Chapter IX
"Ingram," he said in a low tone, motioning me to close the door, "we have been betrayed!" "Betrayed? How?" I gasped. "A copy of the despatch you brought me last night reached the Quai d'Orsay at two o'clock this morning.
Her Majesty's Minister
Chapter IX
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"Ingram,"
he
said
in
a
low
tone,
motioning
me
to
close
the
door,
"we
have
been
betrayed!"
"Betrayed?
How?"
I
gasped.
"A
copy
of
the
despatch
you
brought
me
last
night
reached
the
Quai
d'Orsay
at
two
o'clock
this
morning.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Ingram,"
he
said
in
a
low
tone,
motioning
me
to
close
the
door,
"we
have
been
betrayed!"
Line 2
"Betrayed?
Line 3
How?"
Line 4
I
gasped.
Line 5
"A
copy
of
the
despatch
you
brought
me
last
night
reached
the
Quai
d'Orsay
at
two
o'clock
this
morning.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"Ingram," he said in a low tone, motioning me to close the door, "we have been betrayed!"”
Brought
noun
US /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"A copy of the despatch you brought me last night reached the Quai d'Orsay at two o'clock this morning.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Ingram," he said in a low tone, motioning me to close the door, "we have been betrayed!"”
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"A copy of the despatch you brought me last night reached the Quai d'Orsay at two o'clock this morning.”
Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"A copy of the despatch you brought me last night reached the Quai d'Orsay at two o'clock this morning.”
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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 "Ingram," he said in a low tone, motioning me to close the door, "we have been betrayed!"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "A copy of the despatch you brought me last night reached the Quai d'Orsay at two o'clock this morning.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Ingram," he said in a low tone, motioning me to close the door, "we have been betrayed!"
betrayed
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From this reading "Ingram," he said in a low tone, motioning me to close the door, "we have been betrayed!"
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "A copy of the despatch you brought me last night reached the Quai d'Orsay at two o'clock this morning.
close
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From this reading "Ingram," he said in a low tone, motioning me to close the door, "we have been betrayed!"
copy
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From this reading "A copy of the despatch you brought me last night reached the Quai d'Orsay at two o'clock this morning.
d'Orsay
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From this reading "A copy of the despatch you brought me last night reached the Quai d'Orsay at two o'clock this morning.
despatch
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From this reading "A copy of the despatch you brought me last night reached the Quai d'Orsay at two o'clock this morning.
door
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From this reading "Ingram," he said in a low tone, motioning me to close the door, "we have been betrayed!"
gasped
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From this reading I gasped.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Ingram," he said in a low tone, motioning me to close the door, "we have been betrayed!"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ingram," he said in a low tone, motioning me to close the door, "we have been betrayed!"
How
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From this reading How?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I gasped.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Ingram," he said in a low tone, motioning me to close the door, "we have been betrayed!"
Ingram
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From this reading "Ingram," he said in a low tone, motioning me to close the door, "we have been betrayed!"
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A copy of the despatch you brought me last night reached the Quai d'Orsay at two o'clock this morning.
low
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From this reading "Ingram," he said in a low tone, motioning me to close the door, "we have been betrayed!"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Ingram," he said in a low tone, motioning me to close the door, "we have been betrayed!"
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A copy of the despatch you brought me last night reached the Quai d'Orsay at two o'clock this morning.
motioning
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From this reading "Ingram," he said in a low tone, motioning me to close the door, "we have been betrayed!"
night
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From this reading "A copy of the despatch you brought me last night reached the Quai d'Orsay at two o'clock this morning.
o'clock
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From this reading "A copy of the despatch you brought me last night reached the Quai d'Orsay at two o'clock this morning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A copy of the despatch you brought me last night reached the Quai d'Orsay at two o'clock this morning.
Quai
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From this reading "A copy of the despatch you brought me last night reached the Quai d'Orsay at two o'clock this morning.
reached
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From this reading "A copy of the despatch you brought me last night reached the Quai d'Orsay at two o'clock this morning.
said
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From this reading "Ingram," he said in a low tone, motioning me to close the door, "we have been betrayed!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Ingram," he said in a low tone, motioning me to close the door, "we have been betrayed!"
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "A copy of the despatch you brought me last night reached the Quai d'Orsay at two o'clock this morning.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Ingram," he said in a low tone, motioning me to close the door, "we have been betrayed!"
tone
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From this reading "Ingram," he said in a low tone, motioning me to close the door, "we have been betrayed!"
two
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From this reading "A copy of the despatch you brought me last night reached the Quai d'Orsay at two o'clock this morning.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Ingram," he said in a low tone, motioning me to close the door, "we have been betrayed!"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "A copy of the despatch you brought me last night reached the Quai d'Orsay at two o'clock this morning.