Chapter I
"The Mystery of The Hasty Arrow," "The Golden Slipper," "That Affair Next Door," etc. "What door is that? You've opened all the others; why do you pass that one by?" "Oh, that! That's only Number 3.
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"The
Mystery
of
The
Hasty
Arrow,"
"The
Golden
Slipper,"
"That
Affair
Next
Door,"
etc.
"What
door
is
that?
You've
opened
all
the
others;
why
do
you
pass
that
one
by?"
"Oh,
that!
That's
only
Number
3.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"The
Mystery
of
The
Hasty
Arrow,"
"The
Golden
Slipper,"
"That
Affair
Next
Door,"
etc.
Line 2
"What
door
is
that?
Line 3
You've
opened
all
the
others;
why
do
you
pass
that
one
by?"
Line 4
"Oh,
that!
Line 5
That's
only
Number
3.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Next
noun
US /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The Mystery of The Hasty Arrow," "The Golden Slipper," "That Affair Next Door," etc.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “You've opened all the others; why do you pass that one by?"”
All words in this reading · 29
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3
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From this reading That's only Number 3.
Affair
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From this reading "The Mystery of The Hasty Arrow," "The Golden Slipper," "That Affair Next Door," etc.
all
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From this reading You've opened all the others; why do you pass that one by?"
Arrow
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From this reading "The Mystery of The Hasty Arrow," "The Golden Slipper," "That Affair Next Door," etc.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading You've opened all the others; why do you pass that one by?"
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You've opened all the others; why do you pass that one by?"
Door
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From this reading "The Mystery of The Hasty Arrow," "The Golden Slipper," "That Affair Next Door," etc.
etc
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From this reading "The Mystery of The Hasty Arrow," "The Golden Slipper," "That Affair Next Door," etc.
Golden
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From this reading "The Mystery of The Hasty Arrow," "The Golden Slipper," "That Affair Next Door," etc.
Hasty
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From this reading "The Mystery of The Hasty Arrow," "The Golden Slipper," "That Affair Next Door," etc.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What door is that?
Mystery
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From this reading "The Mystery of The Hasty Arrow," "The Golden Slipper," "That Affair Next Door," etc.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The Mystery of The Hasty Arrow," "The Golden Slipper," "That Affair Next Door," etc.
Number
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From this reading That's only Number 3.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The Mystery of The Hasty Arrow," "The Golden Slipper," "That Affair Next Door," etc.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, that!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You've opened all the others; why do you pass that one by?"
only
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From this reading That's only Number 3.
opened
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From this reading You've opened all the others; why do you pass that one by?"
others
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From this reading You've opened all the others; why do you pass that one by?"
pass
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From this reading You've opened all the others; why do you pass that one by?"
Slipper
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From this reading "The Mystery of The Hasty Arrow," "The Golden Slipper," "That Affair Next Door," etc.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The Mystery of The Hasty Arrow," "The Golden Slipper," "That Affair Next Door," etc.
That's
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From this reading That's only Number 3.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The Mystery of The Hasty Arrow," "The Golden Slipper," "That Affair Next Door," etc.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What door is that?
why
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From this reading You've opened all the others; why do you pass that one by?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You've opened all the others; why do you pass that one by?"
You've
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From this reading You've opened all the others; why do you pass that one by?"