Chapter XVI
My heart went down at this piece of news. "She's at a sanatorium at Amityville," Lorina went on. "I got a servant into the house, and I know her habits. I won't take any chances this time. This is a job for you, English."
Thieves' Wit: An Everyday Detective Story
Chapter XVI
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My
heart
went
down
at
this
piece
of
news.
"She's
at
a
sanatorium
at
Amityville,"
Lorina
went
on.
"I
got
a
servant
into
the
house,
and
I
know
her
habits.
I
won't
take
any
chances
this
time.
This
is
a
job
for
you,
English."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
My
heart
went
down
at
this
piece
of
news.
Line 2
"She's
at
a
sanatorium
at
Amityville,"
Lorina
went
on.
Line 3
"I
got
a
servant
into
the
house,
and
I
know
her
habits.
Line 4
I
won't
take
any
chances
this
time.
Line 5
This
is
a
job
for
you,
English."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I got a servant into the house, and I know her habits.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I won't take any chances this time.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I won't take any chances this time.”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My heart went down at this piece of news.”
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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 "She's at a sanatorium at Amityville," Lorina went on.
Amityville
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From this reading "She's at a sanatorium at Amityville," Lorina went on.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I got a servant into the house, and I know her habits.
any
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From this reading I won't take any chances this time.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My heart went down at this piece of news.
chances
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From this reading I won't take any chances this time.
down
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From this reading My heart went down at this piece of news.
English
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From this reading This is a job for you, English."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This is a job for you, English."
got
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From this reading "I got a servant into the house, and I know her habits.
habits
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From this reading "I got a servant into the house, and I know her habits.
heart
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From this reading My heart went down at this piece of news.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I got a servant into the house, and I know her habits.
house
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From this reading "I got a servant into the house, and I know her habits.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I got a servant into the house, and I know her habits.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I got a servant into the house, and I know her habits.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is a job for you, English."
job
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From this reading This is a job for you, English."
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I got a servant into the house, and I know her habits.
Lorina
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From this reading "She's at a sanatorium at Amityville," Lorina went on.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My heart went down at this piece of news.
news
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From this reading My heart went down at this piece of news.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My heart went down at this piece of news.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "She's at a sanatorium at Amityville," Lorina went on.
piece
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From this reading My heart went down at this piece of news.
sanatorium
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From this reading "She's at a sanatorium at Amityville," Lorina went on.
servant
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From this reading "I got a servant into the house, and I know her habits.
She's
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From this reading "She's at a sanatorium at Amityville," Lorina went on.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I won't take any chances this time.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I got a servant into the house, and I know her habits.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading My heart went down at this piece of news.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I won't take any chances this time.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My heart went down at this piece of news.
won't
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From this reading I won't take any chances this time.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading This is a job for you, English."