Chapter VII
"We must proceed with the difficulties. Let me hear you try the passage. Come! _Quam ob rem, Quirites_...." The nine o'clock difficulties proceeded with, and duly cleared up, Fifi did not stay for the second, or 9.45, interlude.
Queed: A Novel
Chapter VII
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"We
must
proceed
with
the
difficulties.
Let
me
hear
you
try
the
passage.
Come!
_Quam
ob
rem,
Quirites_...."
The
nine
o'clock
difficulties
proceeded
with,
and
duly
cleared
up,
Fifi
did
not
stay
for
the
second,
or
9.45,
interlude.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"We
must
proceed
with
the
difficulties.
Line 2
Let
me
hear
you
try
the
passage.
Line 3
Come!
/come/
Line 4
_Quam
ob
rem,
Quirites_...."
Line 5
The
nine
o'clock
difficulties
proceeded
with,
and
duly
cleared
up,
Fifi
did
not
stay
for
the
second,
or
9.45,
interlude.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come!”
Hear
noun
US /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let me hear you try the passage.”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let me hear you try the passage.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"We must proceed with the difficulties.”
Passage
noun
US /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Let me hear you try the passage.”
Second
noun
US /second/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The nine o'clock difficulties proceeded with, and duly cleared up, Fifi did not stay for the second, or 9.45, interlude.”
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9.45
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From this reading The nine o'clock difficulties proceeded with, and duly cleared up, Fifi did not stay for the second, or 9.45, interlude.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The nine o'clock difficulties proceeded with, and duly cleared up, Fifi did not stay for the second, or 9.45, interlude.
cleared
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From this reading The nine o'clock difficulties proceeded with, and duly cleared up, Fifi did not stay for the second, or 9.45, interlude.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The nine o'clock difficulties proceeded with, and duly cleared up, Fifi did not stay for the second, or 9.45, interlude.
difficulties
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From this reading "We must proceed with the difficulties.
duly
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From this reading The nine o'clock difficulties proceeded with, and duly cleared up, Fifi did not stay for the second, or 9.45, interlude.
Fifi
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From this reading The nine o'clock difficulties proceeded with, and duly cleared up, Fifi did not stay for the second, or 9.45, interlude.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The nine o'clock difficulties proceeded with, and duly cleared up, Fifi did not stay for the second, or 9.45, interlude.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let me hear you try the passage.
interlude
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From this reading The nine o'clock difficulties proceeded with, and duly cleared up, Fifi did not stay for the second, or 9.45, interlude.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let me hear you try the passage.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let me hear you try the passage.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "We must proceed with the difficulties.
nine
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From this reading The nine o'clock difficulties proceeded with, and duly cleared up, Fifi did not stay for the second, or 9.45, interlude.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The nine o'clock difficulties proceeded with, and duly cleared up, Fifi did not stay for the second, or 9.45, interlude.
o'clock
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From this reading The nine o'clock difficulties proceeded with, and duly cleared up, Fifi did not stay for the second, or 9.45, interlude.
ob
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From this reading _Quam ob rem, Quirites_...."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The nine o'clock difficulties proceeded with, and duly cleared up, Fifi did not stay for the second, or 9.45, interlude.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Let me hear you try the passage.
proceed
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From this reading "We must proceed with the difficulties.
proceeded
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From this reading The nine o'clock difficulties proceeded with, and duly cleared up, Fifi did not stay for the second, or 9.45, interlude.
Quam
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From this reading _Quam ob rem, Quirites_...."
Quirites
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From this reading _Quam ob rem, Quirites_...."
rem
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From this reading _Quam ob rem, Quirites_...."
second
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From this reading The nine o'clock difficulties proceeded with, and duly cleared up, Fifi did not stay for the second, or 9.45, interlude.
stay
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From this reading The nine o'clock difficulties proceeded with, and duly cleared up, Fifi did not stay for the second, or 9.45, interlude.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We must proceed with the difficulties.
try
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From this reading Let me hear you try the passage.
up
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From this reading The nine o'clock difficulties proceeded with, and duly cleared up, Fifi did not stay for the second, or 9.45, interlude.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We must proceed with the difficulties.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "We must proceed with the difficulties.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Let me hear you try the passage.