Chapter IX
DECEIVED. “LENORE,--Must see you. Failing in that, I will write you to-morrow. CYRIL.” Those were the words written upon the scrap of paper which Mrs. Raleigh eagerly displayed to her daughter.
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Chapter IX
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DECEIVED.
“LENORE,--Must
see
you.
Failing
in
that,
I
will
write
you
to-morrow.
CYRIL.”
Those
were
the
words
written
upon
the
scrap
of
paper
which
Mrs.
Raleigh
eagerly
displayed
to
her
daughter.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
DECEIVED.
Line 2
“LENORE,--Must
see
you.
Line 3
Failing
in
that,
I
will
write
you
to-morrow.
Line 4
CYRIL.”
Line 5
Those
were
the
words
written
upon
the
scrap
of
paper
which
Mrs.
Raleigh
eagerly
displayed
to
her
daughter.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““LENORE,--Must see you.”
Those
determiner
US /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Those were the words written upon the scrap of paper which Mrs. Raleigh eagerly displayed to her daughter.”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Those were the words written upon the scrap of paper which Mrs. Raleigh eagerly displayed to her daughter.”
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CYRIL
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From this reading CYRIL.”
daughter
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DECEIVED
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displayed
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eagerly
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Failing
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From this reading Failing in that, I will write you to-morrow.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Those were the words written upon the scrap of paper which Mrs. Raleigh eagerly displayed to her daughter.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Failing in that, I will write you to-morrow.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Failing in that, I will write you to-morrow.
LENORE
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From this reading “LENORE,--Must see you.
Mrs
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Mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “LENORE,--Must see you.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Those were the words written upon the scrap of paper which Mrs. Raleigh eagerly displayed to her daughter.
paper
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Raleigh
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scrap
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see
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From this reading “LENORE,--Must see you.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Failing in that, I will write you to-morrow.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Those were the words written upon the scrap of paper which Mrs. Raleigh eagerly displayed to her daughter.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those were the words written upon the scrap of paper which Mrs. Raleigh eagerly displayed to her daughter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Those were the words written upon the scrap of paper which Mrs. Raleigh eagerly displayed to her daughter.
to-morrow
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From this reading Failing in that, I will write you to-morrow.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Those were the words written upon the scrap of paper which Mrs. Raleigh eagerly displayed to her daughter.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those were the words written upon the scrap of paper which Mrs. Raleigh eagerly displayed to her daughter.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Those were the words written upon the scrap of paper which Mrs. Raleigh eagerly displayed to her daughter.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Failing in that, I will write you to-morrow.
words
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From this reading Those were the words written upon the scrap of paper which Mrs. Raleigh eagerly displayed to her daughter.
write
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From this reading Failing in that, I will write you to-morrow.
written
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From this reading Those were the words written upon the scrap of paper which Mrs. Raleigh eagerly displayed to her daughter.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “LENORE,--Must see you.