Chapter VIII
“Is Mr. Floyd about?” Pole asked, politely, doffing his slouch hat. “He's back in the garden behind the house,” the woman said. “If you'll wait here I'll go call him.” “All right, ma'am,” Pole said.
Pole Baker: A Novel
Chapter VIII
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“Is
Mr.
Floyd
about?”
Pole
asked,
politely,
doffing
his
slouch
hat.
“He's
back
in
the
garden
behind
the
house,”
the
woman
said.
“If
you'll
wait
here
I'll
go
call
him.”
“All
right,
ma'am,”
Pole
said.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Is
Mr.
Floyd
about?”
Line 2
Pole
asked,
politely,
doffing
his
slouch
hat.
Line 3
“He's
back
in
the
garden
behind
the
house,”
the
woman
said.
Line 4
“If
you'll
wait
here
I'll
go
call
him.”
Line 5
“All
right,
ma'am,”
Pole
said.
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 ““Is Mr. Floyd about?””
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pole asked, politely, doffing his slouch hat.”
Behind
preposition
US /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading ““He's back in the garden behind the house,” the woman said.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““If you'll wait here I'll go call him.””
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““All right, ma'am,” Pole said.”
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Is Mr. Floyd about?”
All
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From this reading “All right, ma'am,” Pole said.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pole asked, politely, doffing his slouch hat.
back
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From this reading “He's back in the garden behind the house,” the woman said.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “He's back in the garden behind the house,” the woman said.
call
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From this reading “If you'll wait here I'll go call him.”
doffing
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From this reading Pole asked, politely, doffing his slouch hat.
Floyd
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From this reading “Is Mr. Floyd about?”
garden
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From this reading “He's back in the garden behind the house,” the woman said.
go
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From this reading “If you'll wait here I'll go call him.”
hat
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From this reading Pole asked, politely, doffing his slouch hat.
He's
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From this reading “He's back in the garden behind the house,” the woman said.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If you'll wait here I'll go call him.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “If you'll wait here I'll go call him.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pole asked, politely, doffing his slouch hat.
house
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From this reading “He's back in the garden behind the house,” the woman said.
I'll
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From this reading “If you'll wait here I'll go call him.”
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If you'll wait here I'll go call him.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “He's back in the garden behind the house,” the woman said.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is Mr. Floyd about?”
ma'am
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From this reading “All right, ma'am,” Pole said.
Mr
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From this reading “Is Mr. Floyd about?”
Pole
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From this reading Pole asked, politely, doffing his slouch hat.
politely
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From this reading Pole asked, politely, doffing his slouch hat.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All right, ma'am,” Pole said.
said
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From this reading “He's back in the garden behind the house,” the woman said.
slouch
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From this reading Pole asked, politely, doffing his slouch hat.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “He's back in the garden behind the house,” the woman said.
wait
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From this reading “If you'll wait here I'll go call him.”
woman
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From this reading “He's back in the garden behind the house,” the woman said.
you'll
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From this reading “If you'll wait here I'll go call him.”