Chapter XV
ENTER MR. BOMFORD! "I have decided," Edith remarked, stopping the swinging of the hammock with her foot, "to write and ask Mr. Bomford to come and spend the week-end here." Burton shook his head. "Please don't think of it," he begged.
The Double Life Of Mr. Alfred Burton
Chapter XV
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ENTER
MR.
BOMFORD!
"I
have
decided,"
Edith
remarked,
stopping
the
swinging
of
the
hammock
with
her
foot,
"to
write
and
ask
Mr.
Bomford
to
come
and
spend
the
week-end
here."
Burton
shook
his
head.
"Please
don't
think
of
it,"
he
begged.
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ENTER
MR.
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BOMFORD!
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"I
have
decided,"
Edith
remarked,
stopping
the
swinging
of
the
hammock
with
her
foot,
"to
write
and
ask
Mr.
Bomford
to
come
and
spend
the
week-end
here."
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Burton
shook
his
head.
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"Please
don't
think
of
it,"
he
begged.
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Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I have decided," Edith remarked, stopping the swinging of the hammock with her foot, "to write and ask Mr. Bomford to come and spend the week-end here."”
Foot
noun
US /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I have decided," Edith remarked, stopping the swinging of the hammock with her foot, "to write and ask Mr. Bomford to come and spend the week-end here."”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I have decided," Edith remarked, stopping the swinging of the hammock with her foot, "to write and ask Mr. Bomford to come and spend the week-end here."”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I have decided," Edith remarked, stopping the swinging of the hammock with her foot, "to write and ask Mr. Bomford to come and spend the week-end here."”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Please don't think of it," he begged.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I have decided," Edith remarked, stopping the swinging of the hammock with her foot, "to write and ask Mr. Bomford to come and spend the week-end here."
ask
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From this reading "I have decided," Edith remarked, stopping the swinging of the hammock with her foot, "to write and ask Mr. Bomford to come and spend the week-end here."
begged
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From this reading "Please don't think of it," he begged.
BOMFORD
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From this reading BOMFORD!
Burton
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From this reading Burton shook his head.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have decided," Edith remarked, stopping the swinging of the hammock with her foot, "to write and ask Mr. Bomford to come and spend the week-end here."
decided
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From this reading "I have decided," Edith remarked, stopping the swinging of the hammock with her foot, "to write and ask Mr. Bomford to come and spend the week-end here."
don't
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From this reading "Please don't think of it," he begged.
Edith
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From this reading "I have decided," Edith remarked, stopping the swinging of the hammock with her foot, "to write and ask Mr. Bomford to come and spend the week-end here."
ENTER
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From this reading ENTER MR.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have decided," Edith remarked, stopping the swinging of the hammock with her foot, "to write and ask Mr. Bomford to come and spend the week-end here."
hammock
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From this reading "I have decided," Edith remarked, stopping the swinging of the hammock with her foot, "to write and ask Mr. Bomford to come and spend the week-end here."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have decided," Edith remarked, stopping the swinging of the hammock with her foot, "to write and ask Mr. Bomford to come and spend the week-end here."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Please don't think of it," he begged.
head
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From this reading Burton shook his head.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I have decided," Edith remarked, stopping the swinging of the hammock with her foot, "to write and ask Mr. Bomford to come and spend the week-end here."
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have decided," Edith remarked, stopping the swinging of the hammock with her foot, "to write and ask Mr. Bomford to come and spend the week-end here."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Burton shook his head.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have decided," Edith remarked, stopping the swinging of the hammock with her foot, "to write and ask Mr. Bomford to come and spend the week-end here."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Please don't think of it," he begged.
MR
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From this reading ENTER MR.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I have decided," Edith remarked, stopping the swinging of the hammock with her foot, "to write and ask Mr. Bomford to come and spend the week-end here."
Please
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From this reading "Please don't think of it," he begged.
remarked
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From this reading "I have decided," Edith remarked, stopping the swinging of the hammock with her foot, "to write and ask Mr. Bomford to come and spend the week-end here."
shook
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From this reading Burton shook his head.
spend
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From this reading "I have decided," Edith remarked, stopping the swinging of the hammock with her foot, "to write and ask Mr. Bomford to come and spend the week-end here."
stopping
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From this reading "I have decided," Edith remarked, stopping the swinging of the hammock with her foot, "to write and ask Mr. Bomford to come and spend the week-end here."
swinging
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From this reading "I have decided," Edith remarked, stopping the swinging of the hammock with her foot, "to write and ask Mr. Bomford to come and spend the week-end here."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I have decided," Edith remarked, stopping the swinging of the hammock with her foot, "to write and ask Mr. Bomford to come and spend the week-end here."
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Please don't think of it," he begged.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I have decided," Edith remarked, stopping the swinging of the hammock with her foot, "to write and ask Mr. Bomford to come and spend the week-end here."
week-end
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From this reading "I have decided," Edith remarked, stopping the swinging of the hammock with her foot, "to write and ask Mr. Bomford to come and spend the week-end here."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I have decided," Edith remarked, stopping the swinging of the hammock with her foot, "to write and ask Mr. Bomford to come and spend the week-end here."
write
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From this reading "I have decided," Edith remarked, stopping the swinging of the hammock with her foot, "to write and ask Mr. Bomford to come and spend the week-end here."