Chapter XIX
“Isn’t it a shame!” he said. “They went off with his clothes. Even his socks.” “They seem to have,” said Mrs. Plumer, “whoever they were.” “Pure hold-up.
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Chapter XIX
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“Isn’t
it
a
shame!”
he
said.
“They
went
off
with
his
clothes.
Even
his
socks.”
“They
seem
to
have,”
said
Mrs.
Plumer,
“whoever
they
were.”
“Pure
hold-up.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Isn’t
it
a
shame!”
he
said.
Line 2
“They
went
off
with
his
clothes.
Line 3
Even
his
socks.”
Line 4
“They
seem
to
have,”
said
Mrs.
Plumer,
“whoever
they
were.”
Line 5
“Pure
hold-up.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Even
noun
US /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even his socks.””
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““They seem to have,” said Mrs. Plumer, “whoever they were.””
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““They went off with his clothes.”
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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 “Isn’t it a shame!” he said.
clothes
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From this reading “They went off with his clothes.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even his socks.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “They seem to have,” said Mrs. Plumer, “whoever they were.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Isn’t it a shame!” he said.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “They went off with his clothes.
hold-up
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From this reading “Pure hold-up.
Isn't
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From this reading “Isn’t it a shame!” he said.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Isn’t it a shame!” he said.
Mrs
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From this reading “They seem to have,” said Mrs. Plumer, “whoever they were.”
off
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From this reading “They went off with his clothes.
Plumer
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From this reading “They seem to have,” said Mrs. Plumer, “whoever they were.”
Pure
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From this reading “Pure hold-up.
said
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From this reading “Isn’t it a shame!” he said.
seem
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From this reading “They seem to have,” said Mrs. Plumer, “whoever they were.”
shame
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From this reading “Isn’t it a shame!” he said.
socks
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From this reading Even his socks.”
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They went off with his clothes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “They seem to have,” said Mrs. Plumer, “whoever they were.”
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They went off with his clothes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “They seem to have,” said Mrs. Plumer, “whoever they were.”
whoever
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From this reading “They seem to have,” said Mrs. Plumer, “whoever they were.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “They went off with his clothes.