Chapter XIX
THE FALSE FRIEND. "Hallo, Gerald!" he cried. "I meet you by the most fortunate chance. I have been hunting for you everywhere." "I could not wait for you at the hotel," said Gerald, "and had to go out and make inquiries for myself.
The Mystery of M. Felix
Chapter XIX
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THE
FALSE
FRIEND.
"Hallo,
Gerald!"
he
cried.
"I
meet
you
by
the
most
fortunate
chance.
I
have
been
hunting
for
you
everywhere."
"I
could
not
wait
for
you
at
the
hotel,"
said
Gerald,
"and
had
to
go
out
and
make
inquiries
for
myself.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
FALSE
FRIEND.
Line 2
"Hallo,
Gerald!"
he
cried.
Line 3
"I
meet
you
by
the
most
fortunate
chance.
Line 4
I
have
been
hunting
for
you
everywhere."
Line 5
"I
could
not
wait
for
you
at
the
hotel,"
said
Gerald,
"and
had
to
go
out
and
make
inquiries
for
myself.
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 hunting for you everywhere."”
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"I could not wait for you at the hotel," said Gerald, "and had to go out and make inquiries for myself.”
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Hallo, Gerald!" he cried.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have been hunting for you everywhere."”
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I could not wait for you at the hotel," said Gerald, "and had to go out and make inquiries for myself.”
Myself
pronoun
US /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “"I could not wait for you at the hotel," said Gerald, "and had to go out and make inquiries for myself.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I could not wait for you at the hotel," said Gerald, "and had to go out and make inquiries for myself.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I could not wait for you at the hotel," said Gerald, "and had to go out and make inquiries for myself.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been hunting for you everywhere."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "I meet you by the most fortunate chance.
chance
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From this reading "I meet you by the most fortunate chance.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I could not wait for you at the hotel," said Gerald, "and had to go out and make inquiries for myself.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hallo, Gerald!" he cried.
everywhere
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From this reading I have been hunting for you everywhere."
FALSE
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From this reading THE FALSE FRIEND.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have been hunting for you everywhere."
fortunate
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From this reading "I meet you by the most fortunate chance.
FRIEND
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From this reading THE FALSE FRIEND.
Gerald
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From this reading "Hallo, Gerald!" he cried.
go
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From this reading "I could not wait for you at the hotel," said Gerald, "and had to go out and make inquiries for myself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I could not wait for you at the hotel," said Gerald, "and had to go out and make inquiries for myself.
Hallo
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From this reading "Hallo, Gerald!" he cried.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been hunting for you everywhere."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Hallo, Gerald!" he cried.
hotel
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From this reading "I could not wait for you at the hotel," said Gerald, "and had to go out and make inquiries for myself.
hunting
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From this reading I have been hunting for you everywhere."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I meet you by the most fortunate chance.
inquiries
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From this reading "I could not wait for you at the hotel," said Gerald, "and had to go out and make inquiries for myself.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I could not wait for you at the hotel," said Gerald, "and had to go out and make inquiries for myself.
meet
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From this reading "I meet you by the most fortunate chance.
most
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From this reading "I meet you by the most fortunate chance.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I could not wait for you at the hotel," said Gerald, "and had to go out and make inquiries for myself.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I could not wait for you at the hotel," said Gerald, "and had to go out and make inquiries for myself.
out
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From this reading "I could not wait for you at the hotel," said Gerald, "and had to go out and make inquiries for myself.
said
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From this reading "I could not wait for you at the hotel," said Gerald, "and had to go out and make inquiries for myself.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FALSE FRIEND.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I could not wait for you at the hotel," said Gerald, "and had to go out and make inquiries for myself.
wait
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From this reading "I could not wait for you at the hotel," said Gerald, "and had to go out and make inquiries for myself.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I meet you by the most fortunate chance.