Chapter XXIII
The documents in the case are these: _Him to Me_ "Come and play golf on Thursday. What is your handicap? I expect you will be too good for me." _Me to Him_ "MY GOOD THOMAS,--Don't be silly.
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Chapter XXIII
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The
documents
in
the
case
are
these:
_Him
to
Me_
"Come
and
play
golf
on
Thursday.
What
is
your
handicap?
I
expect
you
will
be
too
good
for
me."
_Me
to
Him_
"MY
GOOD
THOMAS,--Don't
be
silly.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
The
documents
in
the
case
are
these:
Line 2
_Him
to
Me_
"Come
and
play
golf
on
Thursday.
Line 3
What
is
your
handicap?
Line 4
I
expect
you
will
be
too
good
for
me."
Line 5
_Me
to
Him_
"MY
GOOD
THOMAS,--Don't
be
silly.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Him to Me_ "Come and play golf on Thursday.”
Expect
verb
US /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading “I expect you will be too good for me."”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I expect you will be too good for me."”
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “The documents in the case are these:”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Him to Me_ "Come and play golf on Thursday.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The documents in the case are these:
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I expect you will be too good for me."
case
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From this reading The documents in the case are these:
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Him to Me_ "Come and play golf on Thursday.
documents
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From this reading The documents in the case are these:
Don't
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From this reading _Me to Him_ "MY GOOD THOMAS,--Don't be silly.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading I expect you will be too good for me."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I expect you will be too good for me."
golf
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From this reading _Him to Me_ "Come and play golf on Thursday.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I expect you will be too good for me."
handicap
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From this reading What is your handicap?
HimpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Him to Me_ "Come and play golf on Thursday.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I expect you will be too good for me."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The documents in the case are these:
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is your handicap?
MepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Him to Me_ "Come and play golf on Thursday.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Me to Him_ "MY GOOD THOMAS,--Don't be silly.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Him to Me_ "Come and play golf on Thursday.
play
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From this reading _Him to Me_ "Come and play golf on Thursday.
silly
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From this reading _Me to Him_ "MY GOOD THOMAS,--Don't be silly.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The documents in the case are these:
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The documents in the case are these:
THOMAS
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From this reading _Me to Him_ "MY GOOD THOMAS,--Don't be silly.
Thursday
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From this reading _Him to Me_ "Come and play golf on Thursday.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Him to Me_ "Come and play golf on Thursday.
too
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From this reading I expect you will be too good for me."
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is your handicap?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I expect you will be too good for me."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I expect you will be too good for me."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What is your handicap?