Chapter XIV
She was saying: "It should not have been known I was here. There are spies everywhere. Everywhere. There is a spy now--or a lump very like a spy. They pretend it is a hot-water bottle.
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Chapter XIV
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She
was
saying:
"It
should
not
have
been
known
I
was
here.
There
are
spies
everywhere.
Everywhere.
There
is
a
spy
now--or
a
lump
very
like
a
spy.
They
pretend
it
is
a
hot-water
bottle.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
She
was
saying:
"It
should
not
have
been
known
I
was
here.
Line 2
There
are
spies
everywhere.
Line 3
Everywhere.
Line 4
There
is
a
spy
now--or
a
lump
very
like
a
spy.
Line 5
They
pretend
it
is
a
hot-water
bottle.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She was saying: "It should not have been known I was here.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She was saying: "It should not have been known I was here.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was saying: "It should not have been known I was here.”
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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 There is a spy now--or a lump very like a spy.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are spies everywhere.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She was saying: "It should not have been known I was here.
bottle
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From this reading They pretend it is a hot-water bottle.
everywhere
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From this reading There are spies everywhere.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She was saying: "It should not have been known I was here.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was saying: "It should not have been known I was here.
hot-water
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From this reading They pretend it is a hot-water bottle.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She was saying: "It should not have been known I was here.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is a spy now--or a lump very like a spy.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was saying: "It should not have been known I was here.
known
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From this reading She was saying: "It should not have been known I was here.
like
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From this reading There is a spy now--or a lump very like a spy.
lump
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From this reading There is a spy now--or a lump very like a spy.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was saying: "It should not have been known I was here.
now
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From this reading There is a spy now--or a lump very like a spy.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There is a spy now--or a lump very like a spy.
pretend
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From this reading They pretend it is a hot-water bottle.
saying
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From this reading She was saying: "It should not have been known I was here.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was saying: "It should not have been known I was here.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She was saying: "It should not have been known I was here.
spies
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From this reading There are spies everywhere.
spy
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From this reading There is a spy now--or a lump very like a spy.
There
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From this reading There are spies everywhere.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They pretend it is a hot-water bottle.
very
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From this reading There is a spy now--or a lump very like a spy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was saying: "It should not have been known I was here.