Chapter III
"Inquiries!" she cried. "Who can be making inquiries?" "Some friend of that girl—a Frenchman. He has come over here to find me." "To find you!
The Red Widow
Chapter III
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"Inquiries!"
she
cried.
"Who
can
be
making
inquiries?"
"Some
friend
of
that
girl—a
Frenchman.
He
has
come
over
here
to
find
me."
"To
find
you!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Inquiries!"
she
cried.
Line 2
"Who
can
be
making
inquiries?"
Line 3
"Some
friend
of
that
girl—a
Frenchman.
Line 4
He
has
come
over
here
to
find
me."
Line 5
"To
find
you!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He has come over here to find me."”
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Inquiries!" she cried.”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He has come over here to find me."”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He has come over here to find me."”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “He has come over here to find me."”
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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 "Some friend of that girl—a Frenchman.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Who can be making inquiries?"
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Who can be making inquiries?"
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He has come over here to find me."
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Inquiries!" she cried.
find
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From this reading He has come over here to find me."
Frenchman
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From this reading "Some friend of that girl—a Frenchman.
friend
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From this reading "Some friend of that girl—a Frenchman.
girl
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From this reading "Some friend of that girl—a Frenchman.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has come over here to find me."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He has come over here to find me."
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He has come over here to find me."
Inquiries
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From this reading "Inquiries!" she cried.
making
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From this reading "Who can be making inquiries?"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He has come over here to find me."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Some friend of that girl—a Frenchman.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He has come over here to find me."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Inquiries!" she cried.
Some
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From this reading "Some friend of that girl—a Frenchman.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Some friend of that girl—a Frenchman.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He has come over here to find me."
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Who can be making inquiries?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "To find you!