Chapter XI
LAST MOMENTS "Has anybody here seen Kelly?" asked Dahlia, putting her head in at the billiard-room door. "I mean Archie." "I'm waiting here for Kate," I said. "I mean Myra." "Oughtn't you to be dressing?
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LAST
MOMENTS
"Has
anybody
here
seen
Kelly?"
asked
Dahlia,
putting
her
head
in
at
the
billiard-room
door.
"I
mean
Archie."
"I'm
waiting
here
for
Kate,"
I
said.
"I
mean
Myra."
"Oughtn't
you
to
be
dressing?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
LAST
MOMENTS
"Has
anybody
here
seen
Kelly?"
asked
Dahlia,
putting
her
head
in
at
the
billiard-room
door.
Line 2
"I
mean
Archie."
Line 3
"I'm
waiting
here
for
Kate,"
I
said.
Line 4
"I
mean
Myra."
Line 5
"Oughtn't
you
to
be
dressing?
Learner Dictionary
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Anybody
pronoun
US /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading “LAST MOMENTS "Has anybody here seen Kelly?" asked Dahlia, putting her head in at the billiard-room door.”
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “LAST MOMENTS "Has anybody here seen Kelly?" asked Dahlia, putting her head in at the billiard-room door.”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “LAST MOMENTS "Has anybody here seen Kelly?" asked Dahlia, putting her head in at the billiard-room door.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “LAST MOMENTS "Has anybody here seen Kelly?" asked Dahlia, putting her head in at the billiard-room door.”
LAST
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “LAST MOMENTS "Has anybody here seen Kelly?" asked Dahlia, putting her head in at the billiard-room door.”
Waiting
noun
US /ˈwaiting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I'm waiting here for Kate," I said.”
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anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading LAST MOMENTS "Has anybody here seen Kelly?" asked Dahlia, putting her head in at the billiard-room door.
Archie
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From this reading "I mean Archie."
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LAST MOMENTS "Has anybody here seen Kelly?" asked Dahlia, putting her head in at the billiard-room door.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LAST MOMENTS "Has anybody here seen Kelly?" asked Dahlia, putting her head in at the billiard-room door.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Oughtn't you to be dressing?
billiard-room
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From this reading LAST MOMENTS "Has anybody here seen Kelly?" asked Dahlia, putting her head in at the billiard-room door.
Dahlia
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From this reading LAST MOMENTS "Has anybody here seen Kelly?" asked Dahlia, putting her head in at the billiard-room door.
door
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From this reading LAST MOMENTS "Has anybody here seen Kelly?" asked Dahlia, putting her head in at the billiard-room door.
dressing
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From this reading "Oughtn't you to be dressing?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I'm waiting here for Kate," I said.
Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LAST MOMENTS "Has anybody here seen Kelly?" asked Dahlia, putting her head in at the billiard-room door.
head
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From this reading LAST MOMENTS "Has anybody here seen Kelly?" asked Dahlia, putting her head in at the billiard-room door.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading LAST MOMENTS "Has anybody here seen Kelly?" asked Dahlia, putting her head in at the billiard-room door.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LAST MOMENTS "Has anybody here seen Kelly?" asked Dahlia, putting her head in at the billiard-room door.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I mean Archie."
I'm
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From this reading "I'm waiting here for Kate," I said.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LAST MOMENTS "Has anybody here seen Kelly?" asked Dahlia, putting her head in at the billiard-room door.
Kate
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From this reading "I'm waiting here for Kate," I said.
Kelly
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From this reading LAST MOMENTS "Has anybody here seen Kelly?" asked Dahlia, putting her head in at the billiard-room door.
LASTnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LAST MOMENTS "Has anybody here seen Kelly?" asked Dahlia, putting her head in at the billiard-room door.
mean
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From this reading "I mean Archie."
MOMENTS
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From this reading LAST MOMENTS "Has anybody here seen Kelly?" asked Dahlia, putting her head in at the billiard-room door.
Myra
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From this reading "I mean Myra."
Oughtn't
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From this reading "Oughtn't you to be dressing?
putting
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From this reading LAST MOMENTS "Has anybody here seen Kelly?" asked Dahlia, putting her head in at the billiard-room door.
said
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From this reading "I'm waiting here for Kate," I said.
seen
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From this reading LAST MOMENTS "Has anybody here seen Kelly?" asked Dahlia, putting her head in at the billiard-room door.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LAST MOMENTS "Has anybody here seen Kelly?" asked Dahlia, putting her head in at the billiard-room door.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oughtn't you to be dressing?
waiting
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From this reading "I'm waiting here for Kate," I said.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oughtn't you to be dressing?