Chapter VII
'About her marriage?' 'About sailing. But she won't change now.' Jasper came back, and his mother instantly challenged him. 'Well, _are_ you going?'
A London Life, and Other Tales
Chapter VII
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'About
her
marriage?'
'About
sailing.
But
she
won't
change
now.'
Jasper
came
back,
and
his
mother
instantly
challenged
him.
'Well,
_are_
you
going?'
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
'About
her
marriage?'
Line 2
'About
sailing.
Line 3
But
she
won't
change
now.'
Line 4
Jasper
came
back,
and
his
mother
instantly
challenged
him.
Line 5
'Well,
_are_
you
going?'
Learner Dictionary
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About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “'About her marriage?'”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Well, _are_ you going?'”
All words in this reading · 22
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AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading 'About her marriage?'
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jasper came back, and his mother instantly challenged him.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Well, _are_ you going?'
back
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From this reading Jasper came back, and his mother instantly challenged him.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she won't change now.'
came
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challenged
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change
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going
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'About her marriage?'
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jasper came back, and his mother instantly challenged him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jasper came back, and his mother instantly challenged him.
instantly
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Jasper
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marriage
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mother
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now
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sailing
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From this reading 'About sailing.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she won't change now.'
Well
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won't
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From this reading But she won't change now.'
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Well, _are_ you going?'