Chapter VIII
“Oh, nothing, my dear, only she is in Miss Thomas’s shop.” “And what do _you_ know of Miss Thomas’s shop?” “Why not, my dear? You go to Mr. Gardener’s—Mr. Gardener the tailor, I mean.” “Of course, I do.
In a Quiet Village
Chapter VIII
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“Oh,
nothing,
my
dear,
only
she
is
in
Miss
Thomas’s
shop.”
“And
what
do
_you_
know
of
Miss
Thomas’s
shop?”
“Why
not,
my
dear?
You
go
to
Mr.
Gardener’s—Mr.
Gardener
the
tailor,
I
mean.”
“Of
course,
I
do.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Oh,
nothing,
my
dear,
only
she
is
in
Miss
Thomas’s
shop.”
Line 2
“And
what
do
_you_
know
of
Miss
Thomas’s
shop?”
Line 3
“Why
not,
my
dear?
Line 4
You
go
to
Mr.
Gardener’s—Mr.
Gardener
the
tailor,
I
mean.”
Line 5
“Of
course,
I
do.
/ʌv course aɪ duː/
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Course
noun
US /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Of course, I do.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And what do _you_ know of Miss Thomas’s shop?””
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ““Oh, nothing, my dear, only she is in Miss Thomas’s shop.””
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And what do _you_ know of Miss Thomas’s shop?”
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course, I do.
dear
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From this reading “Oh, nothing, my dear, only she is in Miss Thomas’s shop.”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “And what do _you_ know of Miss Thomas’s shop?”
Gardener
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From this reading You go to Mr. Gardener’s—Mr. Gardener the tailor, I mean.”
Gardener's
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From this reading You go to Mr. Gardener’s—Mr. Gardener the tailor, I mean.”
go
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From this reading You go to Mr. Gardener’s—Mr. Gardener the tailor, I mean.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You go to Mr. Gardener’s—Mr. Gardener the tailor, I mean.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Oh, nothing, my dear, only she is in Miss Thomas’s shop.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, nothing, my dear, only she is in Miss Thomas’s shop.”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And what do _you_ know of Miss Thomas’s shop?”
mean
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From this reading You go to Mr. Gardener’s—Mr. Gardener the tailor, I mean.”
Miss
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From this reading “Oh, nothing, my dear, only she is in Miss Thomas’s shop.”
Mr
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From this reading You go to Mr. Gardener’s—Mr. Gardener the tailor, I mean.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Oh, nothing, my dear, only she is in Miss Thomas’s shop.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Why not, my dear?
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Oh, nothing, my dear, only she is in Miss Thomas’s shop.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “And what do _you_ know of Miss Thomas’s shop?”
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, nothing, my dear, only she is in Miss Thomas’s shop.”
only
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From this reading “Oh, nothing, my dear, only she is in Miss Thomas’s shop.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, nothing, my dear, only she is in Miss Thomas’s shop.”
shop
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From this reading “Oh, nothing, my dear, only she is in Miss Thomas’s shop.”
tailor
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From this reading You go to Mr. Gardener’s—Mr. Gardener the tailor, I mean.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You go to Mr. Gardener’s—Mr. Gardener the tailor, I mean.”
Thomas's
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From this reading “Oh, nothing, my dear, only she is in Miss Thomas’s shop.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You go to Mr. Gardener’s—Mr. Gardener the tailor, I mean.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “And what do _you_ know of Miss Thomas’s shop?”
Why
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From this reading “Why not, my dear?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And what do _you_ know of Miss Thomas’s shop?”