Chapter XXXVIII
A DISCOURAGING CONFESSION. As soon as the quartermaster was in Lord Glenarvan's presence his custodians retired. "You desired to speak to me, Ayrton?" said Glenarvan. "Yes, my lord," replied he. "To me alone?"
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A
DISCOURAGING
CONFESSION.
As
soon
as
the
quartermaster
was
in
Lord
Glenarvan's
presence
his
custodians
retired.
"You
desired
to
speak
to
me,
Ayrton?"
said
Glenarvan.
"Yes,
my
lord,"
replied
he.
"To
me
alone?"
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In Search of the Castaways — A Romantic Narrative of the
Chapter XXXVIII
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Line 1
A
DISCOURAGING
CONFESSION.
Line 2
As
soon
as
the
quartermaster
was
in
Lord
Glenarvan's
presence
his
custodians
retired.
Line 3
"You
desired
to
speak
to
me,
Ayrton?"
said
Glenarvan.
Line 4
"Yes,
my
lord,"
replied
he.
Line 5
"To
me
alone?"
/tuː miː alone/
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Alone
noun
US /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"To me alone?"”
Quartermaster
noun
US /ˈquartermaster/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “As soon as the quartermaster was in Lord Glenarvan's presence his custodians retired.”
Replied
noun
US /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, my lord," replied he.”
Retired
verb
US /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading “As soon as the quartermaster was in Lord Glenarvan's presence his custodians retired.”
Soon
noun
US /soon/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As soon as the quartermaster was in Lord Glenarvan's presence his custodians retired.”
Speak
noun
US /speak/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You desired to speak to me, Ayrton?" said Glenarvan.”
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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 DISCOURAGING CONFESSION.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "To me alone?"
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as the quartermaster was in Lord Glenarvan's presence his custodians retired.
Ayrton
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From this reading "You desired to speak to me, Ayrton?" said Glenarvan.
CONFESSION
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From this reading A DISCOURAGING CONFESSION.
custodians
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From this reading As soon as the quartermaster was in Lord Glenarvan's presence his custodians retired.
desired
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From this reading "You desired to speak to me, Ayrton?" said Glenarvan.
DISCOURAGING
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From this reading A DISCOURAGING CONFESSION.
Glenarvan
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From this reading "You desired to speak to me, Ayrton?" said Glenarvan.
Glenarvan's
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From this reading As soon as the quartermaster was in Lord Glenarvan's presence his custodians retired.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes, my lord," replied he.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As soon as the quartermaster was in Lord Glenarvan's presence his custodians retired.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As soon as the quartermaster was in Lord Glenarvan's presence his custodians retired.
Lord
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From this reading As soon as the quartermaster was in Lord Glenarvan's presence his custodians retired.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You desired to speak to me, Ayrton?" said Glenarvan.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Yes, my lord," replied he.
presence
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From this reading As soon as the quartermaster was in Lord Glenarvan's presence his custodians retired.
quartermasternounUS /ˈquartermaster/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As soon as the quartermaster was in Lord Glenarvan's presence his custodians retired.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, my lord," replied he.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading As soon as the quartermaster was in Lord Glenarvan's presence his custodians retired.
said
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From this reading "You desired to speak to me, Ayrton?" said Glenarvan.
soon
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From this reading As soon as the quartermaster was in Lord Glenarvan's presence his custodians retired.
speak
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From this reading "You desired to speak to me, Ayrton?" said Glenarvan.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As soon as the quartermaster was in Lord Glenarvan's presence his custodians retired.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You desired to speak to me, Ayrton?" said Glenarvan.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As soon as the quartermaster was in Lord Glenarvan's presence his custodians retired.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, my lord," replied he.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You desired to speak to me, Ayrton?" said Glenarvan.