Chapter VI
She nodded. "Did that foreigner go down there while you were there?" "The Count?" "The No-Count." "No, of course not.
John Marvel, Assistant
Chapter VI
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She
nodded.
"Did
that
foreigner
go
down
there
while
you
were
there?"
"The
Count?"
"The
No-Count."
"No,
of
course
not.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
She
nodded.
/ʃiː nodded/
Line 2
"Did
that
foreigner
go
down
there
while
you
were
there?"
Line 3
"The
Count?"
Line 4
"The
No-Count."
Line 5
"No,
of
course
not.
/noʊ ʌv course nɑːt/
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 “"No, of course not.”
Nodded
noun
US /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She nodded.”
While
conjunction
US /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “"Did that foreigner go down there while you were there?"”
All words in this reading · 18
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Count
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From this reading "The Count?"
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No, of course not.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did that foreigner go down there while you were there?"
down
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From this reading "Did that foreigner go down there while you were there?"
foreigner
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From this reading "Did that foreigner go down there while you were there?"
go
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From this reading "Did that foreigner go down there while you were there?"
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No, of course not.
No-Count
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From this reading "The No-Count."
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She nodded.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "No, of course not.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "No, of course not.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She nodded.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Did that foreigner go down there while you were there?"
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The Count?"
there
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From this reading "Did that foreigner go down there while you were there?"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Did that foreigner go down there while you were there?"
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "Did that foreigner go down there while you were there?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did that foreigner go down there while you were there?"