Chapter XIV
“But I can’t do that.” “Why not?” “You see, if I do go home my father objects to the College, and as for typing--” “Don’t go home.” “Yes, but you forget; how am I to live?” “Easily.
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Chapter XIV
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“But
I
can’t
do
that.”
“Why
not?”
“You
see,
if
I
do
go
home
my
father
objects
to
the
College,
and
as
for
typing--”
“Don’t
go
home.”
“Yes,
but
you
forget;
how
am
I
to
live?”
“Easily.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
“But
I
can’t
do
that.”
Line 2
“Why
not?”
Line 3
“You
see,
if
I
do
go
home
my
father
objects
to
the
College,
and
as
for
typing--”
“Don’t
go
home.”
Line 4
“Yes,
but
you
forget;
how
am
I
to
live?”
Line 5
“Easily.
Learner Dictionary
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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Yes, but you forget; how am I to live?”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You see, if I do go home my father objects to the College, and as for typing--” “Don’t go home.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “You see, if I do go home my father objects to the College, and as for typing--” “Don’t go home.”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I can’t do that.”
can't
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From this reading “But I can’t do that.”
College
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From this reading “You see, if I do go home my father objects to the College, and as for typing--” “Don’t go home.”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “But I can’t do that.”
Don't
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From this reading “You see, if I do go home my father objects to the College, and as for typing--” “Don’t go home.”
Easily
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From this reading “Easily.
father
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From this reading “You see, if I do go home my father objects to the College, and as for typing--” “Don’t go home.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “You see, if I do go home my father objects to the College, and as for typing--” “Don’t go home.”
forget
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From this reading “Yes, but you forget; how am I to live?”
go
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From this reading “You see, if I do go home my father objects to the College, and as for typing--” “Don’t go home.”
home
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From this reading “You see, if I do go home my father objects to the College, and as for typing--” “Don’t go home.”
how
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From this reading “Yes, but you forget; how am I to live?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But I can’t do that.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “You see, if I do go home my father objects to the College, and as for typing--” “Don’t go home.”
live
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From this reading “Yes, but you forget; how am I to live?”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “You see, if I do go home my father objects to the College, and as for typing--” “Don’t go home.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Why not?”
objects
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From this reading “You see, if I do go home my father objects to the College, and as for typing--” “Don’t go home.”
see
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From this reading “You see, if I do go home my father objects to the College, and as for typing--” “Don’t go home.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “But I can’t do that.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You see, if I do go home my father objects to the College, and as for typing--” “Don’t go home.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You see, if I do go home my father objects to the College, and as for typing--” “Don’t go home.”
typing
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From this reading “You see, if I do go home my father objects to the College, and as for typing--” “Don’t go home.”
Why
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From this reading “Why not?”
Yes
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From this reading “Yes, but you forget; how am I to live?”
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You see, if I do go home my father objects to the College, and as for typing--” “Don’t go home.”