Chapter I
“Then you will not take the share in the business which I have offered you?” “No, I think not, sir. I don’t like it. I don’t like the way in which it is worked. It would be entirely out of accordance with all my training.”
Sons and Daughters
Chapter I
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“Then
you
will
not
take
the
share
in
the
business
which
I
have
offered
you?”
“No,
I
think
not,
sir.
I
don’t
like
it.
I
don’t
like
the
way
in
which
it
is
worked.
It
would
be
entirely
out
of
accordance
with
all
my
training.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Then
you
will
not
take
the
share
in
the
business
which
I
have
offered
you?”
Line 2
“No,
I
think
not,
sir.
Line 3
I
don’t
like
it.
Line 4
I
don’t
like
the
way
in
which
it
is
worked.
Line 5
It
would
be
entirely
out
of
accordance
with
all
my
training.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Entirely
noun
US /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It would be entirely out of accordance with all my training.””
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Then you will not take the share in the business which I have offered you?””
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Then you will not take the share in the business which I have offered you?””
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““No, I think not, sir.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It would be entirely out of accordance with all my training.””
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accordance
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From this reading It would be entirely out of accordance with all my training.”
all
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From this reading It would be entirely out of accordance with all my training.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be entirely out of accordance with all my training.”
business
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From this reading “Then you will not take the share in the business which I have offered you?”
don't
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From this reading I don’t like it.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It would be entirely out of accordance with all my training.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Then you will not take the share in the business which I have offered you?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Then you will not take the share in the business which I have offered you?”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Then you will not take the share in the business which I have offered you?”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I don’t like the way in which it is worked.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I don’t like it.
like
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From this reading I don’t like it.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It would be entirely out of accordance with all my training.”
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No, I think not, sir.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Then you will not take the share in the business which I have offered you?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It would be entirely out of accordance with all my training.”
offered
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From this reading “Then you will not take the share in the business which I have offered you?”
out
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From this reading It would be entirely out of accordance with all my training.”
share
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From this reading “Then you will not take the share in the business which I have offered you?”
sir
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From this reading “No, I think not, sir.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then you will not take the share in the business which I have offered you?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Then you will not take the share in the business which I have offered you?”
Then
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From this reading “Then you will not take the share in the business which I have offered you?”
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No, I think not, sir.
training
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From this reading It would be entirely out of accordance with all my training.”
way
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From this reading I don’t like the way in which it is worked.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Then you will not take the share in the business which I have offered you?”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Then you will not take the share in the business which I have offered you?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It would be entirely out of accordance with all my training.”
worked
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From this reading I don’t like the way in which it is worked.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be entirely out of accordance with all my training.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Then you will not take the share in the business which I have offered you?”