Chapter XV
Heartsick with longing for Gerard, she opened her front door. A maidservant met her in the hall. “Has your master come home?” “He has been in and gone out again, ma’am. He told me to let you have this note when you arrived.”
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Chapter XV
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Heartsick
with
longing
for
Gerard,
she
opened
her
front
door.
A
maidservant
met
her
in
the
hall.
“Has
your
master
come
home?”
“He
has
been
in
and
gone
out
again,
ma’am.
He
told
me
to
let
you
have
this
note
when
you
arrived.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Heartsick
with
longing
for
Gerard,
she
opened
her
front
door.
Line 2
A
maidservant
met
her
in
the
hall.
Line 3
“Has
your
master
come
home?”
Line 4
“He
has
been
in
and
gone
out
again,
ma’am.
Line 5
He
told
me
to
let
you
have
this
note
when
you
arrived.”
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 ““He has been in and gone out again, ma’am.”
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““He has been in and gone out again, ma’am.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Has your master come home?””
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““Has your master come home?””
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He told me to let you have this note when you arrived.””
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “He told me to let you have this note when you arrived.””
Told
noun
US /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He told me to let you have this note when you arrived.””
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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 A maidservant met her in the hall.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He has been in and gone out again, ma’am.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “He has been in and gone out again, ma’am.
arrived
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From this reading He told me to let you have this note when you arrived.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He has been in and gone out again, ma’am.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Has your master come home?”
door
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From this reading Heartsick with longing for Gerard, she opened her front door.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Heartsick with longing for Gerard, she opened her front door.
front
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From this reading Heartsick with longing for Gerard, she opened her front door.
Gerard
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From this reading Heartsick with longing for Gerard, she opened her front door.
gone
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From this reading “He has been in and gone out again, ma’am.
hall
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From this reading A maidservant met her in the hall.
Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Has your master come home?”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He told me to let you have this note when you arrived.”
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He has been in and gone out again, ma’am.
Heartsick
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From this reading Heartsick with longing for Gerard, she opened her front door.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Heartsick with longing for Gerard, she opened her front door.
home
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From this reading “Has your master come home?”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A maidservant met her in the hall.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He told me to let you have this note when you arrived.”
longing
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From this reading Heartsick with longing for Gerard, she opened her front door.
ma'am
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From this reading “He has been in and gone out again, ma’am.
maidservant
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From this reading A maidservant met her in the hall.
master
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From this reading “Has your master come home?”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He told me to let you have this note when you arrived.”
met
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From this reading A maidservant met her in the hall.
note
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From this reading He told me to let you have this note when you arrived.”
opened
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From this reading Heartsick with longing for Gerard, she opened her front door.
out
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From this reading “He has been in and gone out again, ma’am.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Heartsick with longing for Gerard, she opened her front door.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A maidservant met her in the hall.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He told me to let you have this note when you arrived.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He told me to let you have this note when you arrived.”
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He told me to let you have this note when you arrived.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He told me to let you have this note when you arrived.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Heartsick with longing for Gerard, she opened her front door.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He told me to let you have this note when you arrived.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Has your master come home?”