Chapter XXVIII
DEAR FELIX: Eva is not pleased with the arrangements which have been made for our wedding. John Poindexter likes show; she does not. Which will carry the day? Yours aff., THOMAS. ENTRY XIX.
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DEAR
FELIX:
Eva
is
not
pleased
with
the
arrangements
which
have
been
made
for
our
wedding.
John
Poindexter
likes
show;
she
does
not.
Which
will
carry
the
day?
Yours
aff.,
THOMAS.
ENTRY
XIX.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
DEAR
FELIX:
Eva
is
not
pleased
with
the
arrangements
which
have
been
made
for
our
wedding.
Line 2
John
Poindexter
likes
show;
she
does
not.
Line 3
Which
will
carry
the
day?
Line 4
Yours
aff.,
THOMAS.
Line 5
ENTRY
XIX.
Learner Dictionary
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Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “DEAR FELIX: Eva is not pleased with the arrangements which have been made for our wedding.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “DEAR FELIX: Eva is not pleased with the arrangements which have been made for our wedding.”
John
noun
US /john/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “John Poindexter likes show; she does not.”
Pleased
noun
US /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “DEAR FELIX: Eva is not pleased with the arrangements which have been made for our wedding.”
Yours
pronoun
US /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “Yours aff., THOMAS.”
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aff
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From this reading Yours aff., THOMAS.
arrangements
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From this reading DEAR FELIX: Eva is not pleased with the arrangements which have been made for our wedding.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading DEAR FELIX: Eva is not pleased with the arrangements which have been made for our wedding.
carry
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day
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From this reading Which will carry the day?
DEAR
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From this reading DEAR FELIX: Eva is not pleased with the arrangements which have been made for our wedding.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading John Poindexter likes show; she does not.
ENTRY
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From this reading ENTRY XIX.
Eva
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From this reading DEAR FELIX: Eva is not pleased with the arrangements which have been made for our wedding.
FELIX
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From this reading DEAR FELIX: Eva is not pleased with the arrangements which have been made for our wedding.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading DEAR FELIX: Eva is not pleased with the arrangements which have been made for our wedding.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading DEAR FELIX: Eva is not pleased with the arrangements which have been made for our wedding.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DEAR FELIX: Eva is not pleased with the arrangements which have been made for our wedding.
John
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From this reading John Poindexter likes show; she does not.
likes
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From this reading John Poindexter likes show; she does not.
made
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From this reading DEAR FELIX: Eva is not pleased with the arrangements which have been made for our wedding.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading DEAR FELIX: Eva is not pleased with the arrangements which have been made for our wedding.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading DEAR FELIX: Eva is not pleased with the arrangements which have been made for our wedding.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading DEAR FELIX: Eva is not pleased with the arrangements which have been made for our wedding.
Poindexter
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From this reading John Poindexter likes show; she does not.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading John Poindexter likes show; she does not.
show
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From this reading John Poindexter likes show; she does not.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DEAR FELIX: Eva is not pleased with the arrangements which have been made for our wedding.
THOMAS
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From this reading Yours aff., THOMAS.
wedding
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From this reading DEAR FELIX: Eva is not pleased with the arrangements which have been made for our wedding.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading DEAR FELIX: Eva is not pleased with the arrangements which have been made for our wedding.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Which will carry the day?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading DEAR FELIX: Eva is not pleased with the arrangements which have been made for our wedding.
XIX
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From this reading ENTRY XIX.
YourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Yours aff., THOMAS.