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

Chapter XIV

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LE VÉTÉRINAIRE MALGRÉ LUI _Outside the Stables at Wyvern._ TIME--_About_ 10 P.M.
_Undershell_ (_to himself, as he follows_ ADAMS).
Now is my time to arrange about getting away from here.
(_To_ ADAMS.) By the bye, I suppose you can let me have a conveyance of some sort--after I've seen the horse?
I--I'm rather in a hurry.
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Lyre and Lancet: A Story in Scenes

Chapter XIV

Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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LE VÉTÉRINAIRE MALGRÉ LUI _Outside the Stables at Wyvern._ TIME--_About_ 10 P.M.
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_Undershell_ (_to himself, as he follows_ ADAMS).
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Now is my time to arrange about getting away from here.
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(_To_ ADAMS.) By the bye, I suppose you can let me have a conveyance of some sort--after I've seen the horse?
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I--I'm rather in a hurry.

Learner Dictionary

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

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “Now is my time to arrange about getting away from here.”

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “(_To_ ADAMS.) By the bye, I suppose you can let me have a conveyance of some sort--after I've seen the horse?”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “(_To_ ADAMS.) By the bye, I suppose you can let me have a conveyance of some sort--after I've seen the horse?”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Now is my time to arrange about getting away from here.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “_Undershell_ (_to himself, as he follows_ ADAMS).”

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “(_To_ ADAMS.) By the bye, I suppose you can let me have a conveyance of some sort--after I've seen the horse?”

Outside noun US /ˈoutside/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

Suppose noun US /ˈsuppose/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “(_To_ ADAMS.) By the bye, I suppose you can let me have a conveyance of some sort--after I've seen the horse?”

TIME noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “LE VÉTÉRINAIRE MALGRÉ LUI _Outside the Stables at Wyvern._ TIME--_About_ 10 P.M.”

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10

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From this reading LE VÉTÉRINAIRE MALGRÉ LUI _Outside the Stables at Wyvern._ TIME--_About_ 10 P.M.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading (_To_ ADAMS.) By the bye, I suppose you can let me have a conveyance of some sort--after I've seen the horse?

AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading LE VÉTÉRINAIRE MALGRÉ LUI _Outside the Stables at Wyvern._ TIME--_About_ 10 P.M.

ADAMS

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From this reading _Undershell_ (_to himself, as he follows_ ADAMS).

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading (_To_ ADAMS.) By the bye, I suppose you can let me have a conveyance of some sort--after I've seen the horse?

arrange

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From this reading Now is my time to arrange about getting away from here.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading _Undershell_ (_to himself, as he follows_ ADAMS).

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading LE VÉTÉRINAIRE MALGRÉ LUI _Outside the Stables at Wyvern._ TIME--_About_ 10 P.M.

away

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From this reading Now is my time to arrange about getting away from here.

ByprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading (_To_ ADAMS.) By the bye, I suppose you can let me have a conveyance of some sort--after I've seen the horse?

bye

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From this reading (_To_ ADAMS.) By the bye, I suppose you can let me have a conveyance of some sort--after I've seen the horse?

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading (_To_ ADAMS.) By the bye, I suppose you can let me have a conveyance of some sort--after I've seen the horse?

conveyance

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From this reading (_To_ ADAMS.) By the bye, I suppose you can let me have a conveyance of some sort--after I've seen the horse?

follows

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From this reading _Undershell_ (_to himself, as he follows_ ADAMS).

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Now is my time to arrange about getting away from here.

getting

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From this reading Now is my time to arrange about getting away from here.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading (_To_ ADAMS.) By the bye, I suppose you can let me have a conveyance of some sort--after I've seen the horse?

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _Undershell_ (_to himself, as he follows_ ADAMS).

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Now is my time to arrange about getting away from here.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading _Undershell_ (_to himself, as he follows_ ADAMS).

horse

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From this reading (_To_ ADAMS.) By the bye, I suppose you can let me have a conveyance of some sort--after I've seen the horse?

hurry

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From this reading I--I'm rather in a hurry.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading (_To_ ADAMS.) By the bye, I suppose you can let me have a conveyance of some sort--after I've seen the horse?

I'm

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From this reading I--I'm rather in a hurry.

I've

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From this reading (_To_ ADAMS.) By the bye, I suppose you can let me have a conveyance of some sort--after I've seen the horse?

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading I--I'm rather in a hurry.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Now is my time to arrange about getting away from here.

LE

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From this reading LE VÉTÉRINAIRE MALGRÉ LUI _Outside the Stables at Wyvern._ TIME--_About_ 10 P.M.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading (_To_ ADAMS.) By the bye, I suppose you can let me have a conveyance of some sort--after I've seen the horse?

LUI

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From this reading LE VÉTÉRINAIRE MALGRÉ LUI _Outside the Stables at Wyvern._ TIME--_About_ 10 P.M.

M

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From this reading LE VÉTÉRINAIRE MALGRÉ LUI _Outside the Stables at Wyvern._ TIME--_About_ 10 P.M.

MALGRÉ

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From this reading LE VÉTÉRINAIRE MALGRÉ LUI _Outside the Stables at Wyvern._ TIME--_About_ 10 P.M.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading (_To_ ADAMS.) By the bye, I suppose you can let me have a conveyance of some sort--after I've seen the horse?

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Now is my time to arrange about getting away from here.

Now

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From this reading Now is my time to arrange about getting away from here.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading (_To_ ADAMS.) By the bye, I suppose you can let me have a conveyance of some sort--after I've seen the horse?

OutsidenounUS /ˈoutside/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading LE VÉTÉRINAIRE MALGRÉ LUI _Outside the Stables at Wyvern._ TIME--_About_ 10 P.M.

P

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From this reading LE VÉTÉRINAIRE MALGRÉ LUI _Outside the Stables at Wyvern._ TIME--_About_ 10 P.M.

rather

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From this reading I--I'm rather in a hurry.

seen

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From this reading (_To_ ADAMS.) By the bye, I suppose you can let me have a conveyance of some sort--after I've seen the horse?

some

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From this reading (_To_ ADAMS.) By the bye, I suppose you can let me have a conveyance of some sort--after I've seen the horse?

sort

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From this reading (_To_ ADAMS.) By the bye, I suppose you can let me have a conveyance of some sort--after I've seen the horse?

Stables

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From this reading LE VÉTÉRINAIRE MALGRÉ LUI _Outside the Stables at Wyvern._ TIME--_About_ 10 P.M.

supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading (_To_ ADAMS.) By the bye, I suppose you can let me have a conveyance of some sort--after I've seen the horse?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading LE VÉTÉRINAIRE MALGRÉ LUI _Outside the Stables at Wyvern._ TIME--_About_ 10 P.M.

TIMEnounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading LE VÉTÉRINAIRE MALGRÉ LUI _Outside the Stables at Wyvern._ TIME--_About_ 10 P.M.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading _Undershell_ (_to himself, as he follows_ ADAMS).

Undershell

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From this reading _Undershell_ (_to himself, as he follows_ ADAMS).

VÉTÉRINAIRE

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From this reading LE VÉTÉRINAIRE MALGRÉ LUI _Outside the Stables at Wyvern._ TIME--_About_ 10 P.M.

Wyvern

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From this reading LE VÉTÉRINAIRE MALGRÉ LUI _Outside the Stables at Wyvern._ TIME--_About_ 10 P.M.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading (_To_ ADAMS.) By the bye, I suppose you can let me have a conveyance of some sort--after I've seen the horse?