Chapter V
'Good gracious! what a state your dress is in! What have you been doing with yourself? You have been drawing water for the kitchen, surely. Eh? Be good enough to let Véronique do her own work, if you please.
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Chapter V
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'Good
gracious!
what
a
state
your
dress
is
in!
What
have
you
been
doing
with
yourself?
You
have
been
drawing
water
for
the
kitchen,
surely.
Eh?
Be
good
enough
to
let
Véronique
do
her
own
work,
if
you
please.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
'Good
gracious!
what
a
state
your
dress
is
in!
Line 2
What
have
you
been
doing
with
yourself?
Line 3
You
have
been
drawing
water
for
the
kitchen,
surely.
Line 4
Eh?
Line 5
Be
good
enough
to
let
Véronique
do
her
own
work,
if
you
please.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “What have you been doing with yourself?”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Good gracious! what a state your dress is in!”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “What have you been doing with yourself?”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Be good enough to let Véronique do her own work, if you please.”
Yourself
pronoun
US /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “What have you been doing with yourself?”
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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 'Good gracious! what a state your dress is in!
Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be good enough to let Véronique do her own work, if you please.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading What have you been doing with yourself?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Be good enough to let Véronique do her own work, if you please.
doing
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drawing
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dress
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Eh
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From this reading Eh?
enough
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You have been drawing water for the kitchen, surely.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Good gracious! what a state your dress is in!
gracious
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From this reading 'Good gracious! what a state your dress is in!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What have you been doing with yourself?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Be good enough to let Véronique do her own work, if you please.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Be good enough to let Véronique do her own work, if you please.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Good gracious! what a state your dress is in!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Good gracious! what a state your dress is in!
kitchen
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From this reading You have been drawing water for the kitchen, surely.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Be good enough to let Véronique do her own work, if you please.
own
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From this reading Be good enough to let Véronique do her own work, if you please.
please
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From this reading Be good enough to let Véronique do her own work, if you please.
state
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From this reading 'Good gracious! what a state your dress is in!
surely
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From this reading You have been drawing water for the kitchen, surely.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You have been drawing water for the kitchen, surely.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Be good enough to let Véronique do her own work, if you please.
Véronique
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From this reading Be good enough to let Véronique do her own work, if you please.
water
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From this reading You have been drawing water for the kitchen, surely.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'Good gracious! what a state your dress is in!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading What have you been doing with yourself?
work
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From this reading Be good enough to let Véronique do her own work, if you please.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What have you been doing with yourself?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Good gracious! what a state your dress is in!
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading What have you been doing with yourself?