Chapter II
[The passengers emerge from their berths in various deshabille and bewilderment.] THE CONDUCTOR (to MR. ROBERTS). Have you been making all this row, waking up my passengers? THE CALIFORNIAN.
The Sleeping-Car: A Farce
Chapter II
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[The
passengers
emerge
from
their
berths
in
various
deshabille
and
bewilderment.]
THE
CONDUCTOR
(to
MR.
ROBERTS).
Have
you
been
making
all
this
row,
waking
up
my
passengers?
THE
CALIFORNIAN.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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[The
passengers
emerge
from
their
berths
in
various
deshabille
and
bewilderment.]
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THE
CONDUCTOR
(to
MR.
Line 3
ROBERTS).
Line 4
Have
you
been
making
all
this
row,
waking
up
my
passengers?
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THE
CALIFORNIAN.
Learner Dictionary
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Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Have you been making all this row, waking up my passengers?”
Berths
plural noun
US /bɜrθs/
sleeping places on a ship
From this reading “[The passengers emerge from their berths in various deshabille and bewilderment.]”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you been making all this row, waking up my passengers?”
Waking
adjective
US /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading “Have you been making all this row, waking up my passengers?”
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all
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Have you been making all this row, waking up my passengers?
berthsplural nounUS /bɜrθs/
sleeping places on a ship
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bewilderment
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CALIFORNIAN
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From this reading THE CALIFORNIAN.
CONDUCTOR
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From this reading THE CONDUCTOR (to MR.
deshabille
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emerge
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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making
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MR
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
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passengers
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ROBERTS
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row
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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 [The passengers emerge from their berths in various deshabille and bewilderment.]
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Have you been making all this row, waking up my passengers?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CONDUCTOR (to MR.
up
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various
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wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading Have you been making all this row, waking up my passengers?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you been making all this row, waking up my passengers?