Chapter XXXVII
EXIT MR. GLOVER. Turk regarded me with surprise. 'An early visitor, Chris,' he said. 'Yes,' I answered; 'I have come on some very particular business.
Jessie Trim
Chapter XXXVII
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EXIT
MR.
GLOVER.
Turk
regarded
me
with
surprise.
'An
early
visitor,
Chris,'
he
said.
'Yes,'
I
answered;
'I
have
come
on
some
very
particular
business.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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EXIT
MR.
Line 2
GLOVER.
Line 3
Turk
regarded
me
with
surprise.
Line 4
'An
early
visitor,
Chris,'
he
said.
Line 5
'Yes,'
I
answered;
'I
have
come
on
some
very
particular
business.
Learner Dictionary
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Answered
noun
US /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “'Yes,' I answered; 'I have come on some very particular business.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Yes,' I answered; 'I have come on some very particular business.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “'Yes,' I answered; 'I have come on some very particular business.”
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AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading 'An early visitor, Chris,' he said.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'Yes,' I answered; 'I have come on some very particular business.
business
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From this reading 'Yes,' I answered; 'I have come on some very particular business.
Chris
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From this reading 'An early visitor, Chris,' he said.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Yes,' I answered; 'I have come on some very particular business.
early
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From this reading 'An early visitor, Chris,' he said.
EXIT
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From this reading EXIT MR.
GLOVER
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From this reading GLOVER.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'Yes,' I answered; 'I have come on some very particular business.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'An early visitor, Chris,' he said.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Yes,' I answered; 'I have come on some very particular business.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Turk regarded me with surprise.
MR
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From this reading EXIT MR.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'Yes,' I answered; 'I have come on some very particular business.
particular
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From this reading 'Yes,' I answered; 'I have come on some very particular business.
regarded
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From this reading Turk regarded me with surprise.
said
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From this reading 'An early visitor, Chris,' he said.
some
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From this reading 'Yes,' I answered; 'I have come on some very particular business.
surprise
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From this reading Turk regarded me with surprise.
Turk
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From this reading Turk regarded me with surprise.
very
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From this reading 'Yes,' I answered; 'I have come on some very particular business.
visitor
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From this reading 'An early visitor, Chris,' he said.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Turk regarded me with surprise.
Yes
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From this reading 'Yes,' I answered; 'I have come on some very particular business.