Chapter XIV
"By the night train," said Mrs. Brent. "Shall I come with you?" "I think you had better stop here. You have done enough mischief already." "Mischief!
Sir Harry: A Love Story
Chapter XIV
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"By
the
night
train,"
said
Mrs.
Brent.
"Shall
I
come
with
you?"
"I
think
you
had
better
stop
here.
You
have
done
enough
mischief
already."
"Mischief!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"By
the
night
train,"
said
Mrs.
Brent.
Line 2
"Shall
I
come
with
you?"
/ʃæl aɪ come wɪð juː/
Line 3
"I
think
you
had
better
stop
here.
Line 4
You
have
done
enough
mischief
already."
Line 5
"Mischief!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Already
noun
US /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You have done enough mischief already."”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Shall I come with you?"”
Done
noun
US /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You have done enough mischief already."”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have done enough mischief already."”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I think you had better stop here.”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"Shall I come with you?"”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I think you had better stop here.”
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alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You have done enough mischief already."
better
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From this reading "I think you had better stop here.
Brent
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From this reading "By the night train," said Mrs. Brent.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By the night train," said Mrs. Brent.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Shall I come with you?"
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You have done enough mischief already."
enough
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From this reading You have done enough mischief already."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I think you had better stop here.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have done enough mischief already."
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I think you had better stop here.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Shall I come with you?"
mischief
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From this reading You have done enough mischief already."
Mrs
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From this reading "By the night train," said Mrs. Brent.
night
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From this reading "By the night train," said Mrs. Brent.
said
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From this reading "By the night train," said Mrs. Brent.
Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Shall I come with you?"
stop
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I think you had better stop here.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "By the night train," said Mrs. Brent.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I think you had better stop here.
train
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From this reading "By the night train," said Mrs. Brent.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Shall I come with you?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Shall I come with you?"