Chapter VIII
[_Enter_ LORD GORING _and_ LORD CAVERSHAM.] LORD GORING. [_Expostulating_.] My dear father, if I am to get married, surely you will allow me to choose the time, place, and person? Particularly the person. LORD CAVERSHAM.
An Ideal Husband
Chapter VIII
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[_Enter_
LORD
GORING
_and_
LORD
CAVERSHAM.]
LORD
GORING.
[_Expostulating_.]
My
dear
father,
if
I
am
to
get
married,
surely
you
will
allow
me
to
choose
the
time,
place,
and
person?
Particularly
the
person.
LORD
CAVERSHAM.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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[_Enter_
LORD
GORING
_and_
LORD
CAVERSHAM.]
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LORD
GORING.
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[_Expostulating_.]
My
dear
father,
if
I
am
to
get
married,
surely
you
will
allow
me
to
choose
the
time,
place,
and
person?
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Particularly
the
person.
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LORD
CAVERSHAM.
Learner Dictionary
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Choose
noun
US /choose/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[_Expostulating_.] My dear father, if I am to get married, surely you will allow me to choose the time, place, and person?”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[_Expostulating_.] My dear father, if I am to get married, surely you will allow me to choose the time, place, and person?”
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allow
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From this reading [_Expostulating_.] My dear father, if I am to get married, surely you will allow me to choose the time, place, and person?
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading [_Expostulating_.] My dear father, if I am to get married, surely you will allow me to choose the time, place, and person?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [_Enter_ LORD GORING _and_ LORD CAVERSHAM.]
CAVERSHAM
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From this reading [_Enter_ LORD GORING _and_ LORD CAVERSHAM.]
choosenounUS /choose/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [_Expostulating_.] My dear father, if I am to get married, surely you will allow me to choose the time, place, and person?
dear
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Enter
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From this reading [_Enter_ LORD GORING _and_ LORD CAVERSHAM.]
Expostulating
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father
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From this reading [_Expostulating_.] My dear father, if I am to get married, surely you will allow me to choose the time, place, and person?
get
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From this reading [_Expostulating_.] My dear father, if I am to get married, surely you will allow me to choose the time, place, and person?
GORING
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From this reading [_Enter_ LORD GORING _and_ LORD CAVERSHAM.]
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [_Expostulating_.] My dear father, if I am to get married, surely you will allow me to choose the time, place, and person?
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading [_Expostulating_.] My dear father, if I am to get married, surely you will allow me to choose the time, place, and person?
LORD
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From this reading [_Enter_ LORD GORING _and_ LORD CAVERSHAM.]
married
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From this reading [_Expostulating_.] My dear father, if I am to get married, surely you will allow me to choose the time, place, and person?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading [_Expostulating_.] My dear father, if I am to get married, surely you will allow me to choose the time, place, and person?
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading [_Expostulating_.] My dear father, if I am to get married, surely you will allow me to choose the time, place, and person?
Particularly
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From this reading Particularly the person.
person
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From this reading [_Expostulating_.] My dear father, if I am to get married, surely you will allow me to choose the time, place, and person?
place
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From this reading [_Expostulating_.] My dear father, if I am to get married, surely you will allow me to choose the time, place, and person?
surely
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From this reading [_Expostulating_.] My dear father, if I am to get married, surely you will allow me to choose the time, place, and person?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [_Expostulating_.] My dear father, if I am to get married, surely you will allow me to choose the time, place, and person?
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [_Expostulating_.] My dear father, if I am to get married, surely you will allow me to choose the time, place, and person?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [_Expostulating_.] My dear father, if I am to get married, surely you will allow me to choose the time, place, and person?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading [_Expostulating_.] My dear father, if I am to get married, surely you will allow me to choose the time, place, and person?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading [_Expostulating_.] My dear father, if I am to get married, surely you will allow me to choose the time, place, and person?