Chapter XV
Gyp nodded. Anything—anything! And when the maid was gone, she thought mechanically: ’A cup of hot tea! How quaint! What should it be but hot?’
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Chapter XV
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Gyp
nodded.
Anything—anything!
And
when
the
maid
was
gone,
she
thought
mechanically:
’A
cup
of
hot
tea!
How
quaint!
What
should
it
be
but
hot?’
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Gyp
nodded.
Line 2
Anything—anything!
Line 3
And
when
the
maid
was
gone,
she
thought
mechanically:
’A
cup
of
hot
tea!
Line 4
How
quaint!
Line 5
What
should
it
be
but
hot?’
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “Anything—anything!”
Mechanically
noun
US /ˈmechanically/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And when the maid was gone, she thought mechanically: ’A cup of hot tea!”
Nodded
noun
US /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Gyp nodded.”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And when the maid was gone, she thought mechanically: ’A cup of hot tea!”
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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 when the maid was gone, she thought mechanically: ’A cup of hot tea!
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And when the maid was gone, she thought mechanically: ’A cup of hot tea!
AnythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Anything—anything!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What should it be but hot?’
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading What should it be but hot?’
cup
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From this reading And when the maid was gone, she thought mechanically: ’A cup of hot tea!
gone
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Gyp
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From this reading Gyp nodded.
hot
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How
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From this reading How quaint!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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maid
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mechanically
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From this reading And when the maid was gone, she thought mechanically: ’A cup of hot tea!
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gyp nodded.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And when the maid was gone, she thought mechanically: ’A cup of hot tea!
quaint
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From this reading How quaint!
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And when the maid was gone, she thought mechanically: ’A cup of hot tea!
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading What should it be but hot?’
tea
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From this reading And when the maid was gone, she thought mechanically: ’A cup of hot tea!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And when the maid was gone, she thought mechanically: ’A cup of hot tea!
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when the maid was gone, she thought mechanically: ’A cup of hot tea!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And when the maid was gone, she thought mechanically: ’A cup of hot tea!
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What should it be but hot?’
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And when the maid was gone, she thought mechanically: ’A cup of hot tea!