Chapter X
“Runs?” Mr. Longdon again echoed. Mrs. Brook appealed afresh to Vanderbank. “I think we ought to spare him. I may not remind you of mamma,” she continued to their companion, “but I hope you don’t mind my saying how much you remind me.
The Awkward Age
Chapter X
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“Runs?”
Mr.
Longdon
again
echoed.
Mrs.
Brook
appealed
afresh
to
Vanderbank.
“I
think
we
ought
to
spare
him.
I
may
not
remind
you
of
mamma,”
she
continued
to
their
companion,
“but
I
hope
you
don’t
mind
my
saying
how
much
you
remind
me.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Runs?”
Line 2
Mr.
Longdon
again
echoed.
Line 3
Mrs.
Brook
appealed
afresh
to
Vanderbank.
Line 4
“I
think
we
ought
to
spare
him.
Line 5
I
may
not
remind
you
of
mamma,”
she
continued
to
their
companion,
“but
I
hope
you
don’t
mind
my
saying
how
much
you
remind
me.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Longdon again echoed.”
Continued
noun
US /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I may not remind you of mamma,” she continued to their companion, “but I hope you don’t mind my saying how much you remind me.”
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “I may not remind you of mamma,” she continued to their companion, “but I hope you don’t mind my saying how much you remind me.”
Mind
noun
US /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I may not remind you of mamma,” she continued to their companion, “but I hope you don’t mind my saying how much you remind me.”
Ought
modal verb
US /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading ““I think we ought to spare him.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I think we ought to spare him.”
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afresh
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From this reading Mrs. Brook appealed afresh to Vanderbank.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Longdon again echoed.
appealed
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From this reading Mrs. Brook appealed afresh to Vanderbank.
Brook
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From this reading Mrs. Brook appealed afresh to Vanderbank.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I may not remind you of mamma,” she continued to their companion, “but I hope you don’t mind my saying how much you remind me.
companion
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From this reading I may not remind you of mamma,” she continued to their companion, “but I hope you don’t mind my saying how much you remind me.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I may not remind you of mamma,” she continued to their companion, “but I hope you don’t mind my saying how much you remind me.
don't
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From this reading I may not remind you of mamma,” she continued to their companion, “but I hope you don’t mind my saying how much you remind me.
echoed
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From this reading Mr. Longdon again echoed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I think we ought to spare him.
hope
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From this reading I may not remind you of mamma,” she continued to their companion, “but I hope you don’t mind my saying how much you remind me.
how
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From this reading I may not remind you of mamma,” she continued to their companion, “but I hope you don’t mind my saying how much you remind me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I think we ought to spare him.
Longdon
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From this reading Mr. Longdon again echoed.
mamma
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From this reading I may not remind you of mamma,” she continued to their companion, “but I hope you don’t mind my saying how much you remind me.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I may not remind you of mamma,” she continued to their companion, “but I hope you don’t mind my saying how much you remind me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I may not remind you of mamma,” she continued to their companion, “but I hope you don’t mind my saying how much you remind me.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I may not remind you of mamma,” she continued to their companion, “but I hope you don’t mind my saying how much you remind me.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Longdon again echoed.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Brook appealed afresh to Vanderbank.
much
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From this reading I may not remind you of mamma,” she continued to their companion, “but I hope you don’t mind my saying how much you remind me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I may not remind you of mamma,” she continued to their companion, “but I hope you don’t mind my saying how much you remind me.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I may not remind you of mamma,” she continued to their companion, “but I hope you don’t mind my saying how much you remind me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I may not remind you of mamma,” she continued to their companion, “but I hope you don’t mind my saying how much you remind me.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “I think we ought to spare him.
remind
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From this reading I may not remind you of mamma,” she continued to their companion, “but I hope you don’t mind my saying how much you remind me.
Runs
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From this reading “Runs?”
saying
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From this reading I may not remind you of mamma,” she continued to their companion, “but I hope you don’t mind my saying how much you remind me.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I may not remind you of mamma,” she continued to their companion, “but I hope you don’t mind my saying how much you remind me.
spare
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From this reading “I think we ought to spare him.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I may not remind you of mamma,” she continued to their companion, “but I hope you don’t mind my saying how much you remind me.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think we ought to spare him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Brook appealed afresh to Vanderbank.
Vanderbank
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From this reading Mrs. Brook appealed afresh to Vanderbank.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I think we ought to spare him.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I may not remind you of mamma,” she continued to their companion, “but I hope you don’t mind my saying how much you remind me.