Chapter VIII
"Did you see who that was?" he asked in a low tone. "I did not recognize him," Anna answered. "I supposed that he took off his hat to you." "It was Cheveney!" he said slowly. "Cheveney!" she repeated.
Anna the Adventuress
Chapter VIII
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"Did
you
see
who
that
was?"
he
asked
in
a
low
tone.
"I
did
not
recognize
him,"
Anna
answered.
"I
supposed
that
he
took
off
his
hat
to
you."
"It
was
Cheveney!"
he
said
slowly.
"Cheveney!"
she
repeated.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Did
you
see
who
that
was?"
he
asked
in
a
low
tone.
Line 2
"I
did
not
recognize
him,"
Anna
answered.
Line 3
"I
supposed
that
he
took
off
his
hat
to
you."
Line 4
"It
was
Cheveney!"
he
said
slowly.
Line 5
"Cheveney!"
she
repeated.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Answered
noun
US /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I did not recognize him," Anna answered.”
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Did you see who that was?" he asked in a low tone.”
Repeated
noun
US /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Cheveney!" she repeated.”
Took
noun
US /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I supposed that he took off his hat to you."”
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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 "Did you see who that was?" he asked in a low tone.
Anna
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From this reading "I did not recognize him," Anna answered.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I did not recognize him," Anna answered.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Did you see who that was?" he asked in a low tone.
Cheveney
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From this reading "It was Cheveney!" he said slowly.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you see who that was?" he asked in a low tone.
hat
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From this reading "I supposed that he took off his hat to you."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Did you see who that was?" he asked in a low tone.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I did not recognize him," Anna answered.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I supposed that he took off his hat to you."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I did not recognize him," Anna answered.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Did you see who that was?" he asked in a low tone.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was Cheveney!" he said slowly.
low
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From this reading "Did you see who that was?" he asked in a low tone.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I did not recognize him," Anna answered.
off
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From this reading "I supposed that he took off his hat to you."
recognize
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From this reading "I did not recognize him," Anna answered.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Cheveney!" she repeated.
said
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From this reading "It was Cheveney!" he said slowly.
see
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From this reading "Did you see who that was?" he asked in a low tone.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Cheveney!" she repeated.
slowly
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From this reading "It was Cheveney!" he said slowly.
supposed
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From this reading "I supposed that he took off his hat to you."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Did you see who that was?" he asked in a low tone.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I supposed that he took off his hat to you."
tone
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From this reading "Did you see who that was?" he asked in a low tone.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I supposed that he took off his hat to you."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Did you see who that was?" he asked in a low tone.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Did you see who that was?" he asked in a low tone.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you see who that was?" he asked in a low tone.