Chapter X
“Bravo, Charlie!” said Lady Jane. “I never knew anything better or quicker done. My congratulations! You have proved yourself a man of sense and business. Now you’ve got to tackle the old man.”
Old Mr. Tredgold
Chapter X
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“Bravo,
Charlie!”
said
Lady
Jane.
“I
never
knew
anything
better
or
quicker
done.
My
congratulations!
You
have
proved
yourself
a
man
of
sense
and
business.
Now
you’ve
got
to
tackle
the
old
man.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Bravo,
Charlie!”
said
Lady
Jane.
Line 2
“I
never
knew
anything
better
or
quicker
done.
Line 3
My
congratulations!
Line 4
You
have
proved
yourself
a
man
of
sense
and
business.
Line 5
Now
you’ve
got
to
tackle
the
old
man.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading ““I never knew anything better or quicker done.”
Done
noun
US /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I never knew anything better or quicker done.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have proved yourself a man of sense and business.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I never knew anything better or quicker done.”
Yourself
pronoun
US /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “You have proved yourself a man of sense and business.”
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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 You have proved yourself a man of sense and business.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You have proved yourself a man of sense and business.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “I never knew anything better or quicker done.
better
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From this reading “I never knew anything better or quicker done.
Bravo
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From this reading “Bravo, Charlie!” said Lady Jane.
business
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From this reading You have proved yourself a man of sense and business.
Charlie
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From this reading “Bravo, Charlie!” said Lady Jane.
congratulations
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From this reading My congratulations!
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I never knew anything better or quicker done.
got
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From this reading Now you’ve got to tackle the old man.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have proved yourself a man of sense and business.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I never knew anything better or quicker done.
Jane
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From this reading “Bravo, Charlie!” said Lady Jane.
knew
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From this reading “I never knew anything better or quicker done.
Lady
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From this reading “Bravo, Charlie!” said Lady Jane.
man
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From this reading You have proved yourself a man of sense and business.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My congratulations!
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I never knew anything better or quicker done.
Now
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From this reading Now you’ve got to tackle the old man.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You have proved yourself a man of sense and business.
old
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From this reading Now you’ve got to tackle the old man.”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “I never knew anything better or quicker done.
proved
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From this reading You have proved yourself a man of sense and business.
quicker
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From this reading “I never knew anything better or quicker done.
said
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From this reading “Bravo, Charlie!” said Lady Jane.
sense
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From this reading You have proved yourself a man of sense and business.
tackle
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From this reading Now you’ve got to tackle the old man.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now you’ve got to tackle the old man.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now you’ve got to tackle the old man.”
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have proved yourself a man of sense and business.
you've
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From this reading Now you’ve got to tackle the old man.”
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You have proved yourself a man of sense and business.