Chapter V
RALPH. Athene's a most interesting girl. All these young people are so queer and delightful. BUILDER. By George, Ralph, you may thank your stars you haven't got a delightful daughter.
A Family Man : In Three Acts
Chapter V
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RALPH.
Athene's
a
most
interesting
girl.
All
these
young
people
are
so
queer
and
delightful.
BUILDER.
By
George,
Ralph,
you
may
thank
your
stars
you
haven't
got
a
delightful
daughter.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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RALPH.
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Athene's
a
most
interesting
girl.
Line 3
All
these
young
people
are
so
queer
and
delightful.
Line 4
BUILDER.
Line 5
By
George,
Ralph,
you
may
thank
your
stars
you
haven't
got
a
delightful
daughter.
Learner Dictionary
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May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “By George, Ralph, you may thank your stars you haven't got a delightful daughter.”
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “All these young people are so queer and delightful.”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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All
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All these young people are so queer and delightful.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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Athene's
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BUILDER
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ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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daughter
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delightful
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George
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girl
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got
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haven't
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interesting
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maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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most
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people
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queer
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RALPH
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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stars
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thank
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thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading All these young people are so queer and delightful.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
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young
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yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading By George, Ralph, you may thank your stars you haven't got a delightful daughter.