Chapter XIV
"Douglas?" he ejaculated, in abject amazement. "Yes." "Surely you must be mistaken," cried Egerton incredulously. "I said I would convince you. Here is the letter," and she handed the missive for their inspection.
The Temptress
Chapter XIV
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"Douglas?"
he
ejaculated,
in
abject
amazement.
"Yes."
"Surely
you
must
be
mistaken,"
cried
Egerton
incredulously.
"I
said
I
would
convince
you.
Here
is
the
letter,"
and
she
handed
the
missive
for
their
inspection.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Douglas?"
he
ejaculated,
in
abject
amazement.
Line 2
"Yes."
Line 3
"Surely
you
must
be
mistaken,"
cried
Egerton
incredulously.
Line 4
"I
said
I
would
convince
you.
Line 5
Here
is
the
letter,"
and
she
handed
the
missive
for
their
inspection.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Surely you must be mistaken," cried Egerton incredulously.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here is the letter," and she handed the missive for their inspection.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"Surely you must be mistaken," cried Egerton incredulously.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"I said I would convince you.”
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abject
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From this reading "Douglas?" he ejaculated, in abject amazement.
amazement
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From this reading "Douglas?" he ejaculated, in abject amazement.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here is the letter," and she handed the missive for their inspection.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Surely you must be mistaken," cried Egerton incredulously.
convince
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From this reading "I said I would convince you.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Surely you must be mistaken," cried Egerton incredulously.
Douglas
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From this reading "Douglas?" he ejaculated, in abject amazement.
Egerton
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From this reading "Surely you must be mistaken," cried Egerton incredulously.
ejaculated
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From this reading "Douglas?" he ejaculated, in abject amazement.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Here is the letter," and she handed the missive for their inspection.
handed
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From this reading Here is the letter," and she handed the missive for their inspection.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Douglas?" he ejaculated, in abject amazement.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here is the letter," and she handed the missive for their inspection.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I said I would convince you.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Douglas?" he ejaculated, in abject amazement.
incredulously
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From this reading "Surely you must be mistaken," cried Egerton incredulously.
inspection
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From this reading Here is the letter," and she handed the missive for their inspection.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here is the letter," and she handed the missive for their inspection.
letter
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From this reading Here is the letter," and she handed the missive for their inspection.
missive
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From this reading Here is the letter," and she handed the missive for their inspection.
mistaken
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From this reading "Surely you must be mistaken," cried Egerton incredulously.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Surely you must be mistaken," cried Egerton incredulously.
said
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From this reading "I said I would convince you.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here is the letter," and she handed the missive for their inspection.
Surely
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From this reading "Surely you must be mistaken," cried Egerton incredulously.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here is the letter," and she handed the missive for their inspection.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Here is the letter," and she handed the missive for their inspection.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I said I would convince you.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Surely you must be mistaken," cried Egerton incredulously.