Chapter XVI
He turned to Elfrida, his face pale and miserable. He hardly knew what he was saying. "He is coming--Ambert, I mean. He will ask you to go and see the houses with him." "Is that all?"
The Red House Mystery: The Piccadilly Novels
Chapter XVI
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He
turned
to
Elfrida,
his
face
pale
and
miserable.
He
hardly
knew
what
he
was
saying.
"He
is
coming--Ambert,
I
mean.
He
will
ask
you
to
go
and
see
the
houses
with
him."
"Is
that
all?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
He
turned
to
Elfrida,
his
face
pale
and
miserable.
Line 2
He
hardly
knew
what
he
was
saying.
Line 3
"He
is
coming--Ambert,
I
mean.
Line 4
He
will
ask
you
to
go
and
see
the
houses
with
him."
Line 5
"Is
that
all?"
Learner Dictionary
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all
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From this reading "Is that all?"
Ambert
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From this reading "He is coming--Ambert, I mean.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He turned to Elfrida, his face pale and miserable.
ask
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From this reading He will ask you to go and see the houses with him."
coming
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From this reading "He is coming--Ambert, I mean.
Elfrida
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face
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go
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hardly
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From this reading He hardly knew what he was saying.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned to Elfrida, his face pale and miserable.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He will ask you to go and see the houses with him."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He turned to Elfrida, his face pale and miserable.
houses
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From this reading He will ask you to go and see the houses with him."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "He is coming--Ambert, I mean.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He is coming--Ambert, I mean.
knew
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From this reading He hardly knew what he was saying.
mean
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From this reading "He is coming--Ambert, I mean.
miserable
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From this reading He turned to Elfrida, his face pale and miserable.
pale
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From this reading He turned to Elfrida, his face pale and miserable.
saying
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From this reading He hardly knew what he was saying.
see
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From this reading He will ask you to go and see the houses with him."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Is that all?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He will ask you to go and see the houses with him."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He turned to Elfrida, his face pale and miserable.
turned
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From this reading He turned to Elfrida, his face pale and miserable.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He hardly knew what he was saying.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He hardly knew what he was saying.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He will ask you to go and see the houses with him."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He will ask you to go and see the houses with him."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He will ask you to go and see the houses with him."