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The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 15
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 15

Chapter II

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MOORE.
I s'pose he knows you pretty well by this time?
BRODIE.
'Tis the worst of friendship.
Here, Kirsty, fill these glasses.
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The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 15

Chapter II

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
MOORE.
Line 2
I s'pose he knows you pretty well by this time?
Line 3
BRODIE.
Line 4
'Tis the worst of friendship.
Line 5
Here, Kirsty, fill these glasses.

Learner Dictionary

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

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Here, Kirsty, fill these glasses.”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “Here, Kirsty, fill these glasses.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I s'pose he knows you pretty well by this time?”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I s'pose he knows you pretty well by this time?”

All words in this reading · 22

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BRODIE

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From this reading BRODIE.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I s'pose he knows you pretty well by this time?

fill

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From this reading Here, Kirsty, fill these glasses.

friendship

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From this reading 'Tis the worst of friendship.

glasses

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From this reading Here, Kirsty, fill these glasses.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I s'pose he knows you pretty well by this time?

HerenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Here, Kirsty, fill these glasses.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I s'pose he knows you pretty well by this time?

Kirsty

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From this reading Here, Kirsty, fill these glasses.

knows

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From this reading I s'pose he knows you pretty well by this time?

MOORE

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From this reading MOORE.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading 'Tis the worst of friendship.

pretty

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s'pose

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From this reading I s'pose he knows you pretty well by this time?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading 'Tis the worst of friendship.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Here, Kirsty, fill these glasses.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading I s'pose he knows you pretty well by this time?

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I s'pose he knows you pretty well by this time?

Tis

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From this reading 'Tis the worst of friendship.

well

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From this reading I s'pose he knows you pretty well by this time?

worst

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From this reading 'Tis the worst of friendship.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I s'pose he knows you pretty well by this time?