Chapter XII
"Why, I am sorry. Your prospective alliance, then, shall I call it?" "Oh, it isn't interesting," she said. "It's just a young man in Bath. He is a lawyer and moderately well off.
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Chapter XII
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"Why,
I
am
sorry.
Your
prospective
alliance,
then,
shall
I
call
it?"
"Oh,
it
isn't
interesting,"
she
said.
"It's
just
a
young
man
in
Bath.
He
is
a
lawyer
and
moderately
well
off.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Why,
I
am
sorry.
Line 2
Your
prospective
alliance,
then,
shall
I
call
it?"
Line 3
"Oh,
it
isn't
interesting,"
she
said.
Line 4
"It's
just
a
young
man
in
Bath.
Line 5
He
is
a
lawyer
and
moderately
well
off.
Learner Dictionary
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Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Your prospective alliance, then, shall I call it?"”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He is a lawyer and moderately well off.”
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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 "It's just a young man in Bath.
alliance
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From this reading Your prospective alliance, then, shall I call it?"
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Why, I am sorry.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He is a lawyer and moderately well off.
Bath
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call
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HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is a lawyer and moderately well off.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Why, I am sorry.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It's just a young man in Bath.
interesting
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From this reading "Oh, it isn't interesting," she said.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is a lawyer and moderately well off.
isn't
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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It's
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just
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lawyer
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man
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moderately
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off
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Oh
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prospective
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said
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shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Your prospective alliance, then, shall I call it?"
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, it isn't interesting," she said.
sorry
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then
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well
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Why
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From this reading "Why, I am sorry.
young
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From this reading "It's just a young man in Bath.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your prospective alliance, then, shall I call it?"