Chapter XIV
"On one condition." "And that is?" "That I may share the meal." "At this early hour?" "Real appetites don't carry a watch."
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Chapter XIV
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"On
one
condition."
"And
that
is?"
"That
I
may
share
the
meal."
"At
this
early
hour?"
"Real
appetites
don't
carry
a
watch."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"On
one
condition."
Line 2
"And
that
is?"
/ənd ðæt ɪz/
Line 3
"That
I
may
share
the
meal."
Line 4
"At
this
early
hour?"
Line 5
"Real
appetites
don't
carry
a
watch."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"That I may share the meal."”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"On one condition."”
All words in this reading · 21
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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 "Real appetites don't carry a watch."
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And that is?"
appetites
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From this reading "Real appetites don't carry a watch."
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "At this early hour?"
carry
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From this reading "Real appetites don't carry a watch."
condition
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From this reading "On one condition."
don't
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From this reading "Real appetites don't carry a watch."
early
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From this reading "At this early hour?"
hour
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From this reading "At this early hour?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That I may share the meal."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And that is?"
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "That I may share the meal."
meal
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From this reading "That I may share the meal."
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "On one condition."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "On one condition."
Real
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From this reading "Real appetites don't carry a watch."
share
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From this reading "That I may share the meal."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And that is?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That I may share the meal."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "At this early hour?"
watch
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From this reading "Real appetites don't carry a watch."