Chapter XIII
GETTING DOWN TO REALITIES. “Well, Mother dear, I’m off! Please wish me good luck!” “I wish you patience and wisdom. These will bring the only sort of ‘luck’ worth having.”
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Chapter XIII
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GETTING
DOWN
TO
REALITIES.
“Well,
Mother
dear,
I’m
off!
Please
wish
me
good
luck!”
“I
wish
you
patience
and
wisdom.
These
will
bring
the
only
sort
of
‘luck’
worth
having.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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Line 1
GETTING
DOWN
TO
REALITIES.
Line 2
“Well,
Mother
dear,
I’m
off!
Line 3
Please
wish
me
good
luck!”
Line 4
“I
wish
you
patience
and
wisdom.
Line 5
These
will
bring
the
only
sort
of
‘luck’
worth
having.”
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 “Please wish me good luck!””
Having
auxiliary verb
US /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “These will bring the only sort of ‘luck’ worth having.””
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These will bring the only sort of ‘luck’ worth having.””
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, Mother dear, I’m off!”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I wish you patience and wisdom.
bring
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From this reading These will bring the only sort of ‘luck’ worth having.”
dear
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From this reading “Well, Mother dear, I’m off!
DOWN
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From this reading GETTING DOWN TO REALITIES.
GETTING
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From this reading GETTING DOWN TO REALITIES.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Please wish me good luck!”
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading These will bring the only sort of ‘luck’ worth having.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wish you patience and wisdom.
I'm
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From this reading “Well, Mother dear, I’m off!
luck
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From this reading Please wish me good luck!”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Please wish me good luck!”
Mother
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From this reading “Well, Mother dear, I’m off!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading These will bring the only sort of ‘luck’ worth having.”
off
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From this reading “Well, Mother dear, I’m off!
only
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From this reading These will bring the only sort of ‘luck’ worth having.”
patience
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From this reading “I wish you patience and wisdom.
Please
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From this reading Please wish me good luck!”
REALITIES
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From this reading GETTING DOWN TO REALITIES.
sort
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From this reading These will bring the only sort of ‘luck’ worth having.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading These will bring the only sort of ‘luck’ worth having.”
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These will bring the only sort of ‘luck’ worth having.”
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GETTING DOWN TO REALITIES.
Well
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From this reading “Well, Mother dear, I’m off!
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading These will bring the only sort of ‘luck’ worth having.”
wisdom
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From this reading “I wish you patience and wisdom.
wish
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From this reading Please wish me good luck!”
worth
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From this reading These will bring the only sort of ‘luck’ worth having.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I wish you patience and wisdom.