Chapter VII
A VITAL QUESTION. “You heard what I said over the phone, Mr. Carter?” Lynne said, turning about and facing the detective. They were in a room which opened off from the library of the mansion. “Yes,” said Nick, “I heard.”
The Babbington case
Chapter VII
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A
VITAL
QUESTION.
“You
heard
what
I
said
over
the
phone,
Mr.
Carter?”
Lynne
said,
turning
about
and
facing
the
detective.
They
were
in
a
room
which
opened
off
from
the
library
of
the
mansion.
“Yes,”
said
Nick,
“I
heard.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
VITAL
QUESTION.
Line 2
“You
heard
what
I
said
over
the
phone,
Mr.
Carter?”
Line 3
Lynne
said,
turning
about
and
facing
the
detective.
Line 4
They
were
in
a
room
which
opened
off
from
the
library
of
the
mansion.
Line 5
“Yes,”
said
Nick,
“I
heard.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Lynne said, turning about and facing the detective.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading ““You heard what I said over the phone, Mr. Carter?””
QUESTION
noun
US /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A VITAL QUESTION.”
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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 A VITAL QUESTION.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Lynne said, turning about and facing the detective.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lynne said, turning about and facing the detective.
Carter
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From this reading “You heard what I said over the phone, Mr. Carter?”
detective
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From this reading Lynne said, turning about and facing the detective.
facing
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From this reading Lynne said, turning about and facing the detective.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They were in a room which opened off from the library of the mansion.
heard
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From this reading “You heard what I said over the phone, Mr. Carter?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You heard what I said over the phone, Mr. Carter?”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were in a room which opened off from the library of the mansion.
library
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From this reading They were in a room which opened off from the library of the mansion.
Lynne
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From this reading Lynne said, turning about and facing the detective.
mansion
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From this reading They were in a room which opened off from the library of the mansion.
Mr
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From this reading “You heard what I said over the phone, Mr. Carter?”
Nick
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From this reading “Yes,” said Nick, “I heard.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were in a room which opened off from the library of the mansion.
off
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From this reading They were in a room which opened off from the library of the mansion.
opened
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From this reading They were in a room which opened off from the library of the mansion.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “You heard what I said over the phone, Mr. Carter?”
phone
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From this reading “You heard what I said over the phone, Mr. Carter?”
QUESTIONnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A VITAL QUESTION.
room
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From this reading They were in a room which opened off from the library of the mansion.
said
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From this reading “You heard what I said over the phone, Mr. Carter?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You heard what I said over the phone, Mr. Carter?”
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were in a room which opened off from the library of the mansion.
turning
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From this reading Lynne said, turning about and facing the detective.
VITAL
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From this reading A VITAL QUESTION.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were in a room which opened off from the library of the mansion.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “You heard what I said over the phone, Mr. Carter?”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They were in a room which opened off from the library of the mansion.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes,” said Nick, “I heard.”
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You heard what I said over the phone, Mr. Carter?”