Chapter V
"They left in the evening; after tea, I should say." "How? On foot or in a carriage?" "In a carriage; one of the hacks that stand in front of the door." "Did they bring any baggage with them?"
That Affair Next Door
Chapter V
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"They
left
in
the
evening;
after
tea,
I
should
say."
"How?
On
foot
or
in
a
carriage?"
"In
a
carriage;
one
of
the
hacks
that
stand
in
front
of
the
door."
"Did
they
bring
any
baggage
with
them?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"They
left
in
the
evening;
after
tea,
I
should
say."
Line 2
"How?
Line 3
On
foot
or
in
a
carriage?"
Line 4
"In
a
carriage;
one
of
the
hacks
that
stand
in
front
of
the
door."
Line 5
"Did
they
bring
any
baggage
with
them?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “"They left in the evening; after tea, I should say."”
Foot
noun
US /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On foot or in a carriage?"”
Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"They left in the evening; after tea, I should say."”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"In a carriage; one of the hacks that stand in front of the door."”
Stand
noun
US /stand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"In a carriage; one of the hacks that stand in front of the door."”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On foot or in a carriage?"
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "They left in the evening; after tea, I should say."
any
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From this reading "Did they bring any baggage with them?"
baggage
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From this reading "Did they bring any baggage with them?"
bring
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From this reading "Did they bring any baggage with them?"
carriage
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From this reading On foot or in a carriage?"
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did they bring any baggage with them?"
door
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From this reading "In a carriage; one of the hacks that stand in front of the door."
evening
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From this reading "They left in the evening; after tea, I should say."
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On foot or in a carriage?"
front
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From this reading "In a carriage; one of the hacks that stand in front of the door."
hacks
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From this reading "In a carriage; one of the hacks that stand in front of the door."
How
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From this reading "How?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "They left in the evening; after tea, I should say."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "They left in the evening; after tea, I should say."
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They left in the evening; after tea, I should say."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "In a carriage; one of the hacks that stand in front of the door."
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On foot or in a carriage?"
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "In a carriage; one of the hacks that stand in front of the door."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading On foot or in a carriage?"
say
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From this reading "They left in the evening; after tea, I should say."
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "They left in the evening; after tea, I should say."
stand
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From this reading "In a carriage; one of the hacks that stand in front of the door."
tea
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From this reading "They left in the evening; after tea, I should say."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "In a carriage; one of the hacks that stand in front of the door."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "They left in the evening; after tea, I should say."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Did they bring any baggage with them?"
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They left in the evening; after tea, I should say."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Did they bring any baggage with them?"