Chapter IV
“Come in!” he cried mechanically. Entered the landlady’s daughter. “A lady downstairs,” she said, “asking to see your Grace. Says she’ll step round again later if your Grace is busy.” “What is her name?” asked the Duke, vacantly.
Zuleika Dobson
Chapter IV
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“Come
in!”
he
cried
mechanically.
Entered
the
landlady’s
daughter.
“A
lady
downstairs,”
she
said,
“asking
to
see
your
Grace.
Says
she’ll
step
round
again
later
if
your
Grace
is
busy.”
“What
is
her
name?”
asked
the
Duke,
vacantly.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
“Come
in!”
he
cried
mechanically.
Line 2
Entered
the
landlady’s
daughter.
Line 3
“A
lady
downstairs,”
she
said,
“asking
to
see
your
Grace.
Line 4
Says
she’ll
step
round
again
later
if
your
Grace
is
busy.”
Line 5
“What
is
her
name?”
asked
the
Duke,
vacantly.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Says she’ll step round again later if your Grace is busy.””
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What is her name?” asked the Duke, vacantly.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Come in!” he cried mechanically.”
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Come in!” he cried mechanically.”
Mechanically
noun
US /ˈmechanically/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Come in!” he cried mechanically.”
Name
noun
US /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What is her name?” asked the Duke, vacantly.”
Step
noun
US /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Says she’ll step round again later if your Grace is busy.””
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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 “A lady downstairs,” she said, “asking to see your Grace.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Says she’ll step round again later if your Grace is busy.”
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What is her name?” asked the Duke, vacantly.
asking
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From this reading “A lady downstairs,” she said, “asking to see your Grace.
busy
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From this reading Says she’ll step round again later if your Grace is busy.”
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come in!” he cried mechanically.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come in!” he cried mechanically.
daughter
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From this reading Entered the landlady’s daughter.
downstairs
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From this reading “A lady downstairs,” she said, “asking to see your Grace.
Duke
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From this reading “What is her name?” asked the Duke, vacantly.
Entered
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From this reading Entered the landlady’s daughter.
Grace
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From this reading “A lady downstairs,” she said, “asking to see your Grace.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Come in!” he cried mechanically.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “What is her name?” asked the Duke, vacantly.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Says she’ll step round again later if your Grace is busy.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Come in!” he cried mechanically.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Says she’ll step round again later if your Grace is busy.”
lady
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From this reading “A lady downstairs,” she said, “asking to see your Grace.
landlady's
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From this reading Entered the landlady’s daughter.
later
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From this reading Says she’ll step round again later if your Grace is busy.”
mechanically
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From this reading “Come in!” he cried mechanically.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What is her name?” asked the Duke, vacantly.
round
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From this reading Says she’ll step round again later if your Grace is busy.”
said
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From this reading “A lady downstairs,” she said, “asking to see your Grace.
Says
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From this reading Says she’ll step round again later if your Grace is busy.”
see
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From this reading “A lady downstairs,” she said, “asking to see your Grace.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “A lady downstairs,” she said, “asking to see your Grace.
she'll
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From this reading Says she’ll step round again later if your Grace is busy.”
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Says she’ll step round again later if your Grace is busy.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Entered the landlady’s daughter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “A lady downstairs,” she said, “asking to see your Grace.
vacantly
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From this reading “What is her name?” asked the Duke, vacantly.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is her name?” asked the Duke, vacantly.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “A lady downstairs,” she said, “asking to see your Grace.