Chapter VII
"Is there any reason why I should not, if we are engaged?" he asked. "We _are_--engaged, are we not?" "Engaged?" "Yes. Are we?"
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Chapter VII
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"Is
there
any
reason
why
I
should
not,
if
we
are
engaged?"
he
asked.
"We
_are_--engaged,
are
we
not?"
"Engaged?"
"Yes.
Are
we?"
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"Is
there
any
reason
why
I
should
not,
if
we
are
engaged?"
he
asked.
Line 2
"We
_are_--engaged,
are
we
not?"
Line 3
"Engaged?"
Line 4
"Yes.
Line 5
Are
we?"
/ɑːr wiː/
Learner Dictionary
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Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Is there any reason why I should not, if we are engaged?" he asked.”
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any
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From this reading "Is there any reason why I should not, if we are engaged?" he asked.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Is there any reason why I should not, if we are engaged?" he asked.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Is there any reason why I should not, if we are engaged?" he asked.
engaged
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From this reading "Is there any reason why I should not, if we are engaged?" he asked.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Is there any reason why I should not, if we are engaged?" he asked.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Is there any reason why I should not, if we are engaged?" he asked.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Is there any reason why I should not, if we are engaged?" he asked.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is there any reason why I should not, if we are engaged?" he asked.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Is there any reason why I should not, if we are engaged?" he asked.
reason
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From this reading "Is there any reason why I should not, if we are engaged?" he asked.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Is there any reason why I should not, if we are engaged?" he asked.
there
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From this reading "Is there any reason why I should not, if we are engaged?" he asked.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Is there any reason why I should not, if we are engaged?" he asked.
why
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From this reading "Is there any reason why I should not, if we are engaged?" he asked.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes.