Chapter XII
'YOU come back with me, Vic, don't you?' 'You silly,' said Victoria, witheringly, 'I don't go off to-day, Gertie, worse luck.' 'Worse luck! I don't think,' cried Gertie. 'I'll swap with you, if you like.
A Bed of Roses
Chapter XII
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'YOU
come
back
with
me,
Vic,
don't
you?'
'You
silly,'
said
Victoria,
witheringly,
'I
don't
go
off
to-day,
Gertie,
worse
luck.'
'Worse
luck!
I
don't
think,'
cried
Gertie.
'I'll
swap
with
you,
if
you
like.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
'YOU
come
back
with
me,
Vic,
don't
you?'
Line 2
'You
silly,'
said
Victoria,
witheringly,
'I
don't
go
off
to-day,
Gertie,
worse
luck.'
Line 3
'Worse
luck!
Line 4
I
don't
think,'
cried
Gertie.
Line 5
'I'll
swap
with
you,
if
you
like.
Learner Dictionary
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Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'YOU come back with me, Vic, don't you?'”
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don't think,' cried Gertie.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don't think,' cried Gertie.”
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back
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From this reading 'YOU come back with me, Vic, don't you?'
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'YOU come back with me, Vic, don't you?'
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don't think,' cried Gertie.
don't
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From this reading 'YOU come back with me, Vic, don't you?'
Gertie
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From this reading 'You silly,' said Victoria, witheringly, 'I don't go off to-day, Gertie, worse luck.'
go
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From this reading 'You silly,' said Victoria, witheringly, 'I don't go off to-day, Gertie, worse luck.'
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'You silly,' said Victoria, witheringly, 'I don't go off to-day, Gertie, worse luck.'
I'll
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From this reading 'I'll swap with you, if you like.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'I'll swap with you, if you like.
like
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luck
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From this reading 'You silly,' said Victoria, witheringly, 'I don't go off to-day, Gertie, worse luck.'
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'YOU come back with me, Vic, don't you?'
off
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From this reading 'You silly,' said Victoria, witheringly, 'I don't go off to-day, Gertie, worse luck.'
said
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From this reading 'You silly,' said Victoria, witheringly, 'I don't go off to-day, Gertie, worse luck.'
silly
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From this reading 'You silly,' said Victoria, witheringly, 'I don't go off to-day, Gertie, worse luck.'
swap
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From this reading 'I'll swap with you, if you like.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don't think,' cried Gertie.
to-day
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From this reading 'You silly,' said Victoria, witheringly, 'I don't go off to-day, Gertie, worse luck.'
Vic
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From this reading 'YOU come back with me, Vic, don't you?'
Victoria
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From this reading 'You silly,' said Victoria, witheringly, 'I don't go off to-day, Gertie, worse luck.'
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'YOU come back with me, Vic, don't you?'
witheringly
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From this reading 'You silly,' said Victoria, witheringly, 'I don't go off to-day, Gertie, worse luck.'
worse
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From this reading 'You silly,' said Victoria, witheringly, 'I don't go off to-day, Gertie, worse luck.'
YOUpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'YOU come back with me, Vic, don't you?'