Chapter X
Just as we entered the street, which contained a number of small shops, I halted. "He must not see me!" I exclaimed. "I quite agree," replied the Spanish detective. "There is a little café over there.
The Stretton Street Affair
Chapter X
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Just
as
we
entered
the
street,
which
contained
a
number
of
small
shops,
I
halted.
"He
must
not
see
me!"
I
exclaimed.
"I
quite
agree,"
replied
the
Spanish
detective.
"There
is
a
little
café
over
there.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Just
as
we
entered
the
street,
which
contained
a
number
of
small
shops,
I
halted.
Line 2
"He
must
not
see
me!"
Line 3
I
exclaimed.
Line 4
"I
quite
agree,"
replied
the
Spanish
detective.
Line 5
"There
is
a
little
café
over
there.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"There is a little café over there.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"He must not see me!"”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “"There is a little café over there.”
Quite
noun
US /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I quite agree," replied the Spanish detective.”
Replied
noun
US /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I quite agree," replied the Spanish detective.”
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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 Just as we entered the street, which contained a number of small shops, I halted.
agree
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From this reading "I quite agree," replied the Spanish detective.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Just as we entered the street, which contained a number of small shops, I halted.
café
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From this reading "There is a little café over there.
contained
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From this reading Just as we entered the street, which contained a number of small shops, I halted.
detective
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From this reading "I quite agree," replied the Spanish detective.
entered
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From this reading Just as we entered the street, which contained a number of small shops, I halted.
exclaimed
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From this reading I exclaimed.
halted
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From this reading Just as we entered the street, which contained a number of small shops, I halted.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He must not see me!"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Just as we entered the street, which contained a number of small shops, I halted.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is a little café over there.
Just
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From this reading Just as we entered the street, which contained a number of small shops, I halted.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There is a little café over there.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He must not see me!"
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "He must not see me!"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "He must not see me!"
number
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From this reading Just as we entered the street, which contained a number of small shops, I halted.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Just as we entered the street, which contained a number of small shops, I halted.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "There is a little café over there.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I quite agree," replied the Spanish detective.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I quite agree," replied the Spanish detective.
see
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From this reading "He must not see me!"
shops
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From this reading Just as we entered the street, which contained a number of small shops, I halted.
small
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From this reading Just as we entered the street, which contained a number of small shops, I halted.
Spanish
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From this reading "I quite agree," replied the Spanish detective.
street
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From this reading Just as we entered the street, which contained a number of small shops, I halted.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Just as we entered the street, which contained a number of small shops, I halted.
There
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From this reading "There is a little café over there.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Just as we entered the street, which contained a number of small shops, I halted.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Just as we entered the street, which contained a number of small shops, I halted.