Chapter XII
THE OTHER CHILD OF DESERTION. "Molly?" Richard arrived before the time, and found his old friend alone. "You here again? Last night I could not ask what it meant--the ineffable frock and the heavenly string of pearls.
The Changeling
Chapter XII
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THE
OTHER
CHILD
OF
DESERTION.
"Molly?"
Richard
arrived
before
the
time,
and
found
his
old
friend
alone.
"You
here
again?
Last
night
I
could
not
ask
what
it
meant--the
ineffable
frock
and
the
heavenly
string
of
pearls.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
OTHER
CHILD
OF
DESERTION.
Line 2
"Molly?"
Line 3
Richard
arrived
before
the
time,
and
found
his
old
friend
alone.
Line 4
"You
here
again?
/juː here again/
Line 5
Last
night
I
could
not
ask
what
it
meant--the
ineffable
frock
and
the
heavenly
string
of
pearls.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You here again?”
Alone
noun
US /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Richard arrived before the time, and found his old friend alone.”
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Richard arrived before the time, and found his old friend alone.”
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Last night I could not ask what it meant--the ineffable frock and the heavenly string of pearls.”
DESERTION
noun
US /ˈdesertion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE OTHER CHILD OF DESERTION.”
Found
noun
US /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Richard arrived before the time, and found his old friend alone.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You here again?”
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Last night I could not ask what it meant--the ineffable frock and the heavenly string of pearls.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Richard arrived before the time, and found his old friend alone.”
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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You here again?
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Richard arrived before the time, and found his old friend alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Richard arrived before the time, and found his old friend alone.
arrived
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From this reading Richard arrived before the time, and found his old friend alone.
ask
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From this reading Last night I could not ask what it meant--the ineffable frock and the heavenly string of pearls.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Richard arrived before the time, and found his old friend alone.
CHILD
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From this reading THE OTHER CHILD OF DESERTION.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Last night I could not ask what it meant--the ineffable frock and the heavenly string of pearls.
DESERTIONnounUS /ˈdesertion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE OTHER CHILD OF DESERTION.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Richard arrived before the time, and found his old friend alone.
friend
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From this reading Richard arrived before the time, and found his old friend alone.
frock
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From this reading Last night I could not ask what it meant--the ineffable frock and the heavenly string of pearls.
heavenly
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From this reading Last night I could not ask what it meant--the ineffable frock and the heavenly string of pearls.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You here again?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Richard arrived before the time, and found his old friend alone.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Last night I could not ask what it meant--the ineffable frock and the heavenly string of pearls.
ineffable
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From this reading Last night I could not ask what it meant--the ineffable frock and the heavenly string of pearls.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Last night I could not ask what it meant--the ineffable frock and the heavenly string of pearls.
LastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Last night I could not ask what it meant--the ineffable frock and the heavenly string of pearls.
meant
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From this reading Last night I could not ask what it meant--the ineffable frock and the heavenly string of pearls.
Molly
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From this reading "Molly?"
night
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From this reading Last night I could not ask what it meant--the ineffable frock and the heavenly string of pearls.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Last night I could not ask what it meant--the ineffable frock and the heavenly string of pearls.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE OTHER CHILD OF DESERTION.
old
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From this reading Richard arrived before the time, and found his old friend alone.
OTHER
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From this reading THE OTHER CHILD OF DESERTION.
pearls
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From this reading Last night I could not ask what it meant--the ineffable frock and the heavenly string of pearls.
Richard
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From this reading Richard arrived before the time, and found his old friend alone.
string
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From this reading Last night I could not ask what it meant--the ineffable frock and the heavenly string of pearls.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OTHER CHILD OF DESERTION.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Richard arrived before the time, and found his old friend alone.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Last night I could not ask what it meant--the ineffable frock and the heavenly string of pearls.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You here again?