Chapter XIV
Cynthia was unrolling the cloud from her hair. She said, as she tied on her apron: "You must get him to tell you, Mrs. Durgin." "Then there is something?" "Yes." "Has Jeff been using you wrong?"
The Landlord at Lion's Head — Volume 2
Chapter XIV
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Cynthia
was
unrolling
the
cloud
from
her
hair.
She
said,
as
she
tied
on
her
apron:
"You
must
get
him
to
tell
you,
Mrs.
Durgin."
"Then
there
is
something?"
"Yes."
"Has
Jeff
been
using
you
wrong?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Cynthia
was
unrolling
the
cloud
from
her
hair.
Line 2
She
said,
as
she
tied
on
her
apron:
"You
must
get
him
to
tell
you,
Mrs.
Durgin."
Line 3
"Then
there
is
something?"
Line 4
"Yes."
Line 5
"Has
Jeff
been
using
you
wrong?"
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 “"Has Jeff been using you wrong?"”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"Has Jeff been using you wrong?"”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “She said, as she tied on her apron: "You must get him to tell you, Mrs. Durgin."”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"Then there is something?"”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She said, as she tied on her apron: "You must get him to tell you, Mrs. Durgin."”
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apron
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From this reading She said, as she tied on her apron: "You must get him to tell you, Mrs. Durgin."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She said, as she tied on her apron: "You must get him to tell you, Mrs. Durgin."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Has Jeff been using you wrong?"
cloud
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From this reading Cynthia was unrolling the cloud from her hair.
Cynthia
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From this reading Cynthia was unrolling the cloud from her hair.
Durgin
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From this reading She said, as she tied on her apron: "You must get him to tell you, Mrs. Durgin."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Cynthia was unrolling the cloud from her hair.
get
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From this reading She said, as she tied on her apron: "You must get him to tell you, Mrs. Durgin."
hair
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From this reading Cynthia was unrolling the cloud from her hair.
Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Has Jeff been using you wrong?"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Cynthia was unrolling the cloud from her hair.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She said, as she tied on her apron: "You must get him to tell you, Mrs. Durgin."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Then there is something?"
Jeff
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From this reading "Has Jeff been using you wrong?"
Mrs
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From this reading She said, as she tied on her apron: "You must get him to tell you, Mrs. Durgin."
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She said, as she tied on her apron: "You must get him to tell you, Mrs. Durgin."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She said, as she tied on her apron: "You must get him to tell you, Mrs. Durgin."
said
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From this reading She said, as she tied on her apron: "You must get him to tell you, Mrs. Durgin."
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She said, as she tied on her apron: "You must get him to tell you, Mrs. Durgin."
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Then there is something?"
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She said, as she tied on her apron: "You must get him to tell you, Mrs. Durgin."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cynthia was unrolling the cloud from her hair.
Then
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From this reading "Then there is something?"
there
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From this reading "Then there is something?"
tied
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From this reading She said, as she tied on her apron: "You must get him to tell you, Mrs. Durgin."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She said, as she tied on her apron: "You must get him to tell you, Mrs. Durgin."
unrolling
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From this reading Cynthia was unrolling the cloud from her hair.
using
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From this reading "Has Jeff been using you wrong?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cynthia was unrolling the cloud from her hair.
wrong
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From this reading "Has Jeff been using you wrong?"
Yes
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From this reading "Yes."
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She said, as she tied on her apron: "You must get him to tell you, Mrs. Durgin."