Chapter XVII
“Your frients haff gone up-stairs,” the German maître d’hôtel said in English. He was a continual eavesdropper. Brett turned to him: “Thank you, so much. Have you anything else to say?” “No, _ma’am_.”
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Chapter XVII
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“Your
frients
haff
gone
up-stairs,”
the
German
maître
d’hôtel
said
in
English.
He
was
a
continual
eavesdropper.
Brett
turned
to
him:
“Thank
you,
so
much.
Have
you
anything
else
to
say?”
“No,
_ma’am_.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Your
frients
haff
gone
up-stairs,”
the
German
maître
d’hôtel
said
in
English.
Line 2
He
was
a
continual
eavesdropper.
Line 3
Brett
turned
to
him:
“Thank
you,
so
much.
Line 4
Have
you
anything
else
to
say?”
Line 5
“No,
_ma’am_.”
Learner Dictionary
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Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “Have you anything else to say?””
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you anything else to say?””
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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 He was a continual eavesdropper.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Have you anything else to say?”
Brett
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continual
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d'hôtel
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eavesdropper
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else
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English
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frients
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German
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gone
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haff
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Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you anything else to say?”
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a continual eavesdropper.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Brett turned to him: “Thank you, so much.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Your frients haff gone up-stairs,” the German maître d’hôtel said in English.
ma'am
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From this reading “No, _ma’am_.”
maître
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much
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NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No, _ma’am_.”
said
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say
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From this reading Have you anything else to say?”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Brett turned to him: “Thank you, so much.
Thank
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From this reading Brett turned to him: “Thank you, so much.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Your frients haff gone up-stairs,” the German maître d’hôtel said in English.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Brett turned to him: “Thank you, so much.
turned
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From this reading Brett turned to him: “Thank you, so much.
up-stairs
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a continual eavesdropper.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Brett turned to him: “Thank you, so much.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your frients haff gone up-stairs,” the German maître d’hôtel said in English.