Chapter XXV
"Agatha? You!" "Yes, yes. I have only a moment--but I _must_ speak to you. After you went, Dr. Darkham came; he had seen you, and---" "Wait a moment!"
The Red House Mystery: The Piccadilly Novels
Chapter XXV
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"Agatha?
You!"
"Yes,
yes.
I
have
only
a
moment--but
I
_must_
speak
to
you.
After
you
went,
Dr.
Darkham
came;
he
had
seen
you,
and---"
"Wait
a
moment!"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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"Agatha?
Line 2
You!"
/juː/
Line 3
"Yes,
yes.
Line 4
I
have
only
a
moment--but
I
_must_
speak
to
you.
Line 5
After
you
went,
Dr.
Darkham
came;
he
had
seen
you,
and---"
"Wait
a
moment!"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “After you went, Dr. Darkham came; he had seen you, and---" "Wait a moment!"”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have only a moment--but I _must_ speak to you.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
Speak
noun
US /speak/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have only a moment--but I _must_ speak to you.”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After you went, Dr. Darkham came; he had seen you, and---" "Wait a moment!"”
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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 I have only a moment--but I _must_ speak to you.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After you went, Dr. Darkham came; he had seen you, and---" "Wait a moment!"
Agatha
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From this reading "Agatha?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After you went, Dr. Darkham came; he had seen you, and---" "Wait a moment!"
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have only a moment--but I _must_ speak to you.
came
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From this reading After you went, Dr. Darkham came; he had seen you, and---" "Wait a moment!"
Darkham
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From this reading After you went, Dr. Darkham came; he had seen you, and---" "Wait a moment!"
Dr
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From this reading After you went, Dr. Darkham came; he had seen you, and---" "Wait a moment!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After you went, Dr. Darkham came; he had seen you, and---" "Wait a moment!"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have only a moment--but I _must_ speak to you.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After you went, Dr. Darkham came; he had seen you, and---" "Wait a moment!"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have only a moment--but I _must_ speak to you.
moment
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From this reading I have only a moment--but I _must_ speak to you.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I have only a moment--but I _must_ speak to you.
only
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From this reading I have only a moment--but I _must_ speak to you.
seen
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From this reading After you went, Dr. Darkham came; he had seen you, and---" "Wait a moment!"
speak
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From this reading I have only a moment--but I _must_ speak to you.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have only a moment--but I _must_ speak to you.
Wait
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From this reading After you went, Dr. Darkham came; he had seen you, and---" "Wait a moment!"
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After you went, Dr. Darkham came; he had seen you, and---" "Wait a moment!"
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, yes.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You!"