Chapter II
“Oh, I don’t know. I just came over for a lark. I haven’t got long.” Here there was a pause, and Lord Lambeth began again. “But Mr. Westgate will come down here, will not he?”
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Chapter II
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“Oh,
I
don’t
know.
I
just
came
over
for
a
lark.
I
haven’t
got
long.”
Here
there
was
a
pause,
and
Lord
Lambeth
began
again.
“But
Mr.
Westgate
will
come
down
here,
will
not
he?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Oh,
I
don’t
know.
Line 2
I
just
came
over
for
a
lark.
Line 3
I
haven’t
got
long.”
Line 4
Here
there
was
a
pause,
and
Lord
Lambeth
began
again.
Line 5
“But
Mr.
Westgate
will
come
down
here,
will
not
he?”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here there was a pause, and Lord Lambeth began again.”
Began
noun
US /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here there was a pause, and Lord Lambeth began again.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““But Mr. Westgate will come down here, will not he?””
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here there was a pause, and Lord Lambeth began again.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oh, I don’t know.”
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I haven’t got long.””
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “I just came over for a lark.”
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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 just came over for a lark.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here there was a pause, and Lord Lambeth began again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here there was a pause, and Lord Lambeth began again.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here there was a pause, and Lord Lambeth began again.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But Mr. Westgate will come down here, will not he?”
came
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From this reading I just came over for a lark.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But Mr. Westgate will come down here, will not he?”
don't
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From this reading “Oh, I don’t know.
down
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From this reading “But Mr. Westgate will come down here, will not he?”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I just came over for a lark.
got
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From this reading I haven’t got long.”
haven't
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From this reading I haven’t got long.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “But Mr. Westgate will come down here, will not he?”
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here there was a pause, and Lord Lambeth began again.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, I don’t know.
just
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From this reading I just came over for a lark.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, I don’t know.
Lambeth
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From this reading Here there was a pause, and Lord Lambeth began again.
lark
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From this reading I just came over for a lark.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I haven’t got long.”
Lord
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From this reading Here there was a pause, and Lord Lambeth began again.
Mr
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From this reading “But Mr. Westgate will come down here, will not he?”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “But Mr. Westgate will come down here, will not he?”
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, I don’t know.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I just came over for a lark.
pause
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From this reading Here there was a pause, and Lord Lambeth began again.
there
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From this reading Here there was a pause, and Lord Lambeth began again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here there was a pause, and Lord Lambeth began again.
Westgate
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From this reading “But Mr. Westgate will come down here, will not he?”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “But Mr. Westgate will come down here, will not he?”