Chapter VII
"Yes; I told them you would." "You did?" Mr. Leigh's eyes once more lit up with amusement. "Yes: you see they were robbed of every cent they had in the world, and they have not a cent left." "Oh! no, they were not robbed.
John Marvel, Assistant
Chapter VII
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"Yes;
I
told
them
you
would."
"You
did?"
Mr.
Leigh's
eyes
once
more
lit
up
with
amusement.
"Yes:
you
see
they
were
robbed
of
every
cent
they
had
in
the
world,
and
they
have
not
a
cent
left."
"Oh!
no,
they
were
not
robbed.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Yes;
I
told
them
you
would."
Line 2
"You
did?"
/juː dɪd/
Line 3
Mr.
Leigh's
eyes
once
more
lit
up
with
amusement.
Line 4
"Yes:
you
see
they
were
robbed
of
every
cent
they
had
in
the
world,
and
they
have
not
a
cent
left."
Line 5
"Oh!
no,
they
were
not
robbed.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Every
determiner
US /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “"Yes: you see they were robbed of every cent they had in the world, and they have not a cent left."”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Yes: you see they were robbed of every cent they had in the world, and they have not a cent left."”
Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes: you see they were robbed of every cent they had in the world, and they have not a cent left."”
Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Leigh's eyes once more lit up with amusement.”
Told
noun
US /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes; I told them you would."”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"Yes; I told them you would."”
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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 "Yes: you see they were robbed of every cent they had in the world, and they have not a cent left."
amusement
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From this reading Mr. Leigh's eyes once more lit up with amusement.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes: you see they were robbed of every cent they had in the world, and they have not a cent left."
cent
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From this reading "Yes: you see they were robbed of every cent they had in the world, and they have not a cent left."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "You did?"
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Yes: you see they were robbed of every cent they had in the world, and they have not a cent left."
eyes
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From this reading Mr. Leigh's eyes once more lit up with amusement.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Yes: you see they were robbed of every cent they had in the world, and they have not a cent left."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Yes: you see they were robbed of every cent they had in the world, and they have not a cent left."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes; I told them you would."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yes: you see they were robbed of every cent they had in the world, and they have not a cent left."
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes: you see they were robbed of every cent they had in the world, and they have not a cent left."
Leigh's
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From this reading Mr. Leigh's eyes once more lit up with amusement.
lit
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From this reading Mr. Leigh's eyes once more lit up with amusement.
more
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From this reading Mr. Leigh's eyes once more lit up with amusement.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Leigh's eyes once more lit up with amusement.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh! no, they were not robbed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Yes: you see they were robbed of every cent they had in the world, and they have not a cent left."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes: you see they were robbed of every cent they had in the world, and they have not a cent left."
Oh
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From this reading "Oh! no, they were not robbed.
once
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From this reading Mr. Leigh's eyes once more lit up with amusement.
robbed
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From this reading "Yes: you see they were robbed of every cent they had in the world, and they have not a cent left."
see
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From this reading "Yes: you see they were robbed of every cent they had in the world, and they have not a cent left."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes: you see they were robbed of every cent they had in the world, and they have not a cent left."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Yes; I told them you would."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes: you see they were robbed of every cent they had in the world, and they have not a cent left."
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes; I told them you would."
up
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From this reading Mr. Leigh's eyes once more lit up with amusement.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Yes: you see they were robbed of every cent they had in the world, and they have not a cent left."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Leigh's eyes once more lit up with amusement.
world
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From this reading "Yes: you see they were robbed of every cent they had in the world, and they have not a cent left."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Yes; I told them you would."
Yes
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From this reading "Yes; I told them you would."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes; I told them you would."