Chapter VII
"A little--perhaps--but not much." Here Mrs. Alford interrupted. "But you don't recollect what happened to you when you were away, until you were found wandering near Petersfield. Tell us, dear." "No--no, not exactly," the girl answered.
The Stretton Street Affair
Chapter VII
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"A
little--perhaps--but
not
much."
Here
Mrs.
Alford
interrupted.
"But
you
don't
recollect
what
happened
to
you
when
you
were
away,
until
you
were
found
wandering
near
Petersfield.
Tell
us,
dear."
"No--no,
not
exactly,"
the
girl
answered.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"A
little--perhaps--but
not
much."
Line 2
Here
Mrs.
Alford
interrupted.
Line 3
"But
you
don't
recollect
what
happened
to
you
when
you
were
away,
until
you
were
found
wandering
near
Petersfield.
Line 4
Tell
us,
dear."
Line 5
"No--no,
not
exactly,"
the
girl
answered.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Answered
noun
US /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"No--no, not exactly," the girl answered.”
Found
noun
US /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But you don't recollect what happened to you when you were away, until you were found wandering near Petersfield.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here Mrs. Alford interrupted.”
Interrupted
noun
US /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Here Mrs. Alford interrupted.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"A little--perhaps--but not much."”
Perhaps
noun
US /perhaps/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"A little--perhaps--but not much."”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tell us, dear."”
Until
preposition
US /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “"But you don't recollect what happened to you when you were away, until you were found wandering near Petersfield.”
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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 "A little--perhaps--but not much."
Alford
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From this reading Here Mrs. Alford interrupted.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "No--no, not exactly," the girl answered.
away
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From this reading "But you don't recollect what happened to you when you were away, until you were found wandering near Petersfield.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "A little--perhaps--but not much."
dear
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From this reading Tell us, dear."
don't
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From this reading "But you don't recollect what happened to you when you were away, until you were found wandering near Petersfield.
exactly
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From this reading "No--no, not exactly," the girl answered.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But you don't recollect what happened to you when you were away, until you were found wandering near Petersfield.
girl
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From this reading "No--no, not exactly," the girl answered.
happened
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From this reading "But you don't recollect what happened to you when you were away, until you were found wandering near Petersfield.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here Mrs. Alford interrupted.
interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Here Mrs. Alford interrupted.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A little--perhaps--but not much."
Mrs
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From this reading Here Mrs. Alford interrupted.
much
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From this reading "A little--perhaps--but not much."
near
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From this reading "But you don't recollect what happened to you when you were away, until you were found wandering near Petersfield.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No--no, not exactly," the girl answered.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "A little--perhaps--but not much."
perhaps
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From this reading "A little--perhaps--but not much."
Petersfield
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From this reading "But you don't recollect what happened to you when you were away, until you were found wandering near Petersfield.
recollect
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From this reading "But you don't recollect what happened to you when you were away, until you were found wandering near Petersfield.
TellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tell us, dear."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No--no, not exactly," the girl answered.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But you don't recollect what happened to you when you were away, until you were found wandering near Petersfield.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "But you don't recollect what happened to you when you were away, until you were found wandering near Petersfield.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tell us, dear."
wandering
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From this reading "But you don't recollect what happened to you when you were away, until you were found wandering near Petersfield.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "But you don't recollect what happened to you when you were away, until you were found wandering near Petersfield.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "But you don't recollect what happened to you when you were away, until you were found wandering near Petersfield.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "But you don't recollect what happened to you when you were away, until you were found wandering near Petersfield.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But you don't recollect what happened to you when you were away, until you were found wandering near Petersfield.