Chapter X
“Who is he?” I asked. “The worst man in London,” Holmes answered, as he sat down and stretched his legs before the fire. “Is anything on the back of the card?” I turned it over.
The Adventure of the Empty House
Chapter X
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“Who
is
he?”
I
asked.
“The
worst
man
in
London,”
Holmes
answered,
as
he
sat
down
and
stretched
his
legs
before
the
fire.
“Is
anything
on
the
back
of
the
card?”
I
turned
it
over.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Who
is
he?”
/huː ɪz hiː/
Line 2
I
asked.
/aɪ asked/
Line 3
“The
worst
man
in
London,”
Holmes
answered,
as
he
sat
down
and
stretched
his
legs
before
the
fire.
Line 4
“Is
anything
on
the
back
of
the
card?”
Line 5
I
turned
it
over.
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 ““The worst man in London,” Holmes answered, as he sat down and stretched his legs before the fire.”
Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading ““Is anything on the back of the card?””
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I asked.”
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading ““The worst man in London,” Holmes answered, as he sat down and stretched his legs before the fire.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “I turned it over.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The worst man in London,” Holmes answered, as he sat down and stretched his legs before the fire.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The worst man in London,” Holmes answered, as he sat down and stretched his legs before the fire.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “Is anything on the back of the card?”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “The worst man in London,” Holmes answered, as he sat down and stretched his legs before the fire.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked.
back
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From this reading “Is anything on the back of the card?”
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The worst man in London,” Holmes answered, as he sat down and stretched his legs before the fire.
card
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From this reading “Is anything on the back of the card?”
down
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From this reading “The worst man in London,” Holmes answered, as he sat down and stretched his legs before the fire.
fire
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From this reading “The worst man in London,” Holmes answered, as he sat down and stretched his legs before the fire.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Who is he?”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “The worst man in London,” Holmes answered, as he sat down and stretched his legs before the fire.
Holmes
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From this reading “The worst man in London,” Holmes answered, as he sat down and stretched his legs before the fire.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “The worst man in London,” Holmes answered, as he sat down and stretched his legs before the fire.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Who is he?”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I turned it over.
legs
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From this reading “The worst man in London,” Holmes answered, as he sat down and stretched his legs before the fire.
London
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From this reading “The worst man in London,” Holmes answered, as he sat down and stretched his legs before the fire.
man
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From this reading “The worst man in London,” Holmes answered, as he sat down and stretched his legs before the fire.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Is anything on the back of the card?”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Is anything on the back of the card?”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I turned it over.
sat
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From this reading “The worst man in London,” Holmes answered, as he sat down and stretched his legs before the fire.
stretched
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From this reading “The worst man in London,” Holmes answered, as he sat down and stretched his legs before the fire.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The worst man in London,” Holmes answered, as he sat down and stretched his legs before the fire.
turned
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From this reading I turned it over.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Who is he?”
worst
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From this reading “The worst man in London,” Holmes answered, as he sat down and stretched his legs before the fire.