Chapter XIX
MR WHITTLESTAFF'S JOURNEY DISCUSSED. "I don't think that if I were you I would go up to London, Mr Whittlestaff," said Mary. This was on the Tuesday morning. "Why not?" "I don't think I would."
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MR
WHITTLESTAFF'S
JOURNEY
DISCUSSED.
"I
don't
think
that
if
I
were
you
I
would
go
up
to
London,
Mr
Whittlestaff,"
said
Mary.
This
was
on
the
Tuesday
morning.
"Why
not?"
"I
don't
think
I
would."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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MR
WHITTLESTAFF'S
JOURNEY
DISCUSSED.
Line 2
"I
don't
think
that
if
I
were
you
I
would
go
up
to
London,
Mr
Whittlestaff,"
said
Mary.
Line 3
This
was
on
the
Tuesday
morning.
Line 4
"Why
not?"
Line 5
"I
don't
think
I
would."
Learner Dictionary
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JOURNEY
noun
US /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “MR WHITTLESTAFF'S JOURNEY DISCUSSED.”
Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This was on the Tuesday morning.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't think that if I were you I would go up to London, Mr Whittlestaff," said Mary.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"I don't think that if I were you I would go up to London, Mr Whittlestaff," said Mary.”
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DISCUSSED
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From this reading MR WHITTLESTAFF'S JOURNEY DISCUSSED.
don't
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From this reading "I don't think that if I were you I would go up to London, Mr Whittlestaff," said Mary.
go
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From this reading "I don't think that if I were you I would go up to London, Mr Whittlestaff," said Mary.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't think that if I were you I would go up to London, Mr Whittlestaff," said Mary.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I don't think that if I were you I would go up to London, Mr Whittlestaff," said Mary.
JOURNEYnounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading MR WHITTLESTAFF'S JOURNEY DISCUSSED.
London
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From this reading "I don't think that if I were you I would go up to London, Mr Whittlestaff," said Mary.
Mary
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From this reading "I don't think that if I were you I would go up to London, Mr Whittlestaff," said Mary.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was on the Tuesday morning.
MR
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From this reading MR WHITTLESTAFF'S JOURNEY DISCUSSED.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Why not?"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This was on the Tuesday morning.
said
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From this reading "I don't think that if I were you I would go up to London, Mr Whittlestaff," said Mary.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I don't think that if I were you I would go up to London, Mr Whittlestaff," said Mary.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This was on the Tuesday morning.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't think that if I were you I would go up to London, Mr Whittlestaff," said Mary.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was on the Tuesday morning.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I don't think that if I were you I would go up to London, Mr Whittlestaff," said Mary.
Tuesday
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From this reading This was on the Tuesday morning.
up
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From this reading "I don't think that if I were you I would go up to London, Mr Whittlestaff," said Mary.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was on the Tuesday morning.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I don't think that if I were you I would go up to London, Mr Whittlestaff," said Mary.
Whittlestaff
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From this reading "I don't think that if I were you I would go up to London, Mr Whittlestaff," said Mary.
WHITTLESTAFF'S
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From this reading MR WHITTLESTAFF'S JOURNEY DISCUSSED.
Why
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From this reading "Why not?"
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I don't think that if I were you I would go up to London, Mr Whittlestaff," said Mary.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I don't think that if I were you I would go up to London, Mr Whittlestaff," said Mary.