Chapter XVIII
"May I call you 'Mary?'" I said; "we're still here." "Well, we have known each other a long time, certainly," said Miss Middleton. "I think you might." "Thanks very much." "What hoop is he at?"
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Chapter XVIII
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"May
I
call
you
'Mary?'"
I
said;
"we're
still
here."
"Well,
we
have
known
each
other
a
long
time,
certainly,"
said
Miss
Middleton.
"I
think
you
might."
"Thanks
very
much."
"What
hoop
is
he
at?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"May
I
call
you
'Mary?'"
I
said;
"we're
still
here."
Line 2
"Well,
we
have
known
each
other
a
long
time,
certainly,"
said
Miss
Middleton.
Line 3
"I
think
you
might."
/aɪ think juː maɪt/
Line 4
"Thanks
very
much."
Line 5
"What
hoop
is
he
at?"
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 “"Well, we have known each other a long time, certainly," said Miss Middleton.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"May I call you 'Mary?'" I said; "we're still here."”
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, we have known each other a long time, certainly," said Miss Middleton.”
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"May I call you 'Mary?'" I said; "we're still here."”
Might
modal verb
US /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “"I think you might."”
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"May I call you 'Mary?'" I said; "we're still here."”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I think you might."”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, we have known each other a long time, certainly," said Miss Middleton.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, we have known each other a long time, certainly," said Miss Middleton.”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Well, we have known each other a long time, certainly," said Miss Middleton.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "What hoop is he at?"
call
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From this reading "May I call you 'Mary?'" I said; "we're still here."
certainly
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From this reading "Well, we have known each other a long time, certainly," said Miss Middleton.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "Well, we have known each other a long time, certainly," said Miss Middleton.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well, we have known each other a long time, certainly," said Miss Middleton.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What hoop is he at?"
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "May I call you 'Mary?'" I said; "we're still here."
hoop
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From this reading "What hoop is he at?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "May I call you 'Mary?'" I said; "we're still here."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What hoop is he at?"
known
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From this reading "Well, we have known each other a long time, certainly," said Miss Middleton.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, we have known each other a long time, certainly," said Miss Middleton.
Mary
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From this reading "May I call you 'Mary?'" I said; "we're still here."
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "May I call you 'Mary?'" I said; "we're still here."
Middleton
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From this reading "Well, we have known each other a long time, certainly," said Miss Middleton.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "I think you might."
Miss
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From this reading "Well, we have known each other a long time, certainly," said Miss Middleton.
much
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From this reading "Thanks very much."
other
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From this reading "Well, we have known each other a long time, certainly," said Miss Middleton.
said
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From this reading "May I call you 'Mary?'" I said; "we're still here."
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "May I call you 'Mary?'" I said; "we're still here."
Thanks
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From this reading "Thanks very much."
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I think you might."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, we have known each other a long time, certainly," said Miss Middleton.
very
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From this reading "Thanks very much."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Well, we have known each other a long time, certainly," said Miss Middleton.
we're
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From this reading "May I call you 'Mary?'" I said; "we're still here."
Well
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From this reading "Well, we have known each other a long time, certainly," said Miss Middleton.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What hoop is he at?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "May I call you 'Mary?'" I said; "we're still here."