Chapter VI
"But what do they want?" "Yes, that's the question. Who had the house before you?" "A retired sea captain, called Ferguson." "Anything remarkable about him?"
The case-book of Sherlock Holmes
Chapter VI
English subtitles · tap any word to listen
1 / 5
"But
what
do
they
want?"
"Yes,
that's
the
question.
Who
had
the
house
before
you?"
"A
retired
sea
captain,
called
Ferguson."
"Anything
remarkable
about
him?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"But
what
do
they
want?"
Line 2
"Yes,
that's
the
question.
Line 3
Who
had
the
house
before
you?"
Line 4
"A
retired
sea
captain,
called
Ferguson."
Line 5
"Anything
remarkable
about
him?"
/ˈeniθɪŋ ˈremarkable əˈbaʊt hɪm/
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 “"Anything remarkable about him?"”
Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “"Anything remarkable about him?"”
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Who had the house before you?"”
Captain
noun
US /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"A retired sea captain, called Ferguson."”
Question
noun
US /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, that's the question.”
Remarkable
noun
US /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Anything remarkable about him?"”
Retired
verb
US /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading “"A retired sea captain, called Ferguson."”
All words in this reading · 24
Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "A retired sea captain, called Ferguson."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Anything remarkable about him?"
AnythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "Anything remarkable about him?"
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Who had the house before you?"
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But what do they want?"
called
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A retired sea captain, called Ferguson."
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "A retired sea captain, called Ferguson."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "But what do they want?"
Ferguson
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A retired sea captain, called Ferguson."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Who had the house before you?"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Anything remarkable about him?"
house
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who had the house before you?"
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Yes, that's the question.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Anything remarkable about him?"
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading "A retired sea captain, called Ferguson."
sea
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A retired sea captain, called Ferguson."
that's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, that's the question.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, that's the question.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But what do they want?"
want
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But what do they want?"
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "But what do they want?"
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who had the house before you?"
Yes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, that's the question.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Who had the house before you?"