Chapter IV
'And do you think I'm getting on?' Yes, I think you've made progress. You couldn't have done that drawing before you went to Paris.' 'You really think so.... I was right to go to Paris....
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Chapter IV
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'And
do
you
think
I'm
getting
on?'
Yes,
I
think
you've
made
progress.
You
couldn't
have
done
that
drawing
before
you
went
to
Paris.'
'You
really
think
so....
I
was
right
to
go
to
Paris....
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
'And
do
you
think
I'm
getting
on?'
Line 2
Yes,
I
think
you've
made
progress.
Line 3
You
couldn't
have
done
that
drawing
before
you
went
to
Paris.'
Line 4
'You
really
think
so....
Line 5
I
was
right
to
go
to
Paris....
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “You couldn't have done that drawing before you went to Paris.'”
Done
noun
US /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You couldn't have done that drawing before you went to Paris.'”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You couldn't have done that drawing before you went to Paris.'”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was right to go to Paris....”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'And do you think I'm getting on?'”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You couldn't have done that drawing before you went to Paris.'”
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'And do you think I'm getting on?'
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading You couldn't have done that drawing before you went to Paris.'
couldn't
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From this reading You couldn't have done that drawing before you went to Paris.'
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'And do you think I'm getting on?'
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You couldn't have done that drawing before you went to Paris.'
drawing
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From this reading You couldn't have done that drawing before you went to Paris.'
getting
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From this reading 'And do you think I'm getting on?'
go
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From this reading I was right to go to Paris....
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You couldn't have done that drawing before you went to Paris.'
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yes, I think you've made progress.
I'm
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From this reading 'And do you think I'm getting on?'
made
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From this reading Yes, I think you've made progress.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'And do you think I'm getting on?'
Paris
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From this reading You couldn't have done that drawing before you went to Paris.'
progress
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From this reading Yes, I think you've made progress.
really
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From this reading 'You really think so....
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was right to go to Paris....
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'You really think so....
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You couldn't have done that drawing before you went to Paris.'
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'And do you think I'm getting on?'
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You couldn't have done that drawing before you went to Paris.'
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was right to go to Paris....
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You couldn't have done that drawing before you went to Paris.'
Yes
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From this reading Yes, I think you've made progress.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'And do you think I'm getting on?'
you've
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From this reading Yes, I think you've made progress.