Chapter XIII
"Good. Now let me make that statement so I can get back to my own office. Maybe a client has shown up, for a change." None had. Yamamura polished his new sword.
Murder in Black Letter
Chapter XIII
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"Good.
Now
let
me
make
that
statement
so
I
can
get
back
to
my
own
office.
Maybe
a
client
has
shown
up,
for
a
change."
None
had.
Yamamura
polished
his
new
sword.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Good.
/good/
Line 2
Now
let
me
make
that
statement
so
I
can
get
back
to
my
own
office.
Line 3
Maybe
a
client
has
shown
up,
for
a
change."
Line 4
None
had.
/nʌn hæd/
Line 5
Yamamura
polished
his
new
sword.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Good.”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Maybe a client has shown up, for a change."”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Now let me make that statement so I can get back to my own office.”
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now let me make that statement so I can get back to my own office.”
None
pronoun
US /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading “None had.”
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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 Maybe a client has shown up, for a change."
back
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From this reading Now let me make that statement so I can get back to my own office.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Now let me make that statement so I can get back to my own office.
change
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From this reading Maybe a client has shown up, for a change."
client
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From this reading Maybe a client has shown up, for a change."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Maybe a client has shown up, for a change."
get
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From this reading Now let me make that statement so I can get back to my own office.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading None had.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Maybe a client has shown up, for a change."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yamamura polished his new sword.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now let me make that statement so I can get back to my own office.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Now let me make that statement so I can get back to my own office.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now let me make that statement so I can get back to my own office.
Maybe
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From this reading Maybe a client has shown up, for a change."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now let me make that statement so I can get back to my own office.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Now let me make that statement so I can get back to my own office.
new
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From this reading Yamamura polished his new sword.
NonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading None had.
Now
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From this reading Now let me make that statement so I can get back to my own office.
office
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From this reading Now let me make that statement so I can get back to my own office.
own
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From this reading Now let me make that statement so I can get back to my own office.
polished
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From this reading Yamamura polished his new sword.
shown
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From this reading Maybe a client has shown up, for a change."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Now let me make that statement so I can get back to my own office.
statement
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From this reading Now let me make that statement so I can get back to my own office.
sword
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From this reading Yamamura polished his new sword.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now let me make that statement so I can get back to my own office.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now let me make that statement so I can get back to my own office.
up
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From this reading Maybe a client has shown up, for a change."
Yamamura
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From this reading Yamamura polished his new sword.