Chapter XXV
Eleanor appeared through the folding doors. She came to business at once. “I promised you I'd come back to supper here, Daddy,” she said. “But I don't want to have supper here. I want to stay out late.”
The Soul of a Bishop
Chapter XXV
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Eleanor
appeared
through
the
folding
doors.
She
came
to
business
at
once.
“I
promised
you
I'd
come
back
to
supper
here,
Daddy,”
she
said.
“But
I
don't
want
to
have
supper
here.
I
want
to
stay
out
late.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Eleanor
appeared
through
the
folding
doors.
Line 2
She
came
to
business
at
once.
Line 3
“I
promised
you
I'd
come
back
to
supper
here,
Daddy,”
she
said.
Line 4
“But
I
don't
want
to
have
supper
here.
Line 5
I
want
to
stay
out
late.”
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 ““I promised you I'd come back to supper here, Daddy,” she said.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““But I don't want to have supper here.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I promised you I'd come back to supper here, Daddy,” she said.”
Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She came to business at once.”
Through
noun
US /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Eleanor appeared through the folding doors.”
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appeared
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From this reading Eleanor appeared through the folding doors.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She came to business at once.
back
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From this reading “I promised you I'd come back to supper here, Daddy,” she said.
business
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From this reading She came to business at once.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I don't want to have supper here.
came
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From this reading She came to business at once.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I promised you I'd come back to supper here, Daddy,” she said.
Daddy
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From this reading “I promised you I'd come back to supper here, Daddy,” she said.
don't
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From this reading “But I don't want to have supper here.
doors
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From this reading Eleanor appeared through the folding doors.
Eleanor
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From this reading Eleanor appeared through the folding doors.
folding
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From this reading Eleanor appeared through the folding doors.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But I don't want to have supper here.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I promised you I'd come back to supper here, Daddy,” she said.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I promised you I'd come back to supper here, Daddy,” she said.
I'd
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From this reading “I promised you I'd come back to supper here, Daddy,” she said.
late
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From this reading I want to stay out late.”
once
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From this reading She came to business at once.
out
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From this reading I want to stay out late.”
promised
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From this reading “I promised you I'd come back to supper here, Daddy,” she said.
said
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From this reading “I promised you I'd come back to supper here, Daddy,” she said.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She came to business at once.
stay
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From this reading I want to stay out late.”
supper
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From this reading “I promised you I'd come back to supper here, Daddy,” she said.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Eleanor appeared through the folding doors.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Eleanor appeared through the folding doors.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She came to business at once.
want
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From this reading “But I don't want to have supper here.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I promised you I'd come back to supper here, Daddy,” she said.