Chapter XXIV
“Good morning, Zekiel,” said John Pray. “Glad to see you--you must tell the old lady to go ahead and finish this pile of vests in a twinkling; business is brisk now. Why, what’s this?” said he. “These vests unfinished? How’s that?
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“Good
morning,
Zekiel,”
said
John
Pray.
“Glad
to
see
you--you
must
tell
the
old
lady
to
go
ahead
and
finish
this
pile
of
vests
in
a
twinkling;
business
is
brisk
now.
Why,
what’s
this?”
said
he.
“These
vests
unfinished?
How’s
that?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Good
morning,
Zekiel,”
said
John
Pray.
Line 2
“Glad
to
see
you--you
must
tell
the
old
lady
to
go
ahead
and
finish
this
pile
of
vests
in
a
twinkling;
business
is
brisk
now.
Line 3
Why,
what’s
this?”
said
he.
Line 4
“These
vests
unfinished?
Line 5
How’s
that?
Learner Dictionary
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Brisk
adjective
US /brɪsk/
energetic and quick
From this reading ““Glad to see you--you must tell the old lady to go ahead and finish this pile of vests in a twinkling; business is brisk now.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Good morning, Zekiel,” said John Pray.”
John
noun
US /john/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Good morning, Zekiel,” said John Pray.”
Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Good morning, Zekiel,” said John Pray.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““Glad to see you--you must tell the old lady to go ahead and finish this pile of vests in a twinkling; business is brisk now.”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Glad to see you--you must tell the old lady to go ahead and finish this pile of vests in a twinkling; business is brisk now.”
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ““These vests unfinished?”
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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 “Glad to see you--you must tell the old lady to go ahead and finish this pile of vests in a twinkling; business is brisk now.
ahead
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From this reading “Glad to see you--you must tell the old lady to go ahead and finish this pile of vests in a twinkling; business is brisk now.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Glad to see you--you must tell the old lady to go ahead and finish this pile of vests in a twinkling; business is brisk now.
briskadjectiveUS /brɪsk/
energetic and quick
From this reading “Glad to see you--you must tell the old lady to go ahead and finish this pile of vests in a twinkling; business is brisk now.
business
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From this reading “Glad to see you--you must tell the old lady to go ahead and finish this pile of vests in a twinkling; business is brisk now.
finish
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From this reading “Glad to see you--you must tell the old lady to go ahead and finish this pile of vests in a twinkling; business is brisk now.
Glad
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From this reading “Glad to see you--you must tell the old lady to go ahead and finish this pile of vests in a twinkling; business is brisk now.
go
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From this reading “Glad to see you--you must tell the old lady to go ahead and finish this pile of vests in a twinkling; business is brisk now.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good morning, Zekiel,” said John Pray.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why, what’s this?” said he.
How's
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From this reading How’s that?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Glad to see you--you must tell the old lady to go ahead and finish this pile of vests in a twinkling; business is brisk now.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Glad to see you--you must tell the old lady to go ahead and finish this pile of vests in a twinkling; business is brisk now.
John
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From this reading “Good morning, Zekiel,” said John Pray.
lady
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From this reading “Glad to see you--you must tell the old lady to go ahead and finish this pile of vests in a twinkling; business is brisk now.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good morning, Zekiel,” said John Pray.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Glad to see you--you must tell the old lady to go ahead and finish this pile of vests in a twinkling; business is brisk now.
now
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From this reading “Glad to see you--you must tell the old lady to go ahead and finish this pile of vests in a twinkling; business is brisk now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Glad to see you--you must tell the old lady to go ahead and finish this pile of vests in a twinkling; business is brisk now.
old
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From this reading “Glad to see you--you must tell the old lady to go ahead and finish this pile of vests in a twinkling; business is brisk now.
pile
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From this reading “Glad to see you--you must tell the old lady to go ahead and finish this pile of vests in a twinkling; business is brisk now.
Pray
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From this reading “Good morning, Zekiel,” said John Pray.
said
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From this reading “Good morning, Zekiel,” said John Pray.
see
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From this reading “Glad to see you--you must tell the old lady to go ahead and finish this pile of vests in a twinkling; business is brisk now.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Glad to see you--you must tell the old lady to go ahead and finish this pile of vests in a twinkling; business is brisk now.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How’s that?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Glad to see you--you must tell the old lady to go ahead and finish this pile of vests in a twinkling; business is brisk now.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These vests unfinished?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Glad to see you--you must tell the old lady to go ahead and finish this pile of vests in a twinkling; business is brisk now.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Glad to see you--you must tell the old lady to go ahead and finish this pile of vests in a twinkling; business is brisk now.
twinkling
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From this reading “Glad to see you--you must tell the old lady to go ahead and finish this pile of vests in a twinkling; business is brisk now.
unfinished
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From this reading “These vests unfinished?
vests
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From this reading “Glad to see you--you must tell the old lady to go ahead and finish this pile of vests in a twinkling; business is brisk now.
what's
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From this reading Why, what’s this?” said he.
Why
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From this reading Why, what’s this?” said he.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Glad to see you--you must tell the old lady to go ahead and finish this pile of vests in a twinkling; business is brisk now.
Zekiel
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From this reading “Good morning, Zekiel,” said John Pray.