Chapter XIV
“Yes, I hope you will come and see me often. Oh yes, I shall miss my sister; but then I shall have all the more of papa. Good night. Good night, Captain Gaunt. No; I don’t sketch; that was Frances.
A House Divided Against Itself (Complete)
Chapter XIV
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“Yes,
I
hope
you
will
come
and
see
me
often.
Oh
yes,
I
shall
miss
my
sister;
but
then
I
shall
have
all
the
more
of
papa.
Good
night.
Good
night,
Captain
Gaunt.
No;
I
don’t
sketch;
that
was
Frances.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Yes,
I
hope
you
will
come
and
see
me
often.
Line 2
Oh
yes,
I
shall
miss
my
sister;
but
then
I
shall
have
all
the
more
of
papa.
Line 3
Good
night.
Line 4
Good
night,
Captain
Gaunt.
Line 5
No;
I
don’t
sketch;
that
was
Frances.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Captain
noun
US /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Good night, Captain Gaunt.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Yes, I hope you will come and see me often.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good night.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Oh yes, I shall miss my sister; but then I shall have all the more of papa.”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Oh yes, I shall miss my sister; but then I shall have all the more of papa.”
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all
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From this reading Oh yes, I shall miss my sister; but then I shall have all the more of papa.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Yes, I hope you will come and see me often.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Oh yes, I shall miss my sister; but then I shall have all the more of papa.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Good night, Captain Gaunt.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes, I hope you will come and see me often.
don't
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From this reading No; I don’t sketch; that was Frances.
Frances
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From this reading No; I don’t sketch; that was Frances.
Gaunt
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From this reading Good night, Captain Gaunt.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good night.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Oh yes, I shall miss my sister; but then I shall have all the more of papa.
hope
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From this reading “Yes, I hope you will come and see me often.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes, I hope you will come and see me often.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Yes, I hope you will come and see me often.
miss
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From this reading Oh yes, I shall miss my sister; but then I shall have all the more of papa.
more
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From this reading Oh yes, I shall miss my sister; but then I shall have all the more of papa.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Oh yes, I shall miss my sister; but then I shall have all the more of papa.
night
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From this reading Good night.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No; I don’t sketch; that was Frances.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Oh yes, I shall miss my sister; but then I shall have all the more of papa.
often
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From this reading “Yes, I hope you will come and see me often.
Oh
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From this reading Oh yes, I shall miss my sister; but then I shall have all the more of papa.
papa
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From this reading Oh yes, I shall miss my sister; but then I shall have all the more of papa.
see
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From this reading “Yes, I hope you will come and see me often.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Oh yes, I shall miss my sister; but then I shall have all the more of papa.
sister
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From this reading Oh yes, I shall miss my sister; but then I shall have all the more of papa.
sketch
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From this reading No; I don’t sketch; that was Frances.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No; I don’t sketch; that was Frances.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Oh yes, I shall miss my sister; but then I shall have all the more of papa.
then
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From this reading Oh yes, I shall miss my sister; but then I shall have all the more of papa.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No; I don’t sketch; that was Frances.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Yes, I hope you will come and see me often.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes, I hope you will come and see me often.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Yes, I hope you will come and see me often.