Chapter I
“THERE, I’ve done every bit I can do! I’m going to see what o’clock it is.” “I heard it strike eleven just now.” “Sylvia, you’ll tip up! What a tremendous stretch!”
Countess Kate
Chapter I
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“THERE,
I’ve
done
every
bit
I
can
do!
I’m
going
to
see
what
o’clock
it
is.”
“I
heard
it
strike
eleven
just
now.”
“Sylvia,
you’ll
tip
up!
What
a
tremendous
stretch!”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“THERE,
I’ve
done
every
bit
I
can
do!
Line 2
I’m
going
to
see
what
o’clock
it
is.”
Line 3
“I
heard
it
strike
eleven
just
now.”
Line 4
“Sylvia,
you’ll
tip
up!
Line 5
What
a
tremendous
stretch!”
Learner Dictionary
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Done
noun
US /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““THERE, I’ve done every bit I can do!”
Every
determiner
US /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading ““THERE, I’ve done every bit I can do!”
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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 What a tremendous stretch!”
bit
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From this reading “THERE, I’ve done every bit I can do!
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “THERE, I’ve done every bit I can do!
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “THERE, I’ve done every bit I can do!
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THERE, I’ve done every bit I can do!
eleven
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From this reading “I heard it strike eleven just now.”
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “THERE, I’ve done every bit I can do!
going
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From this reading I’m going to see what o’clock it is.”
heard
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From this reading “I heard it strike eleven just now.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “THERE, I’ve done every bit I can do!
I'm
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I've
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From this reading “THERE, I’ve done every bit I can do!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I’m going to see what o’clock it is.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I’m going to see what o’clock it is.”
just
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From this reading “I heard it strike eleven just now.”
now
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From this reading “I heard it strike eleven just now.”
o'clock
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see
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From this reading I’m going to see what o’clock it is.”
stretch
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strike
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Sylvia
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THERE
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tip
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I’m going to see what o’clock it is.”
tremendous
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up
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whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I’m going to see what o’clock it is.”
you'll
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From this reading “Sylvia, you’ll tip up!