Chapter VIII
He took the dispatch from her hand. “I brought it to you as soon as it came.” “Yes, yes! Of cou'se!” “I must go now and do what he says--I don't know how yet.”
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Chapter VIII
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He
took
the
dispatch
from
her
hand.
“I
brought
it
to
you
as
soon
as
it
came.”
“Yes,
yes!
Of
cou'se!”
“I
must
go
now
and
do
what
he
says--I
don't
know
how
yet.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
He
took
the
dispatch
from
her
hand.
Line 2
“I
brought
it
to
you
as
soon
as
it
came.”
Line 3
“Yes,
yes!
Line 4
Of
cou'se!”
Line 5
“I
must
go
now
and
do
what
he
says--I
don't
know
how
yet.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Brought
noun
US /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I brought it to you as soon as it came.””
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He took the dispatch from her hand.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I must go now and do what he says--I don't know how yet.””
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““I must go now and do what he says--I don't know how yet.””
Soon
noun
US /soon/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I brought it to you as soon as it came.””
Took
noun
US /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He took the dispatch from her hand.”
Yet
conjunction
US /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading ““I must go now and do what he says--I don't know how yet.””
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I must go now and do what he says--I don't know how yet.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I brought it to you as soon as it came.”
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I brought it to you as soon as it came.”
came
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From this reading “I brought it to you as soon as it came.”
cou'se
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From this reading Of cou'se!”
dispatch
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From this reading He took the dispatch from her hand.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I must go now and do what he says--I don't know how yet.”
don't
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From this reading “I must go now and do what he says--I don't know how yet.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He took the dispatch from her hand.
go
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From this reading “I must go now and do what he says--I don't know how yet.”
hand
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From this reading He took the dispatch from her hand.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He took the dispatch from her hand.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He took the dispatch from her hand.
how
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From this reading “I must go now and do what he says--I don't know how yet.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I brought it to you as soon as it came.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I brought it to you as soon as it came.”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I must go now and do what he says--I don't know how yet.”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must go now and do what he says--I don't know how yet.”
now
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From this reading “I must go now and do what he says--I don't know how yet.”
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of cou'se!”
says
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From this reading “I must go now and do what he says--I don't know how yet.”
soon
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From this reading “I brought it to you as soon as it came.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He took the dispatch from her hand.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I brought it to you as soon as it came.”
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took the dispatch from her hand.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I must go now and do what he says--I don't know how yet.”
Yes
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From this reading “Yes, yes!
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “I must go now and do what he says--I don't know how yet.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I brought it to you as soon as it came.”