Chapter XL
“That’ll be bad for Miss Gyp, sir.” “Bad, yes—terrible.” And later: “D’you think it means he’s dead, sir?” Winton answered sombrely: “God knows, Markey! We must hope for the best.”
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“That’ll
be
bad
for
Miss
Gyp,
sir.”
“Bad,
yes—terrible.”
And
later:
“D’you
think
it
means
he’s
dead,
sir?”
Winton
answered
sombrely:
“God
knows,
Markey!
We
must
hope
for
the
best.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“That’ll
be
bad
for
Miss
Gyp,
sir.”
Line 2
“Bad,
yes—terrible.”
Line 3
And
later:
“D’you
think
it
means
he’s
dead,
sir?”
Line 4
Winton
answered
sombrely:
“God
knows,
Markey!
Line 5
We
must
hope
for
the
best.”
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 “Winton answered sombrely: “God knows, Markey!”
Dead
noun
US /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And later: “D’you think it means he’s dead, sir?””
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “We must hope for the best.””
Terrible
noun
US /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Bad, yes—terrible.””
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And later: “D’you think it means he’s dead, sir?””
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And later: “D’you think it means he’s dead, sir?”
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Winton answered sombrely: “God knows, Markey!
bad
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From this reading “That’ll be bad for Miss Gyp, sir.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “That’ll be bad for Miss Gyp, sir.”
best
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From this reading We must hope for the best.”
D'you
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From this reading And later: “D’you think it means he’s dead, sir?”
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And later: “D’you think it means he’s dead, sir?”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “That’ll be bad for Miss Gyp, sir.”
God
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From this reading Winton answered sombrely: “God knows, Markey!
Gyp
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From this reading “That’ll be bad for Miss Gyp, sir.”
he's
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From this reading And later: “D’you think it means he’s dead, sir?”
hope
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From this reading We must hope for the best.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And later: “D’you think it means he’s dead, sir?”
knows
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From this reading Winton answered sombrely: “God knows, Markey!
later
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From this reading And later: “D’you think it means he’s dead, sir?”
Markey
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From this reading Winton answered sombrely: “God knows, Markey!
means
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From this reading And later: “D’you think it means he’s dead, sir?”
Miss
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From this reading “That’ll be bad for Miss Gyp, sir.”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must hope for the best.”
sir
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From this reading “That’ll be bad for Miss Gyp, sir.”
sombrely
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From this reading Winton answered sombrely: “God knows, Markey!
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Bad, yes—terrible.”
That'll
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From this reading “That’ll be bad for Miss Gyp, sir.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We must hope for the best.”
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And later: “D’you think it means he’s dead, sir?”
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must hope for the best.”
Winton
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From this reading Winton answered sombrely: “God knows, Markey!
yes
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From this reading “Bad, yes—terrible.”