Chapter VIII
"A shade more to the right, please. There, just as you are now! Don't move! In five minutes I shall have finished for the day." Isobel smiled.
The Master Mummer
Chapter VIII
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"A
shade
more
to
the
right,
please.
There,
just
as
you
are
now!
Don't
move!
In
five
minutes
I
shall
have
finished
for
the
day."
Isobel
smiled.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"A
shade
more
to
the
right,
please.
Line 2
There,
just
as
you
are
now!
Line 3
Don't
move!
Line 4
In
five
minutes
I
shall
have
finished
for
the
day."
Line 5
Isobel
smiled.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “In five minutes I shall have finished for the day."”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"A shade more to the right, please.”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “In five minutes I shall have finished for the day."”
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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 "A shade more to the right, please.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There, just as you are now!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There, just as you are now!
day
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From this reading In five minutes I shall have finished for the day."
Don't
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From this reading Don't move!
finished
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From this reading In five minutes I shall have finished for the day."
five
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From this reading In five minutes I shall have finished for the day."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In five minutes I shall have finished for the day."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In five minutes I shall have finished for the day."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In five minutes I shall have finished for the day."
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In five minutes I shall have finished for the day."
Isobel
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From this reading Isobel smiled.
just
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From this reading There, just as you are now!
minutes
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From this reading In five minutes I shall have finished for the day."
more
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From this reading "A shade more to the right, please.
move
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From this reading Don't move!
now
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From this reading There, just as you are now!
please
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From this reading "A shade more to the right, please.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A shade more to the right, please.
shade
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From this reading "A shade more to the right, please.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading In five minutes I shall have finished for the day."
smiled
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From this reading Isobel smiled.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "A shade more to the right, please.
There
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From this reading There, just as you are now!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "A shade more to the right, please.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There, just as you are now!