Chapter V
LORD GORING. [_Airily_.] Oh, I forget. At least, it makes no matter. By the way, have you tried her with money? She used to be confoundedly fond of money.
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Chapter V
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LORD
GORING.
[_Airily_.]
Oh,
I
forget.
At
least,
it
makes
no
matter.
By
the
way,
have
you
tried
her
with
money?
She
used
to
be
confoundedly
fond
of
money.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
LORD
GORING.
Line 2
[_Airily_.]
Oh,
I
forget.
Line 3
At
least,
it
makes
no
matter.
Line 4
By
the
way,
have
you
tried
her
with
money?
Line 5
She
used
to
be
confoundedly
fond
of
money.
Learner Dictionary
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Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “By the way, have you tried her with money?”
Least
noun
US /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At least, it makes no matter.”
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Airily
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From this reading [_Airily_.] Oh, I forget.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At least, it makes no matter.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She used to be confoundedly fond of money.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the way, have you tried her with money?
confoundedly
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From this reading She used to be confoundedly fond of money.
fond
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From this reading She used to be confoundedly fond of money.
forget
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From this reading [_Airily_.] Oh, I forget.
GORING
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From this reading LORD GORING.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading By the way, have you tried her with money?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading By the way, have you tried her with money?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [_Airily_.] Oh, I forget.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At least, it makes no matter.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At least, it makes no matter.
LORD
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From this reading LORD GORING.
makes
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From this reading At least, it makes no matter.
matter
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From this reading At least, it makes no matter.
money
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From this reading By the way, have you tried her with money?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading At least, it makes no matter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She used to be confoundedly fond of money.
Oh
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From this reading [_Airily_.] Oh, I forget.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She used to be confoundedly fond of money.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By the way, have you tried her with money?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She used to be confoundedly fond of money.
tried
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used
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From this reading She used to be confoundedly fond of money.
way
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From this reading By the way, have you tried her with money?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading By the way, have you tried her with money?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading By the way, have you tried her with money?