Chapter IV
ROBERTS. Whom have I the pleasure of addressing, Ma'am? ENID. But surely you know me! I 'm Mrs. Underwood.
Strife: A Drama in Three Acts
Chapter IV
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ROBERTS.
Whom
have
I
the
pleasure
of
addressing,
Ma'am?
ENID.
But
surely
you
know
me!
I
'm
Mrs.
Underwood.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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ROBERTS.
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Whom
have
I
the
pleasure
of
addressing,
Ma'am?
Line 3
ENID.
Line 4
But
surely
you
know
me!
Line 5
I
'm
Mrs.
Underwood.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Whom have I the pleasure of addressing, Ma'am?”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But surely you know me!”
Underwood
noun
US /ˈʌndərwʊd/
plants and bushes growing beneath taller trees
From this reading “I 'm Mrs. Underwood.”
All words in this reading · 18
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addressing
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From this reading Whom have I the pleasure of addressing, Ma'am?
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But surely you know me!
ENID
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From this reading ENID.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Whom have I the pleasure of addressing, Ma'am?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Whom have I the pleasure of addressing, Ma'am?
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But surely you know me!
m
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From this reading I 'm Mrs. Underwood.
Ma'am
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From this reading Whom have I the pleasure of addressing, Ma'am?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But surely you know me!
Mrs
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From this reading I 'm Mrs. Underwood.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Whom have I the pleasure of addressing, Ma'am?
pleasure
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From this reading Whom have I the pleasure of addressing, Ma'am?
ROBERTS
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From this reading ROBERTS.
surely
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From this reading But surely you know me!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Whom have I the pleasure of addressing, Ma'am?
UnderwoodnounUS /ˈʌndərwʊd/
plants and bushes growing beneath taller trees
From this reading I 'm Mrs. Underwood.
WhompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Whom have I the pleasure of addressing, Ma'am?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But surely you know me!