Chapter XXII
Moxon sent a civil message to me about my books ‘going off regularly.’ And now _I_ must go off—it is my turn. Do you love me to-night, dearest? I ask you ... through the air. I am your very own Ba.
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Moxon
sent
a
civil
message
to
me
about
my
books
‘going
off
regularly.’
And
now
_I_
must
go
off—it
is
my
turn.
Do
you
love
me
to-night,
dearest?
I
ask
you ...
through
the
air.
I
am
your
very
own
Ba.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth — Vol. 2
Chapter XXII
Reading 1/88 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
Moxon
sent
a
civil
message
to
me
about
my
books
‘going
off
regularly.’
Line 2
And
now
_I_
must
go
off—it
is
my
turn.
Line 3
Do
you
love
me
to-night,
dearest?
Line 4
I
ask
you ...
through
the
air.
Line 5
I
am
your
very
own
Ba.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Moxon sent a civil message to me about my books ‘going off regularly.’”
Books
noun
US /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading “Moxon sent a civil message to me about my books ‘going off regularly.’”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “And now _I_ must go off—it is my turn.”
Through
noun
US /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I ask you ... through the air.”
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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 Moxon sent a civil message to me about my books ‘going off regularly.’
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Moxon sent a civil message to me about my books ‘going off regularly.’
air
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From this reading I ask you ... through the air.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am your very own Ba.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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ask
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Ba
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booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
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civil
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dearest
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From this reading Do you love me to-night, dearest?
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you love me to-night, dearest?
go
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going
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And now _I_ must go off—it is my turn.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And now _I_ must go off—it is my turn.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And now _I_ must go off—it is my turn.
love
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From this reading Do you love me to-night, dearest?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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message
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Moxon
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mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And now _I_ must go off—it is my turn.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
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now
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off
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own
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regularly
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sent
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I ask you ... through the air.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I ask you ... through the air.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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to-night
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From this reading Do you love me to-night, dearest?
turn
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very
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From this reading I am your very own Ba.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you love me to-night, dearest?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am your very own Ba.