Chapter XXI
(He takes the glass.) MR. KNOWLE (giving himself one). I'm so glad you came, because I have a horror of drinking alone. Even when my wife gives me cough-mixture, I insist on somebody else in the house having cough-mixture too.
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Chapter XXI
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(He
takes
the
glass.)
MR.
KNOWLE
(giving
himself
one).
I'm
so
glad
you
came,
because
I
have
a
horror
of
drinking
alone.
Even
when
my
wife
gives
me
cough-mixture,
I
insist
on
somebody
else
in
the
house
having
cough-mixture
too.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
(He
takes
the
glass.)
Line 2
MR.
Line 3
KNOWLE
(giving
himself
one).
Line 4
I'm
so
glad
you
came,
because
I
have
a
horror
of
drinking
alone.
Line 5
Even
when
my
wife
gives
me
cough-mixture,
I
insist
on
somebody
else
in
the
house
having
cough-mixture
too.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Alone
noun
US /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'm so glad you came, because I have a horror of drinking alone.”
Because
conjunction
US /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading “I'm so glad you came, because I have a horror of drinking alone.”
Even
noun
US /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even when my wife gives me cough-mixture, I insist on somebody else in the house having cough-mixture too.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I'm so glad you came, because I have a horror of drinking alone.”
Having
auxiliary verb
US /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “Even when my wife gives me cough-mixture, I insist on somebody else in the house having cough-mixture too.”
Himself
pronoun
US /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “KNOWLE (giving himself one).”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “KNOWLE (giving himself one).”
Somebody
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Even when my wife gives me cough-mixture, I insist on somebody else in the house having cough-mixture too.”
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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 I'm so glad you came, because I have a horror of drinking alone.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'm so glad you came, because I have a horror of drinking alone.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I'm so glad you came, because I have a horror of drinking alone.
came
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From this reading I'm so glad you came, because I have a horror of drinking alone.
cough-mixture
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From this reading Even when my wife gives me cough-mixture, I insist on somebody else in the house having cough-mixture too.
drinking
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From this reading I'm so glad you came, because I have a horror of drinking alone.
else
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From this reading Even when my wife gives me cough-mixture, I insist on somebody else in the house having cough-mixture too.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even when my wife gives me cough-mixture, I insist on somebody else in the house having cough-mixture too.
gives
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From this reading Even when my wife gives me cough-mixture, I insist on somebody else in the house having cough-mixture too.
giving
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From this reading KNOWLE (giving himself one).
glad
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From this reading I'm so glad you came, because I have a horror of drinking alone.
glass
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From this reading (He takes the glass.)
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I'm so glad you came, because I have a horror of drinking alone.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Even when my wife gives me cough-mixture, I insist on somebody else in the house having cough-mixture too.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading (He takes the glass.)
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading KNOWLE (giving himself one).
horror
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From this reading I'm so glad you came, because I have a horror of drinking alone.
house
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From this reading Even when my wife gives me cough-mixture, I insist on somebody else in the house having cough-mixture too.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I'm so glad you came, because I have a horror of drinking alone.
I'm
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From this reading I'm so glad you came, because I have a horror of drinking alone.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even when my wife gives me cough-mixture, I insist on somebody else in the house having cough-mixture too.
insist
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From this reading Even when my wife gives me cough-mixture, I insist on somebody else in the house having cough-mixture too.
KNOWLE
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From this reading KNOWLE (giving himself one).
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Even when my wife gives me cough-mixture, I insist on somebody else in the house having cough-mixture too.
MR
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From this reading MR.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Even when my wife gives me cough-mixture, I insist on somebody else in the house having cough-mixture too.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I'm so glad you came, because I have a horror of drinking alone.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Even when my wife gives me cough-mixture, I insist on somebody else in the house having cough-mixture too.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading KNOWLE (giving himself one).
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I'm so glad you came, because I have a horror of drinking alone.
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading Even when my wife gives me cough-mixture, I insist on somebody else in the house having cough-mixture too.
takes
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From this reading (He takes the glass.)
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (He takes the glass.)
too
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From this reading Even when my wife gives me cough-mixture, I insist on somebody else in the house having cough-mixture too.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Even when my wife gives me cough-mixture, I insist on somebody else in the house having cough-mixture too.
wife
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From this reading Even when my wife gives me cough-mixture, I insist on somebody else in the house having cough-mixture too.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'm so glad you came, because I have a horror of drinking alone.