Chapter IV
"But perhaps I shall get my jewellery back." "What makes you think that?" "There's always the chance, isn't there? And I believe I have a clue, as they call it, an indefinite one but something to work from, perhaps." "What is that?"
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Chapter IV
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"But
perhaps
I
shall
get
my
jewellery
back."
"What
makes
you
think
that?"
"There's
always
the
chance,
isn't
there?
And
I
believe
I
have
a
clue,
as
they
call
it,
an
indefinite
one
but
something
to
work
from,
perhaps."
"What
is
that?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"But
perhaps
I
shall
get
my
jewellery
back."
Line 2
"What
makes
you
think
that?"
Line 3
"There's
always
the
chance,
isn't
there?
Line 4
And
I
believe
I
have
a
clue,
as
they
call
it,
an
indefinite
one
but
something
to
work
from,
perhaps."
Line 5
"What
is
that?"
/wʌt ɪz ðæt/
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Believe
noun
US /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And I believe I have a clue, as they call it, an indefinite one but something to work from, perhaps."”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And I believe I have a clue, as they call it, an indefinite one but something to work from, perhaps."”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “And I believe I have a clue, as they call it, an indefinite one but something to work from, perhaps."”
Perhaps
noun
US /perhaps/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But perhaps I shall get my jewellery back."”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"But perhaps I shall get my jewellery back."”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “And I believe I have a clue, as they call it, an indefinite one but something to work from, perhaps."”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What makes you think that?"”
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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 And I believe I have a clue, as they call it, an indefinite one but something to work from, perhaps."
always
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From this reading "There's always the chance, isn't there?
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And I believe I have a clue, as they call it, an indefinite one but something to work from, perhaps."
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I believe I have a clue, as they call it, an indefinite one but something to work from, perhaps."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And I believe I have a clue, as they call it, an indefinite one but something to work from, perhaps."
back
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From this reading "But perhaps I shall get my jewellery back."
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And I believe I have a clue, as they call it, an indefinite one but something to work from, perhaps."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But perhaps I shall get my jewellery back."
call
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From this reading And I believe I have a clue, as they call it, an indefinite one but something to work from, perhaps."
chance
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From this reading "There's always the chance, isn't there?
clue
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From this reading And I believe I have a clue, as they call it, an indefinite one but something to work from, perhaps."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And I believe I have a clue, as they call it, an indefinite one but something to work from, perhaps."
get
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From this reading "But perhaps I shall get my jewellery back."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And I believe I have a clue, as they call it, an indefinite one but something to work from, perhaps."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But perhaps I shall get my jewellery back."
indefinite
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From this reading And I believe I have a clue, as they call it, an indefinite one but something to work from, perhaps."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is that?"
isn't
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From this reading "There's always the chance, isn't there?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And I believe I have a clue, as they call it, an indefinite one but something to work from, perhaps."
jewellery
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From this reading "But perhaps I shall get my jewellery back."
makes
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From this reading "What makes you think that?"
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "But perhaps I shall get my jewellery back."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And I believe I have a clue, as they call it, an indefinite one but something to work from, perhaps."
perhaps
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From this reading "But perhaps I shall get my jewellery back."
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "But perhaps I shall get my jewellery back."
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading And I believe I have a clue, as they call it, an indefinite one but something to work from, perhaps."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What makes you think that?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There's always the chance, isn't there?
there
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From this reading "There's always the chance, isn't there?
There's
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From this reading "There's always the chance, isn't there?
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And I believe I have a clue, as they call it, an indefinite one but something to work from, perhaps."
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What makes you think that?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And I believe I have a clue, as they call it, an indefinite one but something to work from, perhaps."
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What makes you think that?"
work
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From this reading And I believe I have a clue, as they call it, an indefinite one but something to work from, perhaps."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What makes you think that?"