Chapter IV
They distinctly heard him open the door, and as distinctly heard him close it again. "You wait here, Marigold," the young fellow whispered. "I’ll creep up and see what I can. Perhaps I shall hear them talking." "Yes, do," she said.
The Red Widow
Chapter IV
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They
distinctly
heard
him
open
the
door,
and
as
distinctly
heard
him
close
it
again.
"You
wait
here,
Marigold,"
the
young
fellow
whispered.
"I’ll
creep
up
and
see
what
I
can.
Perhaps
I
shall
hear
them
talking."
"Yes,
do,"
she
said.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
They
distinctly
heard
him
open
the
door,
and
as
distinctly
heard
him
close
it
again.
Line 2
"You
wait
here,
Marigold,"
the
young
fellow
whispered.
Line 3
"I’ll
creep
up
and
see
what
I
can.
Line 4
Perhaps
I
shall
hear
them
talking."
Line 5
"Yes,
do,"
she
said.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They distinctly heard him open the door, and as distinctly heard him close it again.”
Hear
noun
US /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps I shall hear them talking."”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You wait here, Marigold," the young fellow whispered.”
Open
verb
US /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “They distinctly heard him open the door, and as distinctly heard him close it again.”
Perhaps
noun
US /perhaps/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps I shall hear them talking."”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Perhaps I shall hear them talking."”
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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They distinctly heard him open the door, and as distinctly heard him close it again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They distinctly heard him open the door, and as distinctly heard him close it again.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They distinctly heard him open the door, and as distinctly heard him close it again.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I’ll creep up and see what I can.
close
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From this reading They distinctly heard him open the door, and as distinctly heard him close it again.
creep
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From this reading "I’ll creep up and see what I can.
distinctly
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From this reading They distinctly heard him open the door, and as distinctly heard him close it again.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Yes, do," she said.
door
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From this reading They distinctly heard him open the door, and as distinctly heard him close it again.
fellow
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From this reading "You wait here, Marigold," the young fellow whispered.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps I shall hear them talking."
heard
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From this reading They distinctly heard him open the door, and as distinctly heard him close it again.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You wait here, Marigold," the young fellow whispered.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They distinctly heard him open the door, and as distinctly heard him close it again.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I’ll creep up and see what I can.
I'll
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From this reading "I’ll creep up and see what I can.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They distinctly heard him open the door, and as distinctly heard him close it again.
Marigold
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From this reading "You wait here, Marigold," the young fellow whispered.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading They distinctly heard him open the door, and as distinctly heard him close it again.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps I shall hear them talking."
said
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see
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From this reading "I’ll creep up and see what I can.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Perhaps I shall hear them talking."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes, do," she said.
talking
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From this reading Perhaps I shall hear them talking."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They distinctly heard him open the door, and as distinctly heard him close it again.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Perhaps I shall hear them talking."
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They distinctly heard him open the door, and as distinctly heard him close it again.
up
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From this reading "I’ll creep up and see what I can.
wait
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From this reading "You wait here, Marigold," the young fellow whispered.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I’ll creep up and see what I can.
whispered
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From this reading "You wait here, Marigold," the young fellow whispered.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, do," she said.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You wait here, Marigold," the young fellow whispered.
young
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From this reading "You wait here, Marigold," the young fellow whispered.