Chapter IX
“Let up, Helen? Let up?” complained her mother. “That is a very questionable expression. Ask your father, my dear, if it is good English. And I’m sure Mr. Bayard will be a _gentlemanly_ heretic, whatever he is.”
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Chapter IX
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“Let
up,
Helen?
Let
up?”
complained
her
mother.
“That
is
a
very
questionable
expression.
Ask
your
father,
my
dear,
if
it
is
good
English.
And
I’m
sure
Mr.
Bayard
will
be
a
_gentlemanly_
heretic,
whatever
he
is.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
“Let
up,
Helen?
Line 2
Let
up?”
complained
her
mother.
Line 3
“That
is
a
very
questionable
expression.
Line 4
Ask
your
father,
my
dear,
if
it
is
good
English.
Line 5
And
I’m
sure
Mr.
Bayard
will
be
a
_gentlemanly_
heretic,
whatever
he
is.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ask your father, my dear, if it is good English.”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““Let up, Helen?”
Sure
noun
US /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And I’m sure Mr. Bayard will be a _gentlemanly_ heretic, whatever he is.””
Whatever
determiner
US /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “And I’m sure Mr. Bayard will be a _gentlemanly_ heretic, whatever he is.””
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “That is a very questionable expression.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I’m sure Mr. Bayard will be a _gentlemanly_ heretic, whatever he is.”
Ask
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From this reading Ask your father, my dear, if it is good English.
Bayard
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From this reading And I’m sure Mr. Bayard will be a _gentlemanly_ heretic, whatever he is.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And I’m sure Mr. Bayard will be a _gentlemanly_ heretic, whatever he is.”
complained
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From this reading Let up?” complained her mother.
dear
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From this reading Ask your father, my dear, if it is good English.
English
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From this reading Ask your father, my dear, if it is good English.
expression
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From this reading “That is a very questionable expression.
father
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From this reading Ask your father, my dear, if it is good English.
gentlemanly
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goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ask your father, my dear, if it is good English.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And I’m sure Mr. Bayard will be a _gentlemanly_ heretic, whatever he is.”
Helen
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From this reading “Let up, Helen?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Let up?” complained her mother.
heretic
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I'm
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From this reading And I’m sure Mr. Bayard will be a _gentlemanly_ heretic, whatever he is.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Ask your father, my dear, if it is good English.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That is a very questionable expression.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ask your father, my dear, if it is good English.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let up, Helen?
mother
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From this reading Let up?” complained her mother.
Mr
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From this reading And I’m sure Mr. Bayard will be a _gentlemanly_ heretic, whatever he is.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Ask your father, my dear, if it is good English.
questionable
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From this reading “That is a very questionable expression.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And I’m sure Mr. Bayard will be a _gentlemanly_ heretic, whatever he is.”
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That is a very questionable expression.
up
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From this reading “Let up, Helen?
very
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From this reading “That is a very questionable expression.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading And I’m sure Mr. Bayard will be a _gentlemanly_ heretic, whatever he is.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And I’m sure Mr. Bayard will be a _gentlemanly_ heretic, whatever he is.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Ask your father, my dear, if it is good English.