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Mr. Scarborough's Family
Mr. Scarborough's Family

Chapter XXXIII

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MR.
BARRY AGAIN.
"Mr. Barry has given me to understand that he means to come down to-morrow."
This was said by Mr. Grey to his daughter.
"What does he want to come here for?"
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Mr. Scarborough's Family

Chapter XXXIII

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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MR.
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BARRY AGAIN.
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"Mr. Barry has given me to understand that he means to come down to-morrow."
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This was said by Mr. Grey to his daughter.
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"What does he want to come here for?"

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

AGAIN noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “BARRY AGAIN.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Mr. Barry has given me to understand that he means to come down to-morrow."”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “"Mr. Barry has given me to understand that he means to come down to-morrow."”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"What does he want to come here for?"”

Understand noun US /understand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Mr. Barry has given me to understand that he means to come down to-morrow."”

All words in this reading · 26

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AGAINnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading BARRY AGAIN.

BARRY

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From this reading BARRY AGAIN.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading This was said by Mr. Grey to his daughter.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Mr. Barry has given me to understand that he means to come down to-morrow."

daughter

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From this reading This was said by Mr. Grey to his daughter.

doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "What does he want to come here for?"

down

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From this reading "Mr. Barry has given me to understand that he means to come down to-morrow."

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "What does he want to come here for?"

given

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From this reading "Mr. Barry has given me to understand that he means to come down to-morrow."

Grey

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From this reading This was said by Mr. Grey to his daughter.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "Mr. Barry has given me to understand that he means to come down to-morrow."

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Mr. Barry has given me to understand that he means to come down to-morrow."

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "What does he want to come here for?"

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading This was said by Mr. Grey to his daughter.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Mr. Barry has given me to understand that he means to come down to-morrow."

means

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From this reading "Mr. Barry has given me to understand that he means to come down to-morrow."

MR

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From this reading MR.

said

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From this reading This was said by Mr. Grey to his daughter.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Mr. Barry has given me to understand that he means to come down to-morrow."

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This was said by Mr. Grey to his daughter.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Mr. Barry has given me to understand that he means to come down to-morrow."

to-morrow

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From this reading "Mr. Barry has given me to understand that he means to come down to-morrow."

understandnounUS /understand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Mr. Barry has given me to understand that he means to come down to-morrow."

want

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From this reading "What does he want to come here for?"

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading This was said by Mr. Grey to his daughter.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "What does he want to come here for?"