Chapter XIII
“I had the tea-tray in my hand. I thought I would come back for the key. Then I forgot.” “Has the outer door a spring lock?” “No, sir.”
The Adventure of the Empty House
Chapter XIII
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“I
had
the
tea-tray
in
my
hand.
I
thought
I
would
come
back
for
the
key.
Then
I
forgot.”
“Has
the
outer
door
a
spring
lock?”
“No,
sir.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“I
had
the
tea-tray
in
my
hand.
Line 2
I
thought
I
would
come
back
for
the
key.
Line 3
Then
I
forgot.”
Line 4
“Has
the
outer
door
a
spring
lock?”
Line 5
“No,
sir.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought I would come back for the key.”
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I had the tea-tray in my hand.”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““Has the outer door a spring lock?””
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought I would come back for the key.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I thought I would come back for the key.”
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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 “Has the outer door a spring lock?”
back
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From this reading I thought I would come back for the key.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought I would come back for the key.
door
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From this reading “Has the outer door a spring lock?”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I thought I would come back for the key.
forgot
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From this reading Then I forgot.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I had the tea-tray in my hand.
hand
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From this reading “I had the tea-tray in my hand.
Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Has the outer door a spring lock?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I had the tea-tray in my hand.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I had the tea-tray in my hand.
key
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From this reading I thought I would come back for the key.
lock
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From this reading “Has the outer door a spring lock?”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I had the tea-tray in my hand.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No, sir.”
outer
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From this reading “Has the outer door a spring lock?”
sir
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From this reading “No, sir.”
spring
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From this reading “Has the outer door a spring lock?”
tea-tray
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From this reading “I had the tea-tray in my hand.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I had the tea-tray in my hand.
Then
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From this reading Then I forgot.”
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought I would come back for the key.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I thought I would come back for the key.