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Henry Esmond
Henry Esmond

Chapter XL

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“Does my mistress know of this?”
Esmond asked of Frank, as they walked along.
“My mother found the letter in the book, on the toilet-table.
She had writ it ere she had left home,” Frank said.
“Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Henry Esmond

Chapter XL

Reading 1/1039 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“Does my mistress know of this?”
Line 2
Esmond asked of Frank, as they walked along.
Line 3
“My mother found the letter in the book, on the toilet-table.
Line 4
She had writ it ere she had left home,” Frank said.
Line 5
“Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading ““Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away.”

Along preposition US /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading “Esmond asked of Frank, as they walked along.”

Asked noun US /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Esmond asked of Frank, as they walked along.”

Ere conjunction US /er/

an old word for “before”

From this reading “She had writ it ere she had left home,” Frank said.”

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““My mother found the letter in the book, on the toilet-table.”

Hand noun US /hand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Does my mistress know of this?””

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She had writ it ere she had left home,” Frank said.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away.”

Till preposition US /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading ““Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading ““Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away.”

Went noun US /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away.”

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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away.

alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Esmond asked of Frank, as they walked along.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading “Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Esmond asked of Frank, as they walked along.

askednounUS /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Esmond asked of Frank, as they walked along.

away

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away.

book

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “My mother found the letter in the book, on the toilet-table.

Doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Does my mistress know of this?”

door

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From this reading “Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away.

enter

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away.

ereconjunctionUS /er/

an old word for “before”

From this reading She had writ it ere she had left home,” Frank said.

Esmond

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From this reading Esmond asked of Frank, as they walked along.

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “My mother found the letter in the book, on the toilet-table.

Frank

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Esmond asked of Frank, as they walked along.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading She had writ it ere she had left home,” Frank said.

hand

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading “Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away.

home

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She had writ it ere she had left home,” Frank said.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading “My mother found the letter in the book, on the toilet-table.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She had writ it ere she had left home,” Frank said.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Does my mistress know of this?”

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She had writ it ere she had left home,” Frank said.

letter

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “My mother found the letter in the book, on the toilet-table.

met

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away.

mistress

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Does my mistress know of this?”

mother

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “My mother found the letter in the book, on the toilet-table.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “Does my mistress know of this?”

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Does my mistress know of this?”

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “My mother found the letter in the book, on the toilet-table.

said

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She had writ it ere she had left home,” Frank said.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She had writ it ere she had left home,” Frank said.

stairs

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “My mother found the letter in the book, on the toilet-table.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Esmond asked of Frank, as they walked along.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading “Does my mistress know of this?”

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away.

toilet-table

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “My mother found the letter in the book, on the toilet-table.

trying

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away.

walked

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Esmond asked of Frank, as they walked along.

wentnounUS /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading “Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away.

writ

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She had writ it ere she had left home,” Frank said.