Chapter V
"Don't think us ungrateful," she begged. "We are not. We often think of that wretched night at Cromer when you became our good angel. Many and many a time since we have blessed your name." Mr. Thomson bowed.
The Seven Conundrums
Chapter V
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"Don't
think
us
ungrateful,"
she
begged.
"We
are
not.
We
often
think
of
that
wretched
night
at
Cromer
when
you
became
our
good
angel.
Many
and
many
a
time
since
we
have
blessed
your
name."
Mr.
Thomson
bowed.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Don't
think
us
ungrateful,"
she
begged.
Line 2
"We
are
not.
/wiː ɑːr nɑːt/
Line 3
We
often
think
of
that
wretched
night
at
Cromer
when
you
became
our
good
angel.
Line 4
Many
and
many
a
time
since
we
have
blessed
your
name."
Line 5
Mr.
Thomson
bowed.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We often think of that wretched night at Cromer when you became our good angel.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Many and many a time since we have blessed your name."”
Name
noun
US /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Many and many a time since we have blessed your name."”
Since
preposition
US /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Many and many a time since we have blessed your name."”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Don't think us ungrateful," she begged.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Many and many a time since we have blessed your name."”
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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 Many and many a time since we have blessed your name."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Many and many a time since we have blessed your name."
angel
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From this reading We often think of that wretched night at Cromer when you became our good angel.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are not.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We often think of that wretched night at Cromer when you became our good angel.
became
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From this reading We often think of that wretched night at Cromer when you became our good angel.
begged
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From this reading "Don't think us ungrateful," she begged.
blessed
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From this reading Many and many a time since we have blessed your name."
bowed
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From this reading Mr. Thomson bowed.
Cromer
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From this reading We often think of that wretched night at Cromer when you became our good angel.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't think us ungrateful," she begged.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We often think of that wretched night at Cromer when you became our good angel.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Many and many a time since we have blessed your name."
Many
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From this reading Many and many a time since we have blessed your name."
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Thomson bowed.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many and many a time since we have blessed your name."
night
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From this reading We often think of that wretched night at Cromer when you became our good angel.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "We are not.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We often think of that wretched night at Cromer when you became our good angel.
often
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From this reading We often think of that wretched night at Cromer when you became our good angel.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We often think of that wretched night at Cromer when you became our good angel.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Don't think us ungrateful," she begged.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Many and many a time since we have blessed your name."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We often think of that wretched night at Cromer when you became our good angel.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Don't think us ungrateful," she begged.
Thomson
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From this reading Mr. Thomson bowed.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many and many a time since we have blessed your name."
ungrateful
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From this reading "Don't think us ungrateful," she begged.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't think us ungrateful," she begged.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We are not.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading We often think of that wretched night at Cromer when you became our good angel.
wretched
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From this reading We often think of that wretched night at Cromer when you became our good angel.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We often think of that wretched night at Cromer when you became our good angel.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Many and many a time since we have blessed your name."