Chapter XXXIII
"Will you be my mistress to-night? I am going out to-morrow at 8.30 from Waterloo." She had answered: "Yes! Be at such and such a studio just before twelve.
Some Do Not...: A Novel
Chapter XXXIII
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"Will
you
be
my
mistress
to-night?
I
am
going
out
to-morrow
at
8.30
from
Waterloo."
She
had
answered:
"Yes!
Be
at
such
and
such
a
studio
just
before
twelve.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Will
you
be
my
mistress
to-night?
Line 2
I
am
going
out
to-morrow
at
8.30
from
Waterloo."
Line 3
She
had
answered:
"Yes!
Line 4
Be
at
such
and
such
a
studio
just
before
twelve.
Line 5
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Answered
noun
US /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She had answered: "Yes!”
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Be at such and such a studio just before twelve.”
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8.30
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From this reading I am going out to-morrow at 8.30 from Waterloo."
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Be at such and such a studio just before twelve.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am going out to-morrow at 8.30 from Waterloo."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Be at such and such a studio just before twelve.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had answered: "Yes!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I am going out to-morrow at 8.30 from Waterloo."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Will you be my mistress to-night?
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Be at such and such a studio just before twelve.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I am going out to-morrow at 8.30 from Waterloo."
going
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From this reading I am going out to-morrow at 8.30 from Waterloo."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had answered: "Yes!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am going out to-morrow at 8.30 from Waterloo."
just
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From this reading Be at such and such a studio just before twelve.
mistress
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From this reading "Will you be my mistress to-night?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Will you be my mistress to-night?
out
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From this reading I am going out to-morrow at 8.30 from Waterloo."
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had answered: "Yes!
studio
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From this reading Be at such and such a studio just before twelve.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Be at such and such a studio just before twelve.
to-morrow
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From this reading I am going out to-morrow at 8.30 from Waterloo."
to-night
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From this reading "Will you be my mistress to-night?
twelve
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From this reading Be at such and such a studio just before twelve.
Waterloo
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From this reading I am going out to-morrow at 8.30 from Waterloo."
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will you be my mistress to-night?
Yes
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From this reading She had answered: "Yes!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Will you be my mistress to-night?