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Clayhanger

Chapter VII

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"Then I shall!" he exclaimed.
"How d'ye think he'll take it?"
"Well," said Maggie, "I don't see how he can do aught but take it all right...
Depends how you put it, of course."
"Oh, you leave that to me!" said Edwin, with eager confidence.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Clayhanger

Chapter VII

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Then I shall!" he exclaimed.
Line 2
"How d'ye think he'll take it?"
Line 3
"Well," said Maggie, "I don't see how he can do aught but take it all right...
Line 4
Depends how you put it, of course."
Line 5
"Oh, you leave that to me!" said Edwin, with eager confidence.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Confidence noun US /ˈconfidence/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “"Oh, you leave that to me!" said Edwin, with eager confidence.”

Course noun US /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Depends how you put it, of course."”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Well," said Maggie, "I don't see how he can do aught but take it all right...”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “"Then I shall!" he exclaimed.”

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"How d'ye think he'll take it?"”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"How d'ye think he'll take it?"”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Well," said Maggie, "I don't see how he can do aught but take it all right...”

All words in this reading · 36

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all

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From this reading "Well," said Maggie, "I don't see how he can do aught but take it all right...

aught

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From this reading "Well," said Maggie, "I don't see how he can do aught but take it all right...

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "Well," said Maggie, "I don't see how he can do aught but take it all right...

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "Well," said Maggie, "I don't see how he can do aught but take it all right...

confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading "Oh, you leave that to me!" said Edwin, with eager confidence.

coursenounUS /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Depends how you put it, of course."

d'ye

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From this reading "How d'ye think he'll take it?"

Depends

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From this reading Depends how you put it, of course."

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Well," said Maggie, "I don't see how he can do aught but take it all right...

don't

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From this reading "Well," said Maggie, "I don't see how he can do aught but take it all right...

eager

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From this reading "Oh, you leave that to me!" said Edwin, with eager confidence.

Edwin

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From this reading "Oh, you leave that to me!" said Edwin, with eager confidence.

exclaimed

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From this reading "Then I shall!" he exclaimed.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Then I shall!" he exclaimed.

he'll

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From this reading "How d'ye think he'll take it?"

How

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From this reading "How d'ye think he'll take it?"

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "Then I shall!" he exclaimed.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "How d'ye think he'll take it?"

leave

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From this reading "Oh, you leave that to me!" said Edwin, with eager confidence.

Maggie

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From this reading "Well," said Maggie, "I don't see how he can do aught but take it all right...

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Oh, you leave that to me!" said Edwin, with eager confidence.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Depends how you put it, of course."

Oh

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From this reading "Oh, you leave that to me!" said Edwin, with eager confidence.

put

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From this reading Depends how you put it, of course."

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Well," said Maggie, "I don't see how he can do aught but take it all right...

said

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From this reading "Well," said Maggie, "I don't see how he can do aught but take it all right...

see

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From this reading "Well," said Maggie, "I don't see how he can do aught but take it all right...

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading "Then I shall!" he exclaimed.

takenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "How d'ye think he'll take it?"

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Oh, you leave that to me!" said Edwin, with eager confidence.

Then

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From this reading "Then I shall!" he exclaimed.

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "How d'ye think he'll take it?"

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Oh, you leave that to me!" said Edwin, with eager confidence.

Well

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From this reading "Well," said Maggie, "I don't see how he can do aught but take it all right...

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Oh, you leave that to me!" said Edwin, with eager confidence.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Depends how you put it, of course."