Chapter XXXVIII
“Yes; from Diana Leyton. Do you object?” “No; only, how do you think it got back to you from here so quickly?” He said dully: “I don’t know. By post, I suppose.”
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Chapter XXXVIII
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“Yes;
from
Diana
Leyton.
Do
you
object?”
“No;
only,
how
do
you
think
it
got
back
to
you
from
here
so
quickly?”
He
said
dully:
“I
don’t
know.
By
post,
I
suppose.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Yes;
from
Diana
Leyton.
Line 2
Do
you
object?”
Line 3
“No;
only,
how
do
you
think
it
got
back
to
you
from
here
so
quickly?”
Line 4
He
said
dully:
“I
don’t
know.
Line 5
By
post,
I
suppose.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““No; only, how do you think it got back to you from here so quickly?””
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He said dully: “I don’t know.”
Suppose
noun
US /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “By post, I suppose.””
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““No; only, how do you think it got back to you from here so quickly?””
All words in this reading · 27
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back
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From this reading “No; only, how do you think it got back to you from here so quickly?”
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By post, I suppose.”
Diana
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From this reading “Yes; from Diana Leyton.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you object?”
don't
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From this reading He said dully: “I don’t know.
dully
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From this reading He said dully: “I don’t know.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Yes; from Diana Leyton.
got
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From this reading “No; only, how do you think it got back to you from here so quickly?”
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He said dully: “I don’t know.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No; only, how do you think it got back to you from here so quickly?”
how
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From this reading “No; only, how do you think it got back to you from here so quickly?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He said dully: “I don’t know.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “No; only, how do you think it got back to you from here so quickly?”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He said dully: “I don’t know.
Leyton
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From this reading “Yes; from Diana Leyton.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No; only, how do you think it got back to you from here so quickly?”
object
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From this reading Do you object?”
only
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From this reading “No; only, how do you think it got back to you from here so quickly?”
post
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From this reading By post, I suppose.”
quickly
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From this reading “No; only, how do you think it got back to you from here so quickly?”
said
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From this reading He said dully: “I don’t know.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “No; only, how do you think it got back to you from here so quickly?”
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading By post, I suppose.”
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No; only, how do you think it got back to you from here so quickly?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “No; only, how do you think it got back to you from here so quickly?”
Yes
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From this reading “Yes; from Diana Leyton.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you object?”