Chapter XXIV
LORD W. [Grasping his hand] My dear chap, certainly. Go and interview this blighter, and then bring him round here. You can do that for one. I'd very much like to see him, as a matter of fact.
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Chapter XXIV
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LORD
W.
[Grasping
his
hand]
My
dear
chap,
certainly.
Go
and
interview
this
blighter,
and
then
bring
him
round
here.
You
can
do
that
for
one.
I'd
very
much
like
to
see
him,
as
a
matter
of
fact.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
LORD
W.
Line 2
[Grasping
his
hand]
My
dear
chap,
certainly.
Line 3
Go
and
interview
this
blighter,
and
then
bring
him
round
here.
Line 4
You
can
do
that
for
one.
/juː kæn duː ðæt fɔːr wʌn/
Line 5
I'd
very
much
like
to
see
him,
as
a
matter
of
fact.
Learner Dictionary
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Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[Grasping his hand] My dear chap, certainly.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Go and interview this blighter, and then bring him round here.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “You can do that for one.”
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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 I'd very much like to see him, as a matter of fact.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Go and interview this blighter, and then bring him round here.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I'd very much like to see him, as a matter of fact.
blighter
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From this reading Go and interview this blighter, and then bring him round here.
bring
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From this reading Go and interview this blighter, and then bring him round here.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can do that for one.
certainly
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From this reading [Grasping his hand] My dear chap, certainly.
chap
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From this reading [Grasping his hand] My dear chap, certainly.
dear
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From this reading [Grasping his hand] My dear chap, certainly.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You can do that for one.
fact
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From this reading I'd very much like to see him, as a matter of fact.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You can do that for one.
Go
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From this reading Go and interview this blighter, and then bring him round here.
Grasping
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From this reading [Grasping his hand] My dear chap, certainly.
hand
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From this reading [Grasping his hand] My dear chap, certainly.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Go and interview this blighter, and then bring him round here.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Go and interview this blighter, and then bring him round here.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading [Grasping his hand] My dear chap, certainly.
I'd
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From this reading I'd very much like to see him, as a matter of fact.
interview
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From this reading Go and interview this blighter, and then bring him round here.
like
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From this reading I'd very much like to see him, as a matter of fact.
LORD
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From this reading LORD W.
matter
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much
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From this reading I'd very much like to see him, as a matter of fact.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading [Grasping his hand] My dear chap, certainly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I'd very much like to see him, as a matter of fact.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You can do that for one.
round
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From this reading Go and interview this blighter, and then bring him round here.
see
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From this reading I'd very much like to see him, as a matter of fact.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You can do that for one.
then
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From this reading Go and interview this blighter, and then bring him round here.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Go and interview this blighter, and then bring him round here.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'd very much like to see him, as a matter of fact.
very
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From this reading I'd very much like to see him, as a matter of fact.
W
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From this reading LORD W.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can do that for one.