Chapter I
SMITH. Ah, well, if it's all in the way of friendship!... I say, Jean (you and me had best be on the toddle). We shall be late for church. HUNT.
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SMITH.
Ah,
well,
if
it's
all
in
the
way
of
friendship!...
I
say,
Jean
(you
and
me
had
best
be
on
the
toddle).
We
shall
be
late
for
church.
HUNT.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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SMITH.
Line 2
Ah,
well,
if
it's
all
in
the
way
of
friendship!...
Line 3
I
say,
Jean
(you
and
me
had
best
be
on
the
toddle).
Line 4
We
shall
be
late
for
church.
Line 5
HUNT.
Learner Dictionary
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Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “We shall be late for church.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah, well, if it's all in the way of friendship!...”
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Ah
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all
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I say, Jean (you and me had best be on the toddle).
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I say, Jean (you and me had best be on the toddle).
best
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From this reading I say, Jean (you and me had best be on the toddle).
church
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From this reading We shall be late for church.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We shall be late for church.
friendship
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I say, Jean (you and me had best be on the toddle).
HUNT
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From this reading HUNT.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I say, Jean (you and me had best be on the toddle).
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Ah, well, if it's all in the way of friendship!...
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ah, well, if it's all in the way of friendship!...
it's
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Jean
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late
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From this reading We shall be late for church.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I say, Jean (you and me had best be on the toddle).
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ah, well, if it's all in the way of friendship!...
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I say, Jean (you and me had best be on the toddle).
say
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From this reading I say, Jean (you and me had best be on the toddle).
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We shall be late for church.
SMITH
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From this reading SMITH.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ah, well, if it's all in the way of friendship!...
toddle
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way
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WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We shall be late for church.
well
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From this reading Ah, well, if it's all in the way of friendship!...
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I say, Jean (you and me had best be on the toddle).