Chapter XV
AN EFFACED IDENTITY. The telegram was signed with the initial "D."--Digby! The words I read were--"Have discovered T suspects. Exercise greatest care, and remember your promise. We shall meet again soon."
The Sign of Silence
Chapter XV
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AN
EFFACED
IDENTITY.
The
telegram
was
signed
with
the
initial
"D."--Digby!
The
words
I
read
were--"Have
discovered
T
suspects.
Exercise
greatest
care,
and
remember
your
promise.
We
shall
meet
again
soon."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
AN
EFFACED
IDENTITY.
Line 2
The
telegram
was
signed
with
the
initial
"D."--Digby!
Line 3
The
words
I
read
were--"Have
discovered
T
suspects.
Line 4
Exercise
greatest
care,
and
remember
your
promise.
Line 5
We
shall
meet
again
soon."
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 “We shall meet again soon."”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The words I read were--"Have discovered T suspects.”
Remember
verb
US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Exercise greatest care, and remember your promise.”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “We shall meet again soon."”
Soon
noun
US /soon/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We shall meet again soon."”
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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We shall meet again soon."
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN EFFACED IDENTITY.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Exercise greatest care, and remember your promise.
care
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From this reading Exercise greatest care, and remember your promise.
D
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From this reading The telegram was signed with the initial "D."--Digby!
Digby
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From this reading The telegram was signed with the initial "D."--Digby!
discovered
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From this reading The words I read were--"Have discovered T suspects.
EFFACED
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From this reading AN EFFACED IDENTITY.
Exercise
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From this reading Exercise greatest care, and remember your promise.
greatest
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From this reading Exercise greatest care, and remember your promise.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The words I read were--"Have discovered T suspects.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The words I read were--"Have discovered T suspects.
IDENTITY
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From this reading AN EFFACED IDENTITY.
initial
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From this reading The telegram was signed with the initial "D."--Digby!
meet
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From this reading We shall meet again soon."
promise
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From this reading Exercise greatest care, and remember your promise.
read
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From this reading The words I read were--"Have discovered T suspects.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading Exercise greatest care, and remember your promise.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We shall meet again soon."
signed
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From this reading The telegram was signed with the initial "D."--Digby!
soon
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From this reading We shall meet again soon."
suspects
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From this reading The words I read were--"Have discovered T suspects.
T
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From this reading The words I read were--"Have discovered T suspects.
telegram
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From this reading The telegram was signed with the initial "D."--Digby!
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The telegram was signed with the initial "D."--Digby!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The telegram was signed with the initial "D."--Digby!
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We shall meet again soon."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The words I read were--"Have discovered T suspects.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The telegram was signed with the initial "D."--Digby!
words
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From this reading The words I read were--"Have discovered T suspects.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Exercise greatest care, and remember your promise.