Chapter IX
She went to the hotel, as Don Ramón had advised her. “Do you come from Orilla? You are Mrs Leslie? Don Ramón Carrasco sent us a letter about you.” There was a house.
The Plumed Serpent
Chapter IX
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She
went
to
the
hotel,
as
Don
Ramón
had
advised
her.
“Do
you
come
from
Orilla?
You
are
Mrs
Leslie?
Don
Ramón
Carrasco
sent
us
a
letter
about
you.”
There
was
a
house.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
She
went
to
the
hotel,
as
Don
Ramón
had
advised
her.
Line 2
“Do
you
come
from
Orilla?
Line 3
You
are
Mrs
Leslie?
Line 4
Don
Ramón
Carrasco
sent
us
a
letter
about
you.”
Line 5
There
was
a
house.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Don Ramón Carrasco sent us a letter about you.””
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Do you come from Orilla?”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She went to the hotel, as Don Ramón had advised her.”
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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 Don Ramón Carrasco sent us a letter about you.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Don Ramón Carrasco sent us a letter about you.”
advised
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From this reading She went to the hotel, as Don Ramón had advised her.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are Mrs Leslie?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She went to the hotel, as Don Ramón had advised her.
Carrasco
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From this reading Don Ramón Carrasco sent us a letter about you.”
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you come from Orilla?
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you come from Orilla?
Don
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From this reading She went to the hotel, as Don Ramón had advised her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Do you come from Orilla?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She went to the hotel, as Don Ramón had advised her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She went to the hotel, as Don Ramón had advised her.
hotel
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From this reading She went to the hotel, as Don Ramón had advised her.
house
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From this reading There was a house.
Leslie
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From this reading You are Mrs Leslie?
letter
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From this reading Don Ramón Carrasco sent us a letter about you.”
Mrs
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From this reading You are Mrs Leslie?
Orilla
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From this reading “Do you come from Orilla?
Ramón
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From this reading She went to the hotel, as Don Ramón had advised her.
sent
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From this reading Don Ramón Carrasco sent us a letter about you.”
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She went to the hotel, as Don Ramón had advised her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She went to the hotel, as Don Ramón had advised her.
There
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From this reading There was a house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She went to the hotel, as Don Ramón had advised her.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Don Ramón Carrasco sent us a letter about you.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a house.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went to the hotel, as Don Ramón had advised her.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you come from Orilla?