Chapter V
"I suggested that after the affair at Stretton Street. It would then have been so very easy." "I know! I was a fool! I did not foresee the consequences if he met and recognized the girl.
The Stretton Street Affair
Chapter V
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"I
suggested
that
after
the
affair
at
Stretton
Street.
It
would
then
have
been
so
very
easy."
"I
know!
I
was
a
fool!
I
did
not
foresee
the
consequences
if
he
met
and
recognized
the
girl.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"I
suggested
that
after
the
affair
at
Stretton
Street.
Line 2
It
would
then
have
been
so
very
easy."
Line 3
"I
know!
/aɪ know/
Line 4
I
was
a
fool!
/aɪ wɑːz ə fool/
Line 5
I
did
not
foresee
the
consequences
if
he
met
and
recognized
the
girl.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “"I suggested that after the affair at Stretton Street.”
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It would then have been so very easy."”
Fool
noun
US /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was a fool!”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It would then have been so very easy."”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I know!”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It would then have been so very easy."”
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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 was a fool!
affair
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From this reading "I suggested that after the affair at Stretton Street.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "I suggested that after the affair at Stretton Street.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I did not foresee the consequences if he met and recognized the girl.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I suggested that after the affair at Stretton Street.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It would then have been so very easy."
consequences
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From this reading I did not foresee the consequences if he met and recognized the girl.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not foresee the consequences if he met and recognized the girl.
easy
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From this reading It would then have been so very easy."
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was a fool!
foresee
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From this reading I did not foresee the consequences if he met and recognized the girl.
girl
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From this reading I did not foresee the consequences if he met and recognized the girl.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It would then have been so very easy."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I did not foresee the consequences if he met and recognized the girl.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I suggested that after the affair at Stretton Street.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I did not foresee the consequences if he met and recognized the girl.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would then have been so very easy."
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I know!
met
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From this reading I did not foresee the consequences if he met and recognized the girl.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not foresee the consequences if he met and recognized the girl.
recognized
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From this reading I did not foresee the consequences if he met and recognized the girl.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It would then have been so very easy."
Street
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From this reading "I suggested that after the affair at Stretton Street.
Stretton
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From this reading "I suggested that after the affair at Stretton Street.
suggested
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From this reading "I suggested that after the affair at Stretton Street.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I suggested that after the affair at Stretton Street.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I suggested that after the affair at Stretton Street.
then
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From this reading It would then have been so very easy."
very
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From this reading It would then have been so very easy."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was a fool!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would then have been so very easy."