Chapter XXI
Alban took Mrs. Ellmother at her word. “I am going to venture on a guess,” he said. “You have been with Miss de Sor to-night.” “Quite true, Mr. Morris.” “I am going to guess again.
"I Say No"
Chapter XXI
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Alban
took
Mrs.
Ellmother
at
her
word.
“I
am
going
to
venture
on
a
guess,”
he
said.
“You
have
been
with
Miss
de
Sor
to-night.”
“Quite
true,
Mr.
Morris.”
“I
am
going
to
guess
again.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Alban
took
Mrs.
Ellmother
at
her
word.
Line 2
“I
am
going
to
venture
on
a
guess,”
he
said.
Line 3
“You
have
been
with
Miss
de
Sor
to-night.”
Line 4
“Quite
true,
Mr.
Morris.”
Line 5
“I
am
going
to
guess
again.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I am going to guess again.”
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““You have been with Miss de Sor to-night.””
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““You have been with Miss de Sor to-night.””
Quite
noun
US /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Quite true, Mr. Morris.””
Took
noun
US /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Alban took Mrs. Ellmother at her word.”
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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 “I am going to venture on a guess,” he said.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am going to guess again.
Alban
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From this reading Alban took Mrs. Ellmother at her word.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am going to venture on a guess,” he said.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Alban took Mrs. Ellmother at her word.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “You have been with Miss de Sor to-night.”
de
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From this reading “You have been with Miss de Sor to-night.”
Ellmother
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From this reading Alban took Mrs. Ellmother at her word.
going
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From this reading “I am going to venture on a guess,” he said.
guess
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From this reading “I am going to venture on a guess,” he said.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have been with Miss de Sor to-night.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I am going to venture on a guess,” he said.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Alban took Mrs. Ellmother at her word.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am going to venture on a guess,” he said.
Miss
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From this reading “You have been with Miss de Sor to-night.”
Morris
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From this reading “Quite true, Mr. Morris.”
Mr
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From this reading “Quite true, Mr. Morris.”
Mrs
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From this reading Alban took Mrs. Ellmother at her word.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I am going to venture on a guess,” he said.
QuitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Quite true, Mr. Morris.”
said
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From this reading “I am going to venture on a guess,” he said.
Sor
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From this reading “You have been with Miss de Sor to-night.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I am going to venture on a guess,” he said.
to-night
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From this reading “You have been with Miss de Sor to-night.”
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alban took Mrs. Ellmother at her word.
true
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From this reading “Quite true, Mr. Morris.”
venture
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From this reading “I am going to venture on a guess,” he said.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “You have been with Miss de Sor to-night.”
word
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From this reading Alban took Mrs. Ellmother at her word.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You have been with Miss de Sor to-night.”