Chapter XIV
"What alternative could be conceived?" said I. "You may well say so. And yet there were one or two points which worried young Edmunds, of the Berkshire Constabulary. A smart lad that! He was sent later to Allahabad.
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Chapter XIV
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"What
alternative
could
be
conceived?"
said
I.
"You
may
well
say
so.
And
yet
there
were
one
or
two
points
which
worried
young
Edmunds,
of
the
Berkshire
Constabulary.
A
smart
lad
that!
He
was
sent
later
to
Allahabad.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"What
alternative
could
be
conceived?"
said
I.
Line 2
"You
may
well
say
so.
Line 3
And
yet
there
were
one
or
two
points
which
worried
young
Edmunds,
of
the
Berkshire
Constabulary.
Line 4
A
smart
lad
that!
Line 5
He
was
sent
later
to
Allahabad.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"What alternative could be conceived?" said I.”
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"You may well say so.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “And yet there were one or two points which worried young Edmunds, of the Berkshire Constabulary.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You may well say so.”
Yet
conjunction
US /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “And yet there were one or two points which worried young Edmunds, of the Berkshire Constabulary.”
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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 smart lad that!
Allahabad
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From this reading He was sent later to Allahabad.
alternative
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From this reading "What alternative could be conceived?" said I.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet there were one or two points which worried young Edmunds, of the Berkshire Constabulary.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "What alternative could be conceived?" said I.
Berkshire
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From this reading And yet there were one or two points which worried young Edmunds, of the Berkshire Constabulary.
conceived
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From this reading "What alternative could be conceived?" said I.
Constabulary
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From this reading And yet there were one or two points which worried young Edmunds, of the Berkshire Constabulary.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "What alternative could be conceived?" said I.
Edmunds
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From this reading And yet there were one or two points which worried young Edmunds, of the Berkshire Constabulary.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was sent later to Allahabad.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "What alternative could be conceived?" said I.
lad
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From this reading A smart lad that!
later
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From this reading He was sent later to Allahabad.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "You may well say so.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And yet there were one or two points which worried young Edmunds, of the Berkshire Constabulary.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And yet there were one or two points which worried young Edmunds, of the Berkshire Constabulary.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And yet there were one or two points which worried young Edmunds, of the Berkshire Constabulary.
points
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From this reading And yet there were one or two points which worried young Edmunds, of the Berkshire Constabulary.
said
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From this reading "What alternative could be conceived?" said I.
say
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From this reading "You may well say so.
sent
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From this reading He was sent later to Allahabad.
smart
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From this reading A smart lad that!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "You may well say so.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A smart lad that!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And yet there were one or two points which worried young Edmunds, of the Berkshire Constabulary.
there
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From this reading And yet there were one or two points which worried young Edmunds, of the Berkshire Constabulary.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was sent later to Allahabad.
two
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From this reading And yet there were one or two points which worried young Edmunds, of the Berkshire Constabulary.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was sent later to Allahabad.
well
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From this reading "You may well say so.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And yet there were one or two points which worried young Edmunds, of the Berkshire Constabulary.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What alternative could be conceived?" said I.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And yet there were one or two points which worried young Edmunds, of the Berkshire Constabulary.
worried
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From this reading And yet there were one or two points which worried young Edmunds, of the Berkshire Constabulary.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet there were one or two points which worried young Edmunds, of the Berkshire Constabulary.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You may well say so.
young
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From this reading And yet there were one or two points which worried young Edmunds, of the Berkshire Constabulary.