Chapter XVI
"Her name is Laura Treherne," said Leonard. "Laura Treherne. Never heard the name before." "Nor I, but it belongs to the most beautiful creature I have ever seen." "That's because you haven't seen Una Rolfe," put in Jack, coolly.
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Chapter XVI
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"Her
name
is
Laura
Treherne,"
said
Leonard.
"Laura
Treherne.
Never
heard
the
name
before."
"Nor
I,
but
it
belongs
to
the
most
beautiful
creature
I
have
ever
seen."
"That's
because
you
haven't
seen
Una
Rolfe,"
put
in
Jack,
coolly.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Her
name
is
Laura
Treherne,"
said
Leonard.
Line 2
"Laura
Treherne.
Line 3
Never
heard
the
name
before."
Line 4
"Nor
I,
but
it
belongs
to
the
most
beautiful
creature
I
have
ever
seen."
Line 5
"That's
because
you
haven't
seen
Una
Rolfe,"
put
in
Jack,
coolly.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Because
conjunction
US /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading “"That's because you haven't seen Una Rolfe," put in Jack, coolly.”
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Never heard the name before."”
Creature
noun
US /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Nor I, but it belongs to the most beautiful creature I have ever seen."”
Ever
noun
US /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Nor I, but it belongs to the most beautiful creature I have ever seen."”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Nor I, but it belongs to the most beautiful creature I have ever seen."”
Name
noun
US /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Her name is Laura Treherne," said Leonard.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Never heard the name before."”
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beautiful
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From this reading "Nor I, but it belongs to the most beautiful creature I have ever seen."
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading "That's because you haven't seen Una Rolfe," put in Jack, coolly.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Never heard the name before."
belongs
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From this reading "Nor I, but it belongs to the most beautiful creature I have ever seen."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Nor I, but it belongs to the most beautiful creature I have ever seen."
coolly
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From this reading "That's because you haven't seen Una Rolfe," put in Jack, coolly.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Nor I, but it belongs to the most beautiful creature I have ever seen."
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Nor I, but it belongs to the most beautiful creature I have ever seen."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Nor I, but it belongs to the most beautiful creature I have ever seen."
haven't
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From this reading "That's because you haven't seen Una Rolfe," put in Jack, coolly.
heard
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From this reading Never heard the name before."
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Her name is Laura Treherne," said Leonard.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Nor I, but it belongs to the most beautiful creature I have ever seen."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "That's because you haven't seen Una Rolfe," put in Jack, coolly.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Her name is Laura Treherne," said Leonard.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Nor I, but it belongs to the most beautiful creature I have ever seen."
Jack
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From this reading "That's because you haven't seen Una Rolfe," put in Jack, coolly.
Laura
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From this reading "Her name is Laura Treherne," said Leonard.
Leonard
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From this reading "Her name is Laura Treherne," said Leonard.
most
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From this reading "Nor I, but it belongs to the most beautiful creature I have ever seen."
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Her name is Laura Treherne," said Leonard.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never heard the name before."
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "Nor I, but it belongs to the most beautiful creature I have ever seen."
put
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From this reading "That's because you haven't seen Una Rolfe," put in Jack, coolly.
Rolfe
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From this reading "That's because you haven't seen Una Rolfe," put in Jack, coolly.
said
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From this reading "Her name is Laura Treherne," said Leonard.
seen
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From this reading "Nor I, but it belongs to the most beautiful creature I have ever seen."
That's
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From this reading "That's because you haven't seen Una Rolfe," put in Jack, coolly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Never heard the name before."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Nor I, but it belongs to the most beautiful creature I have ever seen."
Treherne
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From this reading "Her name is Laura Treherne," said Leonard.
Una
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From this reading "That's because you haven't seen Una Rolfe," put in Jack, coolly.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That's because you haven't seen Una Rolfe," put in Jack, coolly.