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Lyre and Lancet: A Story in Scenes
Lyre and Lancet: A Story in Scenes

Chapter VI

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ROUND PEGS IN SQUARE HOLES _In the Entrance Hall at Wyvern._ _Tredwell_ (_to_ Lady CANTIRE).
This way, if you please, my lady.
Her ladyship is in the Hamber Boudwore.
_Lady Cantire._ Wait.
(_She looks round._) What has become of that young Mr. Androm----?
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Lyre and Lancet: A Story in Scenes

Chapter VI

Reading 1/40 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
ROUND PEGS IN SQUARE HOLES _In the Entrance Hall at Wyvern._ _Tredwell_ (_to_ Lady CANTIRE).
Line 2
This way, if you please, my lady.
Line 3
Her ladyship is in the Hamber Boudwore.
Line 4
_Lady Cantire._ Wait.
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(_She looks round._) What has become of that young Mr. Androm----?

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “(_She looks round._) What has become of that young Mr. Androm----?”

All words in this reading · 36

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Androm

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From this reading (_She looks round._) What has become of that young Mr. Androm----?

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading ROUND PEGS IN SQUARE HOLES _In the Entrance Hall at Wyvern._ _Tredwell_ (_to_ Lady CANTIRE).

become

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From this reading (_She looks round._) What has become of that young Mr. Androm----?

Boudwore

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From this reading Her ladyship is in the Hamber Boudwore.

CANTIRE

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From this reading ROUND PEGS IN SQUARE HOLES _In the Entrance Hall at Wyvern._ _Tredwell_ (_to_ Lady CANTIRE).

Entrance

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From this reading ROUND PEGS IN SQUARE HOLES _In the Entrance Hall at Wyvern._ _Tredwell_ (_to_ Lady CANTIRE).

Hall

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From this reading ROUND PEGS IN SQUARE HOLES _In the Entrance Hall at Wyvern._ _Tredwell_ (_to_ Lady CANTIRE).

Hamber

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From this reading Her ladyship is in the Hamber Boudwore.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading (_She looks round._) What has become of that young Mr. Androm----?

HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Her ladyship is in the Hamber Boudwore.

HOLES

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From this reading ROUND PEGS IN SQUARE HOLES _In the Entrance Hall at Wyvern._ _Tredwell_ (_to_ Lady CANTIRE).

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading This way, if you please, my lady.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading ROUND PEGS IN SQUARE HOLES _In the Entrance Hall at Wyvern._ _Tredwell_ (_to_ Lady CANTIRE).

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Her ladyship is in the Hamber Boudwore.

Lady

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From this reading ROUND PEGS IN SQUARE HOLES _In the Entrance Hall at Wyvern._ _Tredwell_ (_to_ Lady CANTIRE).

ladyship

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From this reading Her ladyship is in the Hamber Boudwore.

looks

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From this reading (_She looks round._) What has become of that young Mr. Androm----?

Mr

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From this reading (_She looks round._) What has become of that young Mr. Androm----?

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading This way, if you please, my lady.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading (_She looks round._) What has become of that young Mr. Androm----?

PEGS

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From this reading ROUND PEGS IN SQUARE HOLES _In the Entrance Hall at Wyvern._ _Tredwell_ (_to_ Lady CANTIRE).

please

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From this reading This way, if you please, my lady.

ROUND

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From this reading ROUND PEGS IN SQUARE HOLES _In the Entrance Hall at Wyvern._ _Tredwell_ (_to_ Lady CANTIRE).

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading (_She looks round._) What has become of that young Mr. Androm----?

SQUARE

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From this reading ROUND PEGS IN SQUARE HOLES _In the Entrance Hall at Wyvern._ _Tredwell_ (_to_ Lady CANTIRE).

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading (_She looks round._) What has become of that young Mr. Androm----?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading ROUND PEGS IN SQUARE HOLES _In the Entrance Hall at Wyvern._ _Tredwell_ (_to_ Lady CANTIRE).

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This way, if you please, my lady.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading ROUND PEGS IN SQUARE HOLES _In the Entrance Hall at Wyvern._ _Tredwell_ (_to_ Lady CANTIRE).

Tredwell

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From this reading ROUND PEGS IN SQUARE HOLES _In the Entrance Hall at Wyvern._ _Tredwell_ (_to_ Lady CANTIRE).

Wait

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From this reading _Lady Cantire._ Wait.

way

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From this reading This way, if you please, my lady.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading (_She looks round._) What has become of that young Mr. Androm----?

Wyvern

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From this reading ROUND PEGS IN SQUARE HOLES _In the Entrance Hall at Wyvern._ _Tredwell_ (_to_ Lady CANTIRE).

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading This way, if you please, my lady.

young

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From this reading (_She looks round._) What has become of that young Mr. Androm----?