Chapter V
"They will have to give in." "Oh, give in, heigh! And what will you say then, I should like to know? How will you feel about it then? Speak!"
A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 5
Chapter V
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"They
will
have
to
give
in."
"Oh,
give
in,
heigh!
And
what
will
you
say
then,
I
should
like
to
know?
How
will
you
feel
about
it
then?
Speak!"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"They
will
have
to
give
in."
Line 2
"Oh,
give
in,
heigh!
Line 3
And
what
will
you
say
then,
I
should
like
to
know?
Line 4
How
will
you
feel
about
it
then?
Line 5
Speak!"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “How will you feel about it then?”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"They will have to give in."”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And what will you say then, I should like to know?”
Speak
noun
US /speak/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Speak!"”
All words in this reading · 22
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading How will you feel about it then?
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And what will you say then, I should like to know?
feel
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From this reading How will you feel about it then?
give
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From this reading "They will have to give in."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "They will have to give in."
heigh
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From this reading "Oh, give in, heigh!
How
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From this reading How will you feel about it then?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And what will you say then, I should like to know?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "They will have to give in."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How will you feel about it then?
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And what will you say then, I should like to know?
like
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From this reading And what will you say then, I should like to know?
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, give in, heigh!
say
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From this reading And what will you say then, I should like to know?
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And what will you say then, I should like to know?
Speak
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From this reading Speak!"
then
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From this reading And what will you say then, I should like to know?
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They will have to give in."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "They will have to give in."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what will you say then, I should like to know?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "They will have to give in."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And what will you say then, I should like to know?