Chapter VIII
The girl was almost as taken aback as he was. ‘Is this you, Fred?’ she said, in a tone of the utmost astonishment. ‘What have you done to yourself? I hardly knew you.’ But he only asked again,-- ‘Why have you come?
The Hampstead mystery — Volume 2
Chapter VIII
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The
girl
was
almost
as
taken
aback
as
he
was.
‘Is
this
you,
Fred?’
she
said,
in
a
tone
of
the
utmost
astonishment.
‘What
have
you
done
to
yourself?
I
hardly
knew
you.’
But
he
only
asked
again,--
‘Why
have
you
come?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
The
girl
was
almost
as
taken
aback
as
he
was.
Line 2
‘Is
this
you,
Fred?’
she
said,
in
a
tone
of
the
utmost
astonishment.
Line 3
‘What
have
you
done
to
yourself?
/wʌt hæv juː done tuː jərˈself/
Line 4
I
hardly
knew
you.’
Line 5
But
he
only
asked
again,--
‘Why
have
you
come?
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 “But he only asked again,-- ‘Why have you come?”
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But he only asked again,-- ‘Why have you come?”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But he only asked again,-- ‘Why have you come?”
Done
noun
US /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘What have you done to yourself?”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “‘What have you done to yourself?”
Yourself
pronoun
US /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “‘What have you done to yourself?”
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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 ‘Is this you, Fred?’ she said, in a tone of the utmost astonishment.
aback
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From this reading The girl was almost as taken aback as he was.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he only asked again,-- ‘Why have you come?
almost
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From this reading The girl was almost as taken aback as he was.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The girl was almost as taken aback as he was.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he only asked again,-- ‘Why have you come?
astonishment
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From this reading ‘Is this you, Fred?’ she said, in a tone of the utmost astonishment.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he only asked again,-- ‘Why have you come?
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he only asked again,-- ‘Why have you come?
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘What have you done to yourself?
Fred
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From this reading ‘Is this you, Fred?’ she said, in a tone of the utmost astonishment.
girl
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From this reading The girl was almost as taken aback as he was.
hardly
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From this reading I hardly knew you.’
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘What have you done to yourself?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The girl was almost as taken aback as he was.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hardly knew you.’
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘Is this you, Fred?’ she said, in a tone of the utmost astonishment.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Is this you, Fred?’ she said, in a tone of the utmost astonishment.
knew
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From this reading I hardly knew you.’
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘Is this you, Fred?’ she said, in a tone of the utmost astonishment.
only
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From this reading But he only asked again,-- ‘Why have you come?
said
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From this reading ‘Is this you, Fred?’ she said, in a tone of the utmost astonishment.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Is this you, Fred?’ she said, in a tone of the utmost astonishment.
taken
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From this reading The girl was almost as taken aback as he was.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl was almost as taken aback as he was.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘Is this you, Fred?’ she said, in a tone of the utmost astonishment.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘What have you done to yourself?
tone
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From this reading ‘Is this you, Fred?’ she said, in a tone of the utmost astonishment.
utmost
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From this reading ‘Is this you, Fred?’ she said, in a tone of the utmost astonishment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The girl was almost as taken aback as he was.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘What have you done to yourself?
Why
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From this reading But he only asked again,-- ‘Why have you come?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Is this you, Fred?’ she said, in a tone of the utmost astonishment.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading ‘What have you done to yourself?