noun
US /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By the way, d'you mind telling me your name?””
Question
noun
US /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I saw it was a vital question from the first,” responded Penfentenyou, and blew his nose.”
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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 “I saw it was a vital question from the first,” responded Penfentenyou, and blew his nose.
all
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From this reading “You--you saw it all, then?” said Lord Lundie, rebuttoning his nineteen-inch collar.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I saw it was a vital question from the first,” responded Penfentenyou, and blew his nose.
blew
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From this reading “I saw it was a vital question from the first,” responded Penfentenyou, and blew his nose.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the way, d'you mind telling me your name?”
collar
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From this reading “You--you saw it all, then?” said Lord Lundie, rebuttoning his nineteen-inch collar.
d'you
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From this reading By the way, d'you mind telling me your name?”
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I saw it was a vital question from the first,” responded Penfentenyou, and blew his nose.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I saw it was a vital question from the first,” responded Penfentenyou, and blew his nose.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “You--you saw it all, then?” said Lord Lundie, rebuttoning his nineteen-inch collar.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I saw it was a vital question from the first,” responded Penfentenyou, and blew his nose.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You--you saw it all, then?” said Lord Lundie, rebuttoning his nineteen-inch collar.
Lord
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From this reading “You--you saw it all, then?” said Lord Lundie, rebuttoning his nineteen-inch collar.
Lundie
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From this reading “You--you saw it all, then?” said Lord Lundie, rebuttoning his nineteen-inch collar.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading By the way, d'you mind telling me your name?”
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the way, d'you mind telling me your name?”
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the way, d'you mind telling me your name?”
nineteen-inch
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From this reading “You--you saw it all, then?” said Lord Lundie, rebuttoning his nineteen-inch collar.
nose
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From this reading “I saw it was a vital question from the first,” responded Penfentenyou, and blew his nose.
Penfentenyou
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From this reading “I saw it was a vital question from the first,” responded Penfentenyou, and blew his nose.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I saw it was a vital question from the first,” responded Penfentenyou, and blew his nose.
rebuttoning
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From this reading “You--you saw it all, then?” said Lord Lundie, rebuttoning his nineteen-inch collar.
responded
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From this reading “I saw it was a vital question from the first,” responded Penfentenyou, and blew his nose.
said
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From this reading “You--you saw it all, then?” said Lord Lundie, rebuttoning his nineteen-inch collar.
saw
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From this reading “You--you saw it all, then?” said Lord Lundie, rebuttoning his nineteen-inch collar.
Summa
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From this reading Summa.
telling
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From this reading By the way, d'you mind telling me your name?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I saw it was a vital question from the first,” responded Penfentenyou, and blew his nose.
then
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From this reading “You--you saw it all, then?” said Lord Lundie, rebuttoning his nineteen-inch collar.
vital
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From this reading “I saw it was a vital question from the first,” responded Penfentenyou, and blew his nose.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I saw it was a vital question from the first,” responded Penfentenyou, and blew his nose.
way
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From this reading By the way, d'you mind telling me your name?”
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You--you saw it all, then?” said Lord Lundie, rebuttoning his nineteen-inch collar.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading By the way, d'you mind telling me your name?”