Chapter VII
“What do you want to eat?” “I don't care; order whatever is good.” After handing his coat to the waiter, he ordered dinner and champagne. The waiter looked at the young woman and smiled. He took the order and murmured:
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Chapter VII
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“What
do
you
want
to
eat?”
“I
don't
care;
order
whatever
is
good.”
After
handing
his
coat
to
the
waiter,
he
ordered
dinner
and
champagne.
The
waiter
looked
at
the
young
woman
and
smiled.
He
took
the
order
and
murmured:
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“What
do
you
want
to
eat?”
Line 2
“I
don't
care;
order
whatever
is
good.”
Line 3
After
handing
his
coat
to
the
waiter,
he
ordered
dinner
and
champagne.
Line 4
The
waiter
looked
at
the
young
woman
and
smiled.
Line 5
He
took
the
order
and
murmured:
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “After handing his coat to the waiter, he ordered dinner and champagne.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I don't care; order whatever is good.””
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The waiter looked at the young woman and smiled.”
Order
noun
US /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I don't care; order whatever is good.””
Took
noun
US /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He took the order and murmured:”
Whatever
determiner
US /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading ““I don't care; order whatever is good.””
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AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After handing his coat to the waiter, he ordered dinner and champagne.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After handing his coat to the waiter, he ordered dinner and champagne.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The waiter looked at the young woman and smiled.
care
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From this reading “I don't care; order whatever is good.”
champagne
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From this reading After handing his coat to the waiter, he ordered dinner and champagne.
coat
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From this reading After handing his coat to the waiter, he ordered dinner and champagne.
dinner
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From this reading After handing his coat to the waiter, he ordered dinner and champagne.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What do you want to eat?”
don't
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From this reading “I don't care; order whatever is good.”
eat
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From this reading “What do you want to eat?”
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don't care; order whatever is good.”
handing
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From this reading After handing his coat to the waiter, he ordered dinner and champagne.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After handing his coat to the waiter, he ordered dinner and champagne.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After handing his coat to the waiter, he ordered dinner and champagne.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don't care; order whatever is good.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I don't care; order whatever is good.”
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The waiter looked at the young woman and smiled.
murmured
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From this reading He took the order and murmured:
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don't care; order whatever is good.”
ordered
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From this reading After handing his coat to the waiter, he ordered dinner and champagne.
smiled
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From this reading The waiter looked at the young woman and smiled.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After handing his coat to the waiter, he ordered dinner and champagne.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “What do you want to eat?”
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took the order and murmured:
waiter
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From this reading After handing his coat to the waiter, he ordered dinner and champagne.
want
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From this reading “What do you want to eat?”
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What do you want to eat?”
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “I don't care; order whatever is good.”
woman
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From this reading The waiter looked at the young woman and smiled.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What do you want to eat?”
young
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From this reading The waiter looked at the young woman and smiled.