Chapter V
GUEST NIGHT. "I am glad to see you again, Cousin Humphrey." It was two months after the meeting in the churchyard. Hilarie's house was full; her guests overflowed into the village. It was, in fact, the first guest night of the season.
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Chapter V
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GUEST
NIGHT.
"I
am
glad
to
see
you
again,
Cousin
Humphrey."
It
was
two
months
after
the
meeting
in
the
churchyard.
Hilarie's
house
was
full;
her
guests
overflowed
into
the
village.
It
was,
in
fact,
the
first
guest
night
of
the
season.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
GUEST
NIGHT.
Line 2
"I
am
glad
to
see
you
again,
Cousin
Humphrey."
Line 3
It
was
two
months
after
the
meeting
in
the
churchyard.
Line 4
Hilarie's
house
was
full;
her
guests
overflowed
into
the
village.
Line 5
It
was,
in
fact,
the
first
guest
night
of
the
season.
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 “It was two months after the meeting in the churchyard.”
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I am glad to see you again, Cousin Humphrey."”
First
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was, in fact, the first guest night of the season.”
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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was two months after the meeting in the churchyard.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I am glad to see you again, Cousin Humphrey."
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am glad to see you again, Cousin Humphrey."
churchyard
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From this reading It was two months after the meeting in the churchyard.
Cousin
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From this reading "I am glad to see you again, Cousin Humphrey."
fact
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From this reading It was, in fact, the first guest night of the season.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was, in fact, the first guest night of the season.
full
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From this reading Hilarie's house was full; her guests overflowed into the village.
glad
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From this reading "I am glad to see you again, Cousin Humphrey."
GUEST
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From this reading GUEST NIGHT.
guests
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From this reading Hilarie's house was full; her guests overflowed into the village.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hilarie's house was full; her guests overflowed into the village.
Hilarie's
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house
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From this reading Hilarie's house was full; her guests overflowed into the village.
Humphrey
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From this reading "I am glad to see you again, Cousin Humphrey."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am glad to see you again, Cousin Humphrey."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was two months after the meeting in the churchyard.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Hilarie's house was full; her guests overflowed into the village.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was two months after the meeting in the churchyard.
meeting
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From this reading It was two months after the meeting in the churchyard.
months
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From this reading It was two months after the meeting in the churchyard.
NIGHT
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From this reading GUEST NIGHT.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was, in fact, the first guest night of the season.
overflowed
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From this reading Hilarie's house was full; her guests overflowed into the village.
season
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From this reading It was, in fact, the first guest night of the season.
see
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From this reading "I am glad to see you again, Cousin Humphrey."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was two months after the meeting in the churchyard.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I am glad to see you again, Cousin Humphrey."
two
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From this reading It was two months after the meeting in the churchyard.
village
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From this reading Hilarie's house was full; her guests overflowed into the village.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was two months after the meeting in the churchyard.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am glad to see you again, Cousin Humphrey."