Chapter XXVII
"At last you are alone," said Dillwyn, advancing to meet her. "I thought that fellow would never go. I could only see the top of his head, and I longed for a pea-shooter." "It was Dicky Browne. And at all events he saw you.
The Red House Mystery: The Piccadilly Novels
Chapter XXVII
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"At
last
you
are
alone,"
said
Dillwyn,
advancing
to
meet
her.
"I
thought
that
fellow
would
never
go.
I
could
only
see
the
top
of
his
head,
and
I
longed
for
a
pea-shooter."
"It
was
Dicky
Browne.
And
at
all
events
he
saw
you.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The Red House Mystery: The Piccadilly Novels
Chapter XXVII
Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
"At
last
you
are
alone,"
said
Dillwyn,
advancing
to
meet
her.
Line 2
"I
thought
that
fellow
would
never
go.
Line 3
I
could
only
see
the
top
of
his
head,
and
I
longed
for
a
pea-shooter."
Line 4
"It
was
Dicky
Browne.
Line 5
And
at
all
events
he
saw
you.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Alone
noun
US /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"At last you are alone," said Dillwyn, advancing to meet her.”
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I could only see the top of his head, and I longed for a pea-shooter."”
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"At last you are alone," said Dillwyn, advancing to meet her.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I thought that fellow would never go.”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I thought that fellow would never go.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"I thought that fellow would never go.”
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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 could only see the top of his head, and I longed for a pea-shooter."
advancing
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From this reading "At last you are alone," said Dillwyn, advancing to meet her.
all
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From this reading And at all events he saw you.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "At last you are alone," said Dillwyn, advancing to meet her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I could only see the top of his head, and I longed for a pea-shooter."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "At last you are alone," said Dillwyn, advancing to meet her.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "At last you are alone," said Dillwyn, advancing to meet her.
Browne
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From this reading "It was Dicky Browne.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could only see the top of his head, and I longed for a pea-shooter."
Dicky
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From this reading "It was Dicky Browne.
Dillwyn
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From this reading "At last you are alone," said Dillwyn, advancing to meet her.
events
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From this reading And at all events he saw you.
fellow
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From this reading "I thought that fellow would never go.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I could only see the top of his head, and I longed for a pea-shooter."
go
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From this reading "I thought that fellow would never go.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And at all events he saw you.
head
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From this reading I could only see the top of his head, and I longed for a pea-shooter."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "At last you are alone," said Dillwyn, advancing to meet her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I could only see the top of his head, and I longed for a pea-shooter."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought that fellow would never go.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was Dicky Browne.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "At last you are alone," said Dillwyn, advancing to meet her.
longed
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From this reading I could only see the top of his head, and I longed for a pea-shooter."
meet
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From this reading "At last you are alone," said Dillwyn, advancing to meet her.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I thought that fellow would never go.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I could only see the top of his head, and I longed for a pea-shooter."
only
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From this reading I could only see the top of his head, and I longed for a pea-shooter."
pea-shooter
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From this reading I could only see the top of his head, and I longed for a pea-shooter."
said
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From this reading "At last you are alone," said Dillwyn, advancing to meet her.
saw
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From this reading And at all events he saw you.
see
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From this reading I could only see the top of his head, and I longed for a pea-shooter."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I thought that fellow would never go.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I could only see the top of his head, and I longed for a pea-shooter."
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I thought that fellow would never go.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "At last you are alone," said Dillwyn, advancing to meet her.
top
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From this reading I could only see the top of his head, and I longed for a pea-shooter."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was Dicky Browne.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I thought that fellow would never go.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "At last you are alone," said Dillwyn, advancing to meet her.