Chapter XXIV
"Oh, nothing," Maggie answered. "Nothing particular, but you didn't hear him ringing in the night?" "Ringing? No! What time?"
Clayhanger
Chapter XXIV
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"Oh,
nothing,"
Maggie
answered.
"Nothing
particular,
but
you
didn't
hear
him
ringing
in
the
night?"
"Ringing?
No!
What
time?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Oh,
nothing,"
Maggie
answered.
Line 2
"Nothing
particular,
but
you
didn't
hear
him
ringing
in
the
night?"
Line 3
"Ringing?
Line 4
No!
/noʊ/
Line 5
What
time?"
/wʌt time/
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 “"Oh, nothing," Maggie answered.”
Hear
noun
US /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Nothing particular, but you didn't hear him ringing in the night?"”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"Oh, nothing," Maggie answered.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What time?"”
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answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Oh, nothing," Maggie answered.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Nothing particular, but you didn't hear him ringing in the night?"
didn't
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From this reading "Nothing particular, but you didn't hear him ringing in the night?"
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Nothing particular, but you didn't hear him ringing in the night?"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Nothing particular, but you didn't hear him ringing in the night?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Nothing particular, but you didn't hear him ringing in the night?"
Maggie
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From this reading "Oh, nothing," Maggie answered.
night
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From this reading "Nothing particular, but you didn't hear him ringing in the night?"
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No!
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Oh, nothing," Maggie answered.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, nothing," Maggie answered.
particular
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From this reading "Nothing particular, but you didn't hear him ringing in the night?"
ringing
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From this reading "Nothing particular, but you didn't hear him ringing in the night?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Nothing particular, but you didn't hear him ringing in the night?"
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What time?"
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What time?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Nothing particular, but you didn't hear him ringing in the night?"