Chapter VI
“That it was kept in their apartment?” “Yes.” “In the upper drawer of a certain bureau?” “Yes.” “Now, Miss Tuttle, will you tell us why you went to that drawer—if you did go to that drawer—immediately after Mrs. Jeffrey left the house?”
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Chapter VI
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“That
it
was
kept
in
their
apartment?”
“Yes.”
“In
the
upper
drawer
of
a
certain
bureau?”
“Yes.”
“Now,
Miss
Tuttle,
will
you
tell
us
why
you
went
to
that
drawer—if
you
did
go
to
that
drawer—immediately
after
Mrs.
Jeffrey
left
the
house?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“That
it
was
kept
in
their
apartment?”
Line 2
“Yes.”
Line 3
“In
the
upper
drawer
of
a
certain
bureau?”
Line 4
“Yes.”
Line 5
“Now,
Miss
Tuttle,
will
you
tell
us
why
you
went
to
that
drawer—if
you
did
go
to
that
drawer—immediately
after
Mrs.
Jeffrey
left
the
house?”
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 ““Now, Miss Tuttle, will you tell us why you went to that drawer—if you did go to that drawer—immediately after Mrs. Jeffrey left the house?””
Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Now, Miss Tuttle, will you tell us why you went to that drawer—if you did go to that drawer—immediately after Mrs. Jeffrey left the house?””
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Now, Miss Tuttle, will you tell us why you went to that drawer—if you did go to that drawer—immediately after Mrs. Jeffrey left the house?””
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Now, Miss Tuttle, will you tell us why you went to that drawer—if you did go to that drawer—immediately after Mrs. Jeffrey left the house?””
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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 “In the upper drawer of a certain bureau?”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Now, Miss Tuttle, will you tell us why you went to that drawer—if you did go to that drawer—immediately after Mrs. Jeffrey left the house?”
apartment
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From this reading “That it was kept in their apartment?”
bureau
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From this reading “In the upper drawer of a certain bureau?”
certain
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From this reading “In the upper drawer of a certain bureau?”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Now, Miss Tuttle, will you tell us why you went to that drawer—if you did go to that drawer—immediately after Mrs. Jeffrey left the house?”
drawer
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From this reading “In the upper drawer of a certain bureau?”
go
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From this reading “Now, Miss Tuttle, will you tell us why you went to that drawer—if you did go to that drawer—immediately after Mrs. Jeffrey left the house?”
house
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From this reading “Now, Miss Tuttle, will you tell us why you went to that drawer—if you did go to that drawer—immediately after Mrs. Jeffrey left the house?”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Now, Miss Tuttle, will you tell us why you went to that drawer—if you did go to that drawer—immediately after Mrs. Jeffrey left the house?”
immediately
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From this reading “Now, Miss Tuttle, will you tell us why you went to that drawer—if you did go to that drawer—immediately after Mrs. Jeffrey left the house?”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “That it was kept in their apartment?”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “That it was kept in their apartment?”
Jeffrey
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From this reading “Now, Miss Tuttle, will you tell us why you went to that drawer—if you did go to that drawer—immediately after Mrs. Jeffrey left the house?”
kept
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From this reading “That it was kept in their apartment?”
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now, Miss Tuttle, will you tell us why you went to that drawer—if you did go to that drawer—immediately after Mrs. Jeffrey left the house?”
Miss
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From this reading “Now, Miss Tuttle, will you tell us why you went to that drawer—if you did go to that drawer—immediately after Mrs. Jeffrey left the house?”
Mrs
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From this reading “Now, Miss Tuttle, will you tell us why you went to that drawer—if you did go to that drawer—immediately after Mrs. Jeffrey left the house?”
Now
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From this reading “Now, Miss Tuttle, will you tell us why you went to that drawer—if you did go to that drawer—immediately after Mrs. Jeffrey left the house?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “In the upper drawer of a certain bureau?”
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now, Miss Tuttle, will you tell us why you went to that drawer—if you did go to that drawer—immediately after Mrs. Jeffrey left the house?”
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That it was kept in their apartment?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “In the upper drawer of a certain bureau?”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “That it was kept in their apartment?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Now, Miss Tuttle, will you tell us why you went to that drawer—if you did go to that drawer—immediately after Mrs. Jeffrey left the house?”
Tuttle
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From this reading “Now, Miss Tuttle, will you tell us why you went to that drawer—if you did go to that drawer—immediately after Mrs. Jeffrey left the house?”
upper
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From this reading “In the upper drawer of a certain bureau?”
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Now, Miss Tuttle, will you tell us why you went to that drawer—if you did go to that drawer—immediately after Mrs. Jeffrey left the house?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That it was kept in their apartment?”
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now, Miss Tuttle, will you tell us why you went to that drawer—if you did go to that drawer—immediately after Mrs. Jeffrey left the house?”
why
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From this reading “Now, Miss Tuttle, will you tell us why you went to that drawer—if you did go to that drawer—immediately after Mrs. Jeffrey left the house?”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Now, Miss Tuttle, will you tell us why you went to that drawer—if you did go to that drawer—immediately after Mrs. Jeffrey left the house?”
Yes
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From this reading “Yes.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Now, Miss Tuttle, will you tell us why you went to that drawer—if you did go to that drawer—immediately after Mrs. Jeffrey left the house?”