Chapter IX
"And you're at Harvard? I'm so interested! My own boy will be going there soon." "Well, there's no place like Harvard," said Jeff. "I'm in my Sophomore year now."
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Chapter IX
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"And
you're
at
Harvard?
I'm
so
interested!
My
own
boy
will
be
going
there
soon."
"Well,
there's
no
place
like
Harvard,"
said
Jeff.
"I'm
in
my
Sophomore
year
now."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"And
you're
at
Harvard?
Line 2
I'm
so
interested!
Line 3
My
own
boy
will
be
going
there
soon."
Line 4
"Well,
there's
no
place
like
Harvard,"
said
Jeff.
Line 5
"I'm
in
my
Sophomore
year
now."
Learner Dictionary
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Soon
noun
US /soon/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My own boy will be going there soon."”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, there's no place like Harvard," said Jeff.”
All words in this reading · 26
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And you're at Harvard?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "And you're at Harvard?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My own boy will be going there soon."
boy
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From this reading My own boy will be going there soon."
going
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From this reading My own boy will be going there soon."
Harvard
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I'm
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From this reading I'm so interested!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I'm in my Sophomore year now."
interested
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From this reading I'm so interested!
Jeff
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like
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From this reading "Well, there's no place like Harvard," said Jeff.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My own boy will be going there soon."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Well, there's no place like Harvard," said Jeff.
now
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From this reading "I'm in my Sophomore year now."
own
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From this reading My own boy will be going there soon."
place
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From this reading "Well, there's no place like Harvard," said Jeff.
said
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From this reading "Well, there's no place like Harvard," said Jeff.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I'm so interested!
soon
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From this reading My own boy will be going there soon."
Sophomore
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From this reading "I'm in my Sophomore year now."
there
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From this reading My own boy will be going there soon."
there's
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From this reading "Well, there's no place like Harvard," said Jeff.
Well
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From this reading "Well, there's no place like Harvard," said Jeff.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading My own boy will be going there soon."
year
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From this reading "I'm in my Sophomore year now."
you're
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From this reading "And you're at Harvard?