Chapter VIII
The restaurant-keeper eyed him askance. “Must I therefore provide for thee daily? By Allah, I will not! Here is a pice for thee. Be off, and come not soon again!
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Chapter VIII
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The
restaurant-keeper
eyed
him
askance.
“Must
I
therefore
provide
for
thee
daily?
By
Allah,
I
will
not!
Here
is
a
pice
for
thee.
Be
off,
and
come
not
soon
again!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
The
restaurant-keeper
eyed
him
askance.
Line 2
“Must
I
therefore
provide
for
thee
daily?
Line 3
By
Allah,
I
will
not!
Line 4
Here
is
a
pice
for
thee.
Line 5
Be
off,
and
come
not
soon
again!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Be off, and come not soon again!”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Be off, and come not soon again!”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here is a pice for thee.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““Must I therefore provide for thee daily?”
Soon
noun
US /soon/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Be off, and come not soon again!”
Thee
pronoun
US /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading ““Must I therefore provide for thee daily?”
Therefore
adverb
US /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading ““Must I therefore provide for thee daily?”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Here is a pice for thee.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Be off, and come not soon again!
Allah
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From this reading By Allah, I will not!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Be off, and come not soon again!
askance
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From this reading The restaurant-keeper eyed him askance.
Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be off, and come not soon again!
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Allah, I will not!
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Be off, and come not soon again!
daily
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From this reading “Must I therefore provide for thee daily?
eyed
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From this reading The restaurant-keeper eyed him askance.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Must I therefore provide for thee daily?
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here is a pice for thee.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The restaurant-keeper eyed him askance.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Must I therefore provide for thee daily?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here is a pice for thee.
Mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Must I therefore provide for thee daily?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading By Allah, I will not!
off
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From this reading Be off, and come not soon again!
pice
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From this reading Here is a pice for thee.
provide
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From this reading “Must I therefore provide for thee daily?
restaurant-keeper
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From this reading The restaurant-keeper eyed him askance.
soon
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From this reading Be off, and come not soon again!
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The restaurant-keeper eyed him askance.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “Must I therefore provide for thee daily?
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “Must I therefore provide for thee daily?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading By Allah, I will not!