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The Two Magics
The Two Magics

Chapter V

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“And what do you call ‘everything’?”
“Why, sending for their uncle.”
“Oh, Miss, in pity do,” my friend broke out.
“Ah, but I will, I _will_!
I see it’s the only way.
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The Two Magics

Chapter V

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“And what do you call ‘everything’?”
Line 2
“Why, sending for their uncle.”
Line 3
“Oh, Miss, in pity do,” my friend broke out.
Line 4
“Ah, but I will, I _will_!
Line 5
I see it’s the only way.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Everything pronoun US /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading ““And what do you call ‘everything’?””

All words in this reading · 28

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Ah

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From this reading “Ah, but I will, I _will_!

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading “And what do you call ‘everything’?”

broke

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From this reading “Oh, Miss, in pity do,” my friend broke out.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “Ah, but I will, I _will_!

call

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From this reading “And what do you call ‘everything’?”

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “And what do you call ‘everything’?”

everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading “And what do you call ‘everything’?”

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “Why, sending for their uncle.”

friend

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From this reading “Oh, Miss, in pity do,” my friend broke out.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “Ah, but I will, I _will_!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading “Oh, Miss, in pity do,” my friend broke out.

it's

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From this reading I see it’s the only way.

Miss

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From this reading “Oh, Miss, in pity do,” my friend broke out.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “Oh, Miss, in pity do,” my friend broke out.

Oh

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From this reading “Oh, Miss, in pity do,” my friend broke out.

only

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From this reading I see it’s the only way.

out

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From this reading “Oh, Miss, in pity do,” my friend broke out.

pity

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From this reading “Oh, Miss, in pity do,” my friend broke out.

see

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From this reading I see it’s the only way.

sending

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From this reading “Why, sending for their uncle.”

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading I see it’s the only way.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading “Why, sending for their uncle.”

uncle

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From this reading “Why, sending for their uncle.”

way

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From this reading I see it’s the only way.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “And what do you call ‘everything’?”

Why

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From this reading “Why, sending for their uncle.”

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading “Ah, but I will, I _will_!

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “And what do you call ‘everything’?”