Chapter II
MAUD. You don't, father, I know. BUILDER. Well, I'm very ordinary. If you keep your eyes open, you'll soon see that.
A Family Man : In Three Acts
Chapter II
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MAUD.
You
don't,
father,
I
know.
BUILDER.
Well,
I'm
very
ordinary.
If
you
keep
your
eyes
open,
you'll
soon
see
that.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
MAUD.
Line 2
You
don't,
father,
I
know.
Line 3
BUILDER.
Line 4
Well,
I'm
very
ordinary.
Line 5
If
you
keep
your
eyes
open,
you'll
soon
see
that.
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 “You don't, father, I know.”
Open
verb
US /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “If you keep your eyes open, you'll soon see that.”
Soon
noun
US /soon/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If you keep your eyes open, you'll soon see that.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, I'm very ordinary.”
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BUILDER
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From this reading BUILDER.
don't
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eyes
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From this reading If you keep your eyes open, you'll soon see that.
father
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From this reading You don't, father, I know.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You don't, father, I know.
I'm
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From this reading Well, I'm very ordinary.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you keep your eyes open, you'll soon see that.
keep
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From this reading If you keep your eyes open, you'll soon see that.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You don't, father, I know.
MAUD
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From this reading MAUD.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading If you keep your eyes open, you'll soon see that.
ordinary
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From this reading Well, I'm very ordinary.
see
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From this reading If you keep your eyes open, you'll soon see that.
soon
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From this reading If you keep your eyes open, you'll soon see that.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If you keep your eyes open, you'll soon see that.
very
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Well
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From this reading Well, I'm very ordinary.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You don't, father, I know.
you'll
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From this reading If you keep your eyes open, you'll soon see that.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you keep your eyes open, you'll soon see that.