Chapter XXX
KEITH. [Letting go her arms] My God! If the police come--find me here--[He moves to the door] No, he wouldn't without seeing you first. He's sure to come. Watch him like a lynx.
Complete Plays of John Galsworthy
Chapter XXX
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KEITH.
[Letting
go
her
arms]
My
God!
If
the
police
come--find
me
here--[He
moves
to
the
door]
No,
he
wouldn't
without
seeing
you
first.
He's
sure
to
come.
Watch
him
like
a
lynx.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
KEITH.
Line 2
[Letting
go
her
arms]
My
God!
Line 3
If
the
police
come--find
me
here--[He
moves
to
the
door]
No,
he
wouldn't
without
seeing
you
first.
Line 4
He's
sure
to
come.
Line 5
Watch
him
like
a
lynx.
Learner Dictionary
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Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If the police come--find me here--[He moves to the door] No, he wouldn't without seeing you first.”
First
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If the police come--find me here--[He moves to the door] No, he wouldn't without seeing you first.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If the police come--find me here--[He moves to the door] No, he wouldn't without seeing you first.”
Seeing
noun
US /seeing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If the police come--find me here--[He moves to the door] No, he wouldn't without seeing you first.”
Sure
noun
US /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He's sure to come.”
Without
preposition
US /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “If the police come--find me here--[He moves to the door] No, he wouldn't without seeing you first.”
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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 Watch him like a lynx.
arms
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From this reading [Letting go her arms] My God!
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If the police come--find me here--[He moves to the door] No, he wouldn't without seeing you first.
door
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From this reading If the police come--find me here--[He moves to the door] No, he wouldn't without seeing you first.
find
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From this reading If the police come--find me here--[He moves to the door] No, he wouldn't without seeing you first.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If the police come--find me here--[He moves to the door] No, he wouldn't without seeing you first.
go
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From this reading [Letting go her arms] My God!
God
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From this reading [Letting go her arms] My God!
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If the police come--find me here--[He moves to the door] No, he wouldn't without seeing you first.
He's
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From this reading He's sure to come.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading [Letting go her arms] My God!
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If the police come--find me here--[He moves to the door] No, he wouldn't without seeing you first.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Watch him like a lynx.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the police come--find me here--[He moves to the door] No, he wouldn't without seeing you first.
KEITH
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From this reading KEITH.
Letting
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From this reading [Letting go her arms] My God!
like
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From this reading Watch him like a lynx.
lynx
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From this reading Watch him like a lynx.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If the police come--find me here--[He moves to the door] No, he wouldn't without seeing you first.
moves
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From this reading If the police come--find me here--[He moves to the door] No, he wouldn't without seeing you first.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading [Letting go her arms] My God!
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading If the police come--find me here--[He moves to the door] No, he wouldn't without seeing you first.
police
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From this reading If the police come--find me here--[He moves to the door] No, he wouldn't without seeing you first.
seeing
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From this reading If the police come--find me here--[He moves to the door] No, he wouldn't without seeing you first.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He's sure to come.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If the police come--find me here--[He moves to the door] No, he wouldn't without seeing you first.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If the police come--find me here--[He moves to the door] No, he wouldn't without seeing you first.
Watch
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From this reading Watch him like a lynx.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading If the police come--find me here--[He moves to the door] No, he wouldn't without seeing you first.
wouldn't
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From this reading If the police come--find me here--[He moves to the door] No, he wouldn't without seeing you first.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If the police come--find me here--[He moves to the door] No, he wouldn't without seeing you first.