Chapter X
“And what if there has been a search already? What if I find them in my room?” But here was his room. Nothing and no one in it. No one had peeped in.
Crime and Punishment
Chapter X
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“And
what
if
there
has
been
a
search
already?
What
if
I
find
them
in
my
room?”
But
here
was
his
room.
Nothing
and
no
one
in
it.
No
one
had
peeped
in.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“And
what
if
there
has
been
a
search
already?
Line 2
What
if
I
find
them
in
my
room?”
Line 3
But
here
was
his
room.
Line 4
Nothing
and
no
one
in
it.
/ˈnʌθɪŋ ənd noʊ wʌn ɪn ɪt/
Line 5
No
one
had
peeped
in.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Already
noun
US /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And what if there has been a search already?”
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““And what if there has been a search already?”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““And what if there has been a search already?”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But here was his room.”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing and no one in it.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Nothing and no one in it.”
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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 what if there has been a search already?
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And what if there has been a search already?
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And what if there has been a search already?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “And what if there has been a search already?
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But here was his room.
find
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From this reading What if I find them in my room?”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No one had peeped in.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And what if there has been a search already?
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But here was his room.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But here was his room.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What if I find them in my room?”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “And what if there has been a search already?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What if I find them in my room?”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Nothing and no one in it.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading What if I find them in my room?”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Nothing and no one in it.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing and no one in it.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Nothing and no one in it.
peeped
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From this reading No one had peeped in.
room
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From this reading What if I find them in my room?”
search
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From this reading “And what if there has been a search already?
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading What if I find them in my room?”
there
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From this reading “And what if there has been a search already?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But here was his room.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “And what if there has been a search already?