Chapter V
"Out of a safe in Mr. Quarles' flat." She looked at me stricken stupid. I had to repeat the words. "Oh!--you would not deceive me?" she whispered. "I wish to God it were not true!"
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"Out
of
a
safe
in
Mr.
Quarles'
flat."
She
looked
at
me
stricken
stupid.
I
had
to
repeat
the
words.
"Oh!--you
would
not
deceive
me?"
she
whispered.
"I
wish
to
God
it
were
not
true!"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Out
of
a
safe
in
Mr.
Quarles'
flat."
Line 2
She
looked
at
me
stricken
stupid.
Line 3
I
had
to
repeat
the
words.
Line 4
"Oh!--you
would
not
deceive
me?"
she
whispered.
Line 5
"I
wish
to
God
it
were
not
true!"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She looked at me stricken stupid.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"Oh!--you would not deceive me?" she whispered.”
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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 "Out of a safe in Mr. Quarles' flat."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She looked at me stricken stupid.
deceive
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flat
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From this reading "Out of a safe in Mr. Quarles' flat."
God
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From this reading "I wish to God it were not true!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had to repeat the words.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had to repeat the words.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Out of a safe in Mr. Quarles' flat."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I wish to God it were not true!"
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked at me stricken stupid.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She looked at me stricken stupid.
Mr
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From this reading "Out of a safe in Mr. Quarles' flat."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Oh!--you would not deceive me?" she whispered.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Out of a safe in Mr. Quarles' flat."
Oh
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From this reading "Oh!--you would not deceive me?" she whispered.
Out
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From this reading "Out of a safe in Mr. Quarles' flat."
Quarles
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repeat
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From this reading I had to repeat the words.
safe
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From this reading "Out of a safe in Mr. Quarles' flat."
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked at me stricken stupid.
stricken
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From this reading She looked at me stricken stupid.
stupid
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From this reading She looked at me stricken stupid.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had to repeat the words.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had to repeat the words.
true
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From this reading "I wish to God it were not true!"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I wish to God it were not true!"
whispered
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From this reading "Oh!--you would not deceive me?" she whispered.
wish
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From this reading "I wish to God it were not true!"
words
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From this reading I had to repeat the words.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Oh!--you would not deceive me?" she whispered.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh!--you would not deceive me?" she whispered.