Chapter IV
THE CHILDREN'S MOTHER 'You've had your pennyworth.' 'Oh, Charlie, I haven't! you must send me higher. You mustn't stop; I've only just begun to swing.' 'I shall stop; it's my turn. You'd keep on for ever.'
A Second Coming
Chapter IV
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THE
CHILDREN'S
MOTHER
'You've
had
your
pennyworth.'
'Oh,
Charlie,
I
haven't!
you
must
send
me
higher.
You
mustn't
stop;
I've
only
just
begun
to
swing.'
'I
shall
stop;
it's
my
turn.
You'd
keep
on
for
ever.'
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
CHILDREN'S
MOTHER
'You've
had
your
pennyworth.'
Line 2
'Oh,
Charlie,
I
haven't!
you
must
send
me
higher.
Line 3
You
mustn't
stop;
I've
only
just
begun
to
swing.'
Line 4
'I
shall
stop;
it's
my
turn.
Line 5
You'd
keep
on
for
ever.'
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Ever
noun
US /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You'd keep on for ever.'”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “'Oh, Charlie, I haven't! you must send me higher.”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “'I shall stop; it's my turn.”
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begun
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From this reading You mustn't stop; I've only just begun to swing.'
Charlie
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From this reading 'Oh, Charlie, I haven't! you must send me higher.
CHILDREN'S
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From this reading THE CHILDREN'S MOTHER 'You've had your pennyworth.'
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You'd keep on for ever.'
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You'd keep on for ever.'
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE CHILDREN'S MOTHER 'You've had your pennyworth.'
haven't
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From this reading 'Oh, Charlie, I haven't! you must send me higher.
higher
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From this reading 'Oh, Charlie, I haven't! you must send me higher.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Oh, Charlie, I haven't! you must send me higher.
I've
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From this reading You mustn't stop; I've only just begun to swing.'
it's
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From this reading 'I shall stop; it's my turn.
just
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From this reading You mustn't stop; I've only just begun to swing.'
keep
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From this reading You'd keep on for ever.'
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Oh, Charlie, I haven't! you must send me higher.
MOTHER
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From this reading THE CHILDREN'S MOTHER 'You've had your pennyworth.'
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'Oh, Charlie, I haven't! you must send me higher.
mustn't
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From this reading You mustn't stop; I've only just begun to swing.'
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'I shall stop; it's my turn.
Oh
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From this reading 'Oh, Charlie, I haven't! you must send me higher.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You'd keep on for ever.'
only
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From this reading You mustn't stop; I've only just begun to swing.'
pennyworth
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From this reading THE CHILDREN'S MOTHER 'You've had your pennyworth.'
send
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From this reading 'Oh, Charlie, I haven't! you must send me higher.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading 'I shall stop; it's my turn.
stop
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From this reading You mustn't stop; I've only just begun to swing.'
swing
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From this reading You mustn't stop; I've only just begun to swing.'
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHILDREN'S MOTHER 'You've had your pennyworth.'
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You mustn't stop; I've only just begun to swing.'
turn
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From this reading 'I shall stop; it's my turn.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Oh, Charlie, I haven't! you must send me higher.
You'd
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From this reading You'd keep on for ever.'
You've
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From this reading THE CHILDREN'S MOTHER 'You've had your pennyworth.'
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE CHILDREN'S MOTHER 'You've had your pennyworth.'