Chapter VI
CECIL GRAHAM. My dear fellow, what on earth should we men do going about with purity and innocence? A carefully thought-out buttonhole is much more effective. DUMBY. She doesn’t really love you then?
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Chapter VI
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CECIL
GRAHAM.
My
dear
fellow,
what
on
earth
should
we
men
do
going
about
with
purity
and
innocence?
A
carefully
thought-out
buttonhole
is
much
more
effective.
DUMBY.
She
doesn’t
really
love
you
then?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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CECIL
GRAHAM.
Line 2
My
dear
fellow,
what
on
earth
should
we
men
do
going
about
with
purity
and
innocence?
Line 3
A
carefully
thought-out
buttonhole
is
much
more
effective.
Line 4
DUMBY.
Line 5
She
doesn’t
really
love
you
then?
Learner Dictionary
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About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “My dear fellow, what on earth should we men do going about with purity and innocence?”
Purity
noun
US /ˈpjʊrəti/
the state of being morally clean and innocent
From this reading “My dear fellow, what on earth should we men do going about with purity and innocence?”
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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 A carefully thought-out buttonhole is much more effective.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading My dear fellow, what on earth should we men do going about with purity and innocence?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My dear fellow, what on earth should we men do going about with purity and innocence?
buttonhole
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carefully
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CECIL
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dear
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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doesn't
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DUMBY
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earth
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effective
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fellow
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going
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GRAHAM
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innocence
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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love
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men
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more
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much
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MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear fellow, what on earth should we men do going about with purity and innocence?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My dear fellow, what on earth should we men do going about with purity and innocence?
puritynounUS /ˈpjʊrəti/
the state of being morally clean and innocent
From this reading My dear fellow, what on earth should we men do going about with purity and innocence?
really
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ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She doesn’t really love you then?
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading My dear fellow, what on earth should we men do going about with purity and innocence?
then
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thought-out
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wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading My dear fellow, what on earth should we men do going about with purity and innocence?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading My dear fellow, what on earth should we men do going about with purity and innocence?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading My dear fellow, what on earth should we men do going about with purity and innocence?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She doesn’t really love you then?