Chapter XXIII
“I have been by here, but I recognized nothing in the dark. What an exciting place for an investigation!” “And Mr. Van Broecklyn? Have you never met him?” “Once, when a child.
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“I
have
been
by
here,
but
I
recognized
nothing
in
the
dark.
What
an
exciting
place
for
an
investigation!”
“And
Mr.
Van
Broecklyn?
Have
you
never
met
him?”
“Once,
when
a
child.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The Golden Slipper, and Other Problems for Violet Strange
Chapter XXIII
Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
“I
have
been
by
here,
but
I
recognized
nothing
in
the
dark.
Line 2
What
an
exciting
place
for
an
investigation!”
Line 3
“And
Mr.
Van
Broecklyn?
Line 4
Have
you
never
met
him?”
Line 5
“Once,
when
a
child.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““I have been by here, but I recognized nothing in the dark.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I have been by here, but I recognized nothing in the dark.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I have been by here, but I recognized nothing in the dark.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Have you never met him?””
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ““I have been by here, but I recognized nothing in the dark.”
Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Once, when a child.”
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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 “Once, when a child.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading What an exciting place for an investigation!”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And Mr. Van Broecklyn?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have been by here, but I recognized nothing in the dark.
Broecklyn
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From this reading “And Mr. Van Broecklyn?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I have been by here, but I recognized nothing in the dark.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “I have been by here, but I recognized nothing in the dark.
child
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From this reading “Once, when a child.
dark
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From this reading “I have been by here, but I recognized nothing in the dark.
exciting
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From this reading What an exciting place for an investigation!”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What an exciting place for an investigation!”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have been by here, but I recognized nothing in the dark.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have been by here, but I recognized nothing in the dark.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Have you never met him?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have been by here, but I recognized nothing in the dark.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I have been by here, but I recognized nothing in the dark.
investigation
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From this reading What an exciting place for an investigation!”
met
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From this reading Have you never met him?”
Mr
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From this reading “And Mr. Van Broecklyn?
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Have you never met him?”
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “I have been by here, but I recognized nothing in the dark.
Once
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From this reading “Once, when a child.
place
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From this reading What an exciting place for an investigation!”
recognized
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From this reading “I have been by here, but I recognized nothing in the dark.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I have been by here, but I recognized nothing in the dark.
Van
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From this reading “And Mr. Van Broecklyn?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What an exciting place for an investigation!”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “Once, when a child.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you never met him?”