Chapter VIII
Macbean took the telegram and hesitated. "Well? What are you waiting there for? Haven't you had your dinner-- eh?" "Yes, I have had my dinner, Mr Morgan-Mason," was the young man's quick reply, his anger rising.
Behind the Throne
Chapter VIII
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Macbean
took
the
telegram
and
hesitated.
"Well?
What
are
you
waiting
there
for?
Haven't
you
had
your
dinner--
eh?"
"Yes,
I
have
had
my
dinner,
Mr
Morgan-Mason,"
was
the
young
man's
quick
reply,
his
anger
rising.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Macbean
took
the
telegram
and
hesitated.
Line 2
"Well?
Line 3
What
are
you
waiting
there
for?
Line 4
Haven't
you
had
your
dinner--
eh?"
Line 5
"Yes,
I
have
had
my
dinner,
Mr
Morgan-Mason,"
was
the
young
man's
quick
reply,
his
anger
rising.
Learner Dictionary
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Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Yes, I have had my dinner, Mr Morgan-Mason," was the young man's quick reply, his anger rising.”
Took
noun
US /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Macbean took the telegram and hesitated.”
Waiting
noun
US /ˈwaiting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “What are you waiting there for?”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well?”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Macbean took the telegram and hesitated.
anger
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From this reading "Yes, I have had my dinner, Mr Morgan-Mason," was the young man's quick reply, his anger rising.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What are you waiting there for?
dinner
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From this reading Haven't you had your dinner-- eh?"
eh
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From this reading Haven't you had your dinner-- eh?"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What are you waiting there for?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Haven't you had your dinner-- eh?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Yes, I have had my dinner, Mr Morgan-Mason," was the young man's quick reply, his anger rising.
Haven't
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From this reading Haven't you had your dinner-- eh?"
hesitated
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From this reading Macbean took the telegram and hesitated.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, I have had my dinner, Mr Morgan-Mason," was the young man's quick reply, his anger rising.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, I have had my dinner, Mr Morgan-Mason," was the young man's quick reply, his anger rising.
Macbean
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From this reading Macbean took the telegram and hesitated.
man's
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From this reading "Yes, I have had my dinner, Mr Morgan-Mason," was the young man's quick reply, his anger rising.
Morgan-Mason
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From this reading "Yes, I have had my dinner, Mr Morgan-Mason," was the young man's quick reply, his anger rising.
Mr
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From this reading "Yes, I have had my dinner, Mr Morgan-Mason," was the young man's quick reply, his anger rising.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Yes, I have had my dinner, Mr Morgan-Mason," was the young man's quick reply, his anger rising.
quick
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From this reading "Yes, I have had my dinner, Mr Morgan-Mason," was the young man's quick reply, his anger rising.
reply
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From this reading "Yes, I have had my dinner, Mr Morgan-Mason," was the young man's quick reply, his anger rising.
rising
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From this reading "Yes, I have had my dinner, Mr Morgan-Mason," was the young man's quick reply, his anger rising.
telegram
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From this reading Macbean took the telegram and hesitated.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Macbean took the telegram and hesitated.
there
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From this reading What are you waiting there for?
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Macbean took the telegram and hesitated.
waiting
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From this reading What are you waiting there for?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes, I have had my dinner, Mr Morgan-Mason," was the young man's quick reply, his anger rising.
Well
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From this reading "Well?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What are you waiting there for?
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, I have had my dinner, Mr Morgan-Mason," was the young man's quick reply, his anger rising.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What are you waiting there for?
young
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From this reading "Yes, I have had my dinner, Mr Morgan-Mason," was the young man's quick reply, his anger rising.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Haven't you had your dinner-- eh?"