Chapter V
"Don't be alarmed. Not to the Seine. I am going to a tea with Mrs. Wallingham. I shall be back to dinner. You will admit me?"
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Chapter V
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"Don't
be
alarmed.
Not
to
the
Seine.
I
am
going
to
a
tea
with
Mrs.
Wallingham.
I
shall
be
back
to
dinner.
You
will
admit
me?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Don't
be
alarmed.
Line 2
Not
to
the
Seine.
Line 3
I
am
going
to
a
tea
with
Mrs.
Wallingham.
Line 4
I
shall
be
back
to
dinner.
Line 5
You
will
admit
me?"
Learner Dictionary
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Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I shall be back to dinner.”
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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 am going to a tea with Mrs. Wallingham.
admit
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From this reading You will admit me?"
alarmed
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From this reading "Don't be alarmed.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am going to a tea with Mrs. Wallingham.
back
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From this reading I shall be back to dinner.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Don't be alarmed.
dinner
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From this reading I shall be back to dinner.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't be alarmed.
going
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From this reading I am going to a tea with Mrs. Wallingham.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am going to a tea with Mrs. Wallingham.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You will admit me?"
Mrs
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From this reading I am going to a tea with Mrs. Wallingham.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not to the Seine.
Seine
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From this reading Not to the Seine.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall be back to dinner.
tea
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From this reading I am going to a tea with Mrs. Wallingham.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Not to the Seine.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not to the Seine.
Wallingham
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From this reading I am going to a tea with Mrs. Wallingham.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You will admit me?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I am going to a tea with Mrs. Wallingham.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You will admit me?"