Chapter XXIV
What was all wrong? What word did Uncle Bob want Daddy to say? And to whom? In particular, what was it that Uncle Bob wanted Daddy to do? And who, oh, who, was “_her_”?
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Chapter XXIV
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What
was
all
wrong?
What
word
did
Uncle
Bob
want
Daddy
to
say?
And
to
whom?
In
particular,
what
was
it
that
Uncle
Bob
wanted
Daddy
to
do?
And
who,
oh,
who,
was
“_her_”?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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Line 1
What
was
all
wrong?
Line 2
What
word
did
Uncle
Bob
want
Daddy
to
say?
Line 3
And
to
whom?
/ənd tuː huːm/
Line 4
In
particular,
what
was
it
that
Uncle
Bob
wanted
Daddy
to
do?
Line 5
And
who,
oh,
who,
was
“_her_”?
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all
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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Bob
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Daddy
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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oh
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particular
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say
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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Uncle
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want
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wanted
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
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whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
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whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
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word
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wrong
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