Chapter VIII
'Have you been long here, Miss Barton?' She looked up. Harding was by her! 'I have been looking out for you, but the crowd is so great that it is hard to find anyone.' 'I think we arrived about a quarter to eleven,' Alice answered.
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Chapter VIII
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'Have
you
been
long
here,
Miss
Barton?'
She
looked
up.
Harding
was
by
her!
'I
have
been
looking
out
for
you,
but
the
crowd
is
so
great
that
it
is
hard
to
find
anyone.'
'I
think
we
arrived
about
a
quarter
to
eleven,'
Alice
answered.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
'Have
you
been
long
here,
Miss
Barton?'
Line 2
She
looked
up.
Line 3
Harding
was
by
her!
Line 4
'I
have
been
looking
out
for
you,
but
the
crowd
is
so
great
that
it
is
hard
to
find
anyone.'
Line 5
'I
think
we
arrived
about
a
quarter
to
eleven,'
Alice
answered.
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 “'I think we arrived about a quarter to eleven,' Alice answered.”
Answered
noun
US /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “'I think we arrived about a quarter to eleven,' Alice answered.”
Anyone
pronoun
US /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading “'I have been looking out for you, but the crowd is so great that it is hard to find anyone.'”
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “'Have you been long here, Miss Barton?'”
Great
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'I have been looking out for you, but the crowd is so great that it is hard to find anyone.'”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “'Have you been long here, Miss Barton?'”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Have you been long here, Miss Barton?'”
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Have you been long here, Miss Barton?'”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She looked up.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'I think we arrived about a quarter to eleven,' Alice answered.”
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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 'I think we arrived about a quarter to eleven,' Alice answered.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading 'I think we arrived about a quarter to eleven,' Alice answered.
Alice
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From this reading 'I think we arrived about a quarter to eleven,' Alice answered.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'I think we arrived about a quarter to eleven,' Alice answered.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading 'I have been looking out for you, but the crowd is so great that it is hard to find anyone.'
arrived
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From this reading 'I think we arrived about a quarter to eleven,' Alice answered.
Barton
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From this reading 'Have you been long here, Miss Barton?'
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading 'Have you been long here, Miss Barton?'
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'I have been looking out for you, but the crowd is so great that it is hard to find anyone.'
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Harding was by her!
crowd
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From this reading 'I have been looking out for you, but the crowd is so great that it is hard to find anyone.'
eleven
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From this reading 'I think we arrived about a quarter to eleven,' Alice answered.
find
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From this reading 'I have been looking out for you, but the crowd is so great that it is hard to find anyone.'
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'I have been looking out for you, but the crowd is so great that it is hard to find anyone.'
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I have been looking out for you, but the crowd is so great that it is hard to find anyone.'
hard
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From this reading 'I have been looking out for you, but the crowd is so great that it is hard to find anyone.'
Harding
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From this reading Harding was by her!
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'Have you been long here, Miss Barton?'
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Harding was by her!
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Have you been long here, Miss Barton?'
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I have been looking out for you, but the crowd is so great that it is hard to find anyone.'
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'I have been looking out for you, but the crowd is so great that it is hard to find anyone.'
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'I have been looking out for you, but the crowd is so great that it is hard to find anyone.'
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Have you been long here, Miss Barton?'
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked up.
looking
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From this reading 'I have been looking out for you, but the crowd is so great that it is hard to find anyone.'
Miss
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From this reading 'Have you been long here, Miss Barton?'
out
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From this reading 'I have been looking out for you, but the crowd is so great that it is hard to find anyone.'
quarter
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From this reading 'I think we arrived about a quarter to eleven,' Alice answered.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked up.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'I have been looking out for you, but the crowd is so great that it is hard to find anyone.'
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'I have been looking out for you, but the crowd is so great that it is hard to find anyone.'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'I have been looking out for you, but the crowd is so great that it is hard to find anyone.'
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I think we arrived about a quarter to eleven,' Alice answered.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'I have been looking out for you, but the crowd is so great that it is hard to find anyone.'
up
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From this reading She looked up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Harding was by her!
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'I think we arrived about a quarter to eleven,' Alice answered.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Have you been long here, Miss Barton?'