Chapter XI
"He burned my photograph!" "Yes, sir. I think it was yours, sir--but of course I can't be quite positive." "And what else?" "Mr. Winton said something, whereupon all of them glanced at the door and then at the window.
Hushed Up! A Mystery of London
Chapter XI
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"He
burned
my
photograph!"
"Yes,
sir.
I
think
it
was
yours,
sir--but
of
course
I
can't
be
quite
positive."
"And
what
else?"
"Mr.
Winton
said
something,
whereupon
all
of
them
glanced
at
the
door
and
then
at
the
window.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"He
burned
my
photograph!"
Line 2
"Yes,
sir.
Line 3
I
think
it
was
yours,
sir--but
of
course
I
can't
be
quite
positive."
Line 4
"And
what
else?"
Line 5
"Mr.
Winton
said
something,
whereupon
all
of
them
glanced
at
the
door
and
then
at
the
window.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Course
noun
US /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think it was yours, sir--but of course I can't be quite positive."”
Quite
noun
US /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think it was yours, sir--but of course I can't be quite positive."”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"Mr. Winton said something, whereupon all of them glanced at the door and then at the window.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think it was yours, sir--but of course I can't be quite positive."”
Yours
pronoun
US /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “I think it was yours, sir--but of course I can't be quite positive."”
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all
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From this reading "Mr. Winton said something, whereupon all of them glanced at the door and then at the window.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And what else?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Mr. Winton said something, whereupon all of them glanced at the door and then at the window.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I think it was yours, sir--but of course I can't be quite positive."
burned
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From this reading "He burned my photograph!"
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I think it was yours, sir--but of course I can't be quite positive."
can't
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From this reading I think it was yours, sir--but of course I can't be quite positive."
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think it was yours, sir--but of course I can't be quite positive."
door
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From this reading "Mr. Winton said something, whereupon all of them glanced at the door and then at the window.
else
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From this reading "And what else?"
glanced
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From this reading "Mr. Winton said something, whereupon all of them glanced at the door and then at the window.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He burned my photograph!"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think it was yours, sir--but of course I can't be quite positive."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I think it was yours, sir--but of course I can't be quite positive."
Mr
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From this reading "Mr. Winton said something, whereupon all of them glanced at the door and then at the window.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "He burned my photograph!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I think it was yours, sir--but of course I can't be quite positive."
photograph
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From this reading "He burned my photograph!"
positive
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From this reading I think it was yours, sir--but of course I can't be quite positive."
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think it was yours, sir--but of course I can't be quite positive."
said
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From this reading "Mr. Winton said something, whereupon all of them glanced at the door and then at the window.
sir
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From this reading "Yes, sir.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Mr. Winton said something, whereupon all of them glanced at the door and then at the window.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Mr. Winton said something, whereupon all of them glanced at the door and then at the window.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Mr. Winton said something, whereupon all of them glanced at the door and then at the window.
then
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From this reading "Mr. Winton said something, whereupon all of them glanced at the door and then at the window.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think it was yours, sir--but of course I can't be quite positive."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I think it was yours, sir--but of course I can't be quite positive."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "And what else?"
whereupon
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From this reading "Mr. Winton said something, whereupon all of them glanced at the door and then at the window.
window
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From this reading "Mr. Winton said something, whereupon all of them glanced at the door and then at the window.
Winton
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From this reading "Mr. Winton said something, whereupon all of them glanced at the door and then at the window.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, sir.
yourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading I think it was yours, sir--but of course I can't be quite positive."