Chapter VI
'Oh! oh! oh!'--and she dropped into a chair. 'The horrible man! That's the autograph I gave him this afternoon.' 'You are sure?' 'Quite; for my pen spluttered in the slope of the A. Has she gone and given it to him?'
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'Oh!
oh!
oh!'--and
she
dropped
into
a
chair.
'The
horrible
man!
That's
the
autograph
I
gave
him
this
afternoon.'
'You
are
sure?'
'Quite;
for
my
pen
spluttered
in
the
slope
of
the
A.
Has
she
gone
and
given
it
to
him?'
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
'Oh!
oh!
oh!'--and
she
dropped
into
a
chair.
Line 2
'The
horrible
man!
Line 3
That's
the
autograph
I
gave
him
this
afternoon.'
Line 4
'You
are
sure?'
/juː ɑːr sure/
Line 5
'Quite;
for
my
pen
spluttered
in
the
slope
of
the
A.
Has
she
gone
and
given
it
to
him?'
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Afternoon
noun
US /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “That's the autograph I gave him this afternoon.'”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “'Quite; for my pen spluttered in the slope of the A. Has she gone and given it to him?'”
Quite
noun
US /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Quite; for my pen spluttered in the slope of the A. Has she gone and given it to him?'”
Sure
noun
US /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'You are sure?'”
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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 'Oh! oh! oh!'--and she dropped into a chair.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That's the autograph I gave him this afternoon.'
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Oh! oh! oh!'--and she dropped into a chair.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'You are sure?'
autograph
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From this reading That's the autograph I gave him this afternoon.'
chair
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From this reading 'Oh! oh! oh!'--and she dropped into a chair.
dropped
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From this reading 'Oh! oh! oh!'--and she dropped into a chair.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'Quite; for my pen spluttered in the slope of the A. Has she gone and given it to him?'
gave
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From this reading That's the autograph I gave him this afternoon.'
given
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From this reading 'Quite; for my pen spluttered in the slope of the A. Has she gone and given it to him?'
gone
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From this reading 'Quite; for my pen spluttered in the slope of the A. Has she gone and given it to him?'
Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Quite; for my pen spluttered in the slope of the A. Has she gone and given it to him?'
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That's the autograph I gave him this afternoon.'
horrible
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From this reading 'The horrible man!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That's the autograph I gave him this afternoon.'
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Quite; for my pen spluttered in the slope of the A. Has she gone and given it to him?'
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading 'Oh! oh! oh!'--and she dropped into a chair.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Quite; for my pen spluttered in the slope of the A. Has she gone and given it to him?'
man
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From this reading 'The horrible man!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Quite; for my pen spluttered in the slope of the A. Has she gone and given it to him?'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Quite; for my pen spluttered in the slope of the A. Has she gone and given it to him?'
Oh
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From this reading 'Oh! oh! oh!'--and she dropped into a chair.
pen
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From this reading 'Quite; for my pen spluttered in the slope of the A. Has she gone and given it to him?'
QuitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Quite; for my pen spluttered in the slope of the A. Has she gone and given it to him?'
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Oh! oh! oh!'--and she dropped into a chair.
slope
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From this reading 'Quite; for my pen spluttered in the slope of the A. Has she gone and given it to him?'
spluttered
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From this reading 'Quite; for my pen spluttered in the slope of the A. Has she gone and given it to him?'
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'You are sure?'
That's
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From this reading That's the autograph I gave him this afternoon.'
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'The horrible man!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading That's the autograph I gave him this afternoon.'
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Quite; for my pen spluttered in the slope of the A. Has she gone and given it to him?'
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You are sure?'