Chapter VII
CROSS-EXAMINATION. "Nurse, where is Miss Millicent? I haven't seen her for days. Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now." Sir Edward's tone was impatient.
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CROSS-EXAMINATION.
"Nurse,
where
is
Miss
Millicent?
I
haven't
seen
her
for
days.
Fetch
her
in
here
this
afternoon,
and
you
go
and
get
a
little
fresh
air;
I
am
well
enough
to
be
left
alone
now."
Sir
Edward's
tone
was
impatient.
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CROSS-EXAMINATION.
Line 2
"Nurse,
where
is
Miss
Millicent?
Line 3
I
haven't
seen
her
for
days.
Line 4
Fetch
her
in
here
this
afternoon,
and
you
go
and
get
a
little
fresh
air;
I
am
well
enough
to
be
left
alone
now."
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Sir
Edward's
tone
was
impatient.
Learner Dictionary
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Afternoon
noun
US /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."”
Alone
noun
US /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."”
Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."”
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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 Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."
air
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From this reading Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."
CROSS-EXAMINATION
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From this reading CROSS-EXAMINATION.
days
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From this reading I haven't seen her for days.
Edward's
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From this reading Sir Edward's tone was impatient.
enough
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From this reading Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."
Fetch
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From this reading Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I haven't seen her for days.
fresh
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From this reading Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."
get
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From this reading Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."
go
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From this reading Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."
haven't
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From this reading I haven't seen her for days.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I haven't seen her for days.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I haven't seen her for days.
impatient
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From this reading Sir Edward's tone was impatient.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Nurse, where is Miss Millicent?
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."
Millicent
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From this reading "Nurse, where is Miss Millicent?
Miss
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From this reading "Nurse, where is Miss Millicent?
now
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From this reading Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."
Nurse
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From this reading "Nurse, where is Miss Millicent?
seen
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From this reading I haven't seen her for days.
Sir
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From this reading Sir Edward's tone was impatient.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."
tone
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From this reading Sir Edward's tone was impatient.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sir Edward's tone was impatient.
well
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From this reading Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Nurse, where is Miss Millicent?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Fetch her in here this afternoon, and you go and get a little fresh air; I am well enough to be left alone now."