Chapter XXIII
ONE MORE ATTEMPT. "That man again!" Lady Woodroffe threw the card into the fire. "Tell him I will not see him. No. Let him come up."
The Changeling
Chapter XXIII
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ONE
MORE
ATTEMPT.
"That
man
again!"
Lady
Woodroffe
threw
the
card
into
the
fire.
"Tell
him
I
will
not
see
him.
No.
Let
him
come
up."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
ONE
MORE
ATTEMPT.
Line 2
"That
man
again!"
Line 3
Lady
Woodroffe
threw
the
card
into
the
fire.
Line 4
"Tell
him
I
will
not
see
him.
Line 5
No.
Let
him
come
up."
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 “"That man again!"”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No. Let him come up."”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “No. Let him come up."”
ONE
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “ONE MORE ATTEMPT.”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Tell him I will not see him.”
All words in this reading · 23
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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That man again!"
ATTEMPT
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From this reading ONE MORE ATTEMPT.
card
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From this reading Lady Woodroffe threw the card into the fire.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No. Let him come up."
fire
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From this reading Lady Woodroffe threw the card into the fire.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Tell him I will not see him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Tell him I will not see him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Lady Woodroffe threw the card into the fire.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Woodroffe threw the card into the fire.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading No. Let him come up."
man
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From this reading "That man again!"
MORE
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From this reading ONE MORE ATTEMPT.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No. Let him come up."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Tell him I will not see him.
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONE MORE ATTEMPT.
see
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From this reading "Tell him I will not see him.
TellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Tell him I will not see him.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That man again!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lady Woodroffe threw the card into the fire.
threw
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From this reading Lady Woodroffe threw the card into the fire.
up
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From this reading No. Let him come up."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Tell him I will not see him.
Woodroffe
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From this reading Lady Woodroffe threw the card into the fire.