Chapter III
It was the maid with a telegram. Holmes tore it open and burst out laughing. “Well, well! What next?” said he. “Brother Mycroft is coming round.”
His Last Bow
Chapter III
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It
was
the
maid
with
a
telegram.
Holmes
tore
it
open
and
burst
out
laughing.
“Well,
well!
What
next?”
said
he.
“Brother
Mycroft
is
coming
round.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
It
was
the
maid
with
a
telegram.
Line 2
Holmes
tore
it
open
and
burst
out
laughing.
Line 3
“Well,
well!
Line 4
What
next?”
said
he.
Line 5
“Brother
Mycroft
is
coming
round.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Next
noun
US /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What next?” said he.”
Open
verb
US /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Holmes tore it open and burst out laughing.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, well!”
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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 It was the maid with a telegram.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Holmes tore it open and burst out laughing.
Brother
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From this reading “Brother Mycroft is coming round.”
burst
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From this reading Holmes tore it open and burst out laughing.
coming
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From this reading “Brother Mycroft is coming round.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What next?” said he.
Holmes
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From this reading Holmes tore it open and burst out laughing.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Brother Mycroft is coming round.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the maid with a telegram.
laughing
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From this reading Holmes tore it open and burst out laughing.
maid
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From this reading It was the maid with a telegram.
Mycroft
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From this reading “Brother Mycroft is coming round.”
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What next?” said he.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Holmes tore it open and burst out laughing.
out
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From this reading Holmes tore it open and burst out laughing.
round
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From this reading “Brother Mycroft is coming round.”
said
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From this reading What next?” said he.
telegram
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From this reading It was the maid with a telegram.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the maid with a telegram.
tore
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From this reading Holmes tore it open and burst out laughing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the maid with a telegram.
Well
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From this reading “Well, well!
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What next?” said he.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was the maid with a telegram.