Chapter II
SYLVIA. I'm sure there won't! And if he does, why, _we_ won't mind, will we? We shall be together, you know! HORACE.
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SYLVIA.
I'm
sure
there
won't!
And
if
he
does,
why,
_we_
won't
mind,
will
we?
We
shall
be
together,
you
know!
HORACE.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter II
Reading 1/90 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
SYLVIA.
Line 2
I'm
sure
there
won't!
Line 3
And
if
he
does,
why,
_we_
won't
mind,
will
we?
Line 4
We
shall
be
together,
you
know!
Line 5
HORACE.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We shall be together, you know!”
Mind
noun
US /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And if he does, why, _we_ won't mind, will we?”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “We shall be together, you know!”
Sure
noun
US /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'm sure there won't!”
All words in this reading · 19
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And if he does, why, _we_ won't mind, will we?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We shall be together, you know!
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And if he does, why, _we_ won't mind, will we?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And if he does, why, _we_ won't mind, will we?
HORACE
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From this reading HORACE.
I'm
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From this reading I'm sure there won't!
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And if he does, why, _we_ won't mind, will we?
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We shall be together, you know!
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And if he does, why, _we_ won't mind, will we?
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We shall be together, you know!
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'm sure there won't!
SYLVIA
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From this reading SYLVIA.
there
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together
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From this reading We shall be together, you know!
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
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why
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From this reading And if he does, why, _we_ won't mind, will we?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And if he does, why, _we_ won't mind, will we?
won't
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From this reading I'm sure there won't!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We shall be together, you know!