Chapter X
THE TRAGEDY OF RACHEL KYNASTON. "I wonder whether you know that we have met before, Miss Thurwell?" he asked her suddenly. She moved her screen and looked at him. "Surely not! Where?"
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Chapter X
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THE
TRAGEDY
OF
RACHEL
KYNASTON.
"I
wonder
whether
you
know
that
we
have
met
before,
Miss
Thurwell?"
he
asked
her
suddenly.
She
moved
her
screen
and
looked
at
him.
"Surely
not!
Where?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
TRAGEDY
OF
RACHEL
KYNASTON.
Line 2
"I
wonder
whether
you
know
that
we
have
met
before,
Miss
Thurwell?"
he
asked
her
suddenly.
Line 3
She
moved
her
screen
and
looked
at
him.
Line 4
"Surely
not!
Line 5
Where?"
/wer/
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I wonder whether you know that we have met before, Miss Thurwell?" he asked her suddenly.”
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “"I wonder whether you know that we have met before, Miss Thurwell?" he asked her suddenly.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I wonder whether you know that we have met before, Miss Thurwell?" he asked her suddenly.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I wonder whether you know that we have met before, Miss Thurwell?" he asked her suddenly.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She moved her screen and looked at him.”
Suddenly
noun
US /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I wonder whether you know that we have met before, Miss Thurwell?" he asked her suddenly.”
Whether
conjunction
US /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “"I wonder whether you know that we have met before, Miss Thurwell?" he asked her suddenly.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She moved her screen and looked at him.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I wonder whether you know that we have met before, Miss Thurwell?" he asked her suddenly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She moved her screen and looked at him.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I wonder whether you know that we have met before, Miss Thurwell?" he asked her suddenly.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I wonder whether you know that we have met before, Miss Thurwell?" he asked her suddenly.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I wonder whether you know that we have met before, Miss Thurwell?" he asked her suddenly.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I wonder whether you know that we have met before, Miss Thurwell?" he asked her suddenly.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She moved her screen and looked at him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wonder whether you know that we have met before, Miss Thurwell?" he asked her suddenly.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I wonder whether you know that we have met before, Miss Thurwell?" he asked her suddenly.
KYNASTON
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From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF RACHEL KYNASTON.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She moved her screen and looked at him.
met
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From this reading "I wonder whether you know that we have met before, Miss Thurwell?" he asked her suddenly.
Miss
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From this reading "I wonder whether you know that we have met before, Miss Thurwell?" he asked her suddenly.
moved
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From this reading She moved her screen and looked at him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Surely not!
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF RACHEL KYNASTON.
RACHEL
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From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF RACHEL KYNASTON.
screen
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From this reading She moved her screen and looked at him.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She moved her screen and looked at him.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I wonder whether you know that we have met before, Miss Thurwell?" he asked her suddenly.
Surely
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From this reading "Surely not!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I wonder whether you know that we have met before, Miss Thurwell?" he asked her suddenly.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF RACHEL KYNASTON.
Thurwell
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From this reading "I wonder whether you know that we have met before, Miss Thurwell?" he asked her suddenly.
TRAGEDY
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From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF RACHEL KYNASTON.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I wonder whether you know that we have met before, Miss Thurwell?" he asked her suddenly.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where?"
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading "I wonder whether you know that we have met before, Miss Thurwell?" he asked her suddenly.
wonder
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From this reading "I wonder whether you know that we have met before, Miss Thurwell?" he asked her suddenly.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I wonder whether you know that we have met before, Miss Thurwell?" he asked her suddenly.