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Their Silver Wedding Journey — Volume 3
Their Silver Wedding Journey — Volume 3

Chapter VII

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"Well," said Kenby, rising, "I have to arrange about their getting away to-morrow.
It won't be easy in this hurly-burly that's coming off."
"Give Rose our love; and tell Mrs. Adding that I'll come round and see her to-morrow before she starts."
"Oh!
I'm afraid you can't, Mrs. March.
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Their Silver Wedding Journey — Volume 3

Chapter VII

Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Well," said Kenby, rising, "I have to arrange about their getting away to-morrow.
Line 2
It won't be easy in this hurly-burly that's coming off."
Line 3
"Give Rose our love; and tell Mrs. Adding that I'll come round and see her to-morrow before she starts."
Line 4
"Oh!
Line 5
I'm afraid you can't, Mrs. March.

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 “"Well," said Kenby, rising, "I have to arrange about their getting away to-morrow.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “"Give Rose our love; and tell Mrs. Adding that I'll come round and see her to-morrow before she starts."”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Give Rose our love; and tell Mrs. Adding that I'll come round and see her to-morrow before she starts."”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"Well," said Kenby, rising, "I have to arrange about their getting away to-morrow.”

Tell noun US /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Give Rose our love; and tell Mrs. Adding that I'll come round and see her to-morrow before she starts."”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Well," said Kenby, rising, "I have to arrange about their getting away to-morrow.”

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "Well," said Kenby, rising, "I have to arrange about their getting away to-morrow.

Adding

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From this reading "Give Rose our love; and tell Mrs. Adding that I'll come round and see her to-morrow before she starts."

afraid

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From this reading I'm afraid you can't, Mrs. March.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "Give Rose our love; and tell Mrs. Adding that I'll come round and see her to-morrow before she starts."

arrange

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From this reading "Well," said Kenby, rising, "I have to arrange about their getting away to-morrow.

away

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From this reading "Well," said Kenby, rising, "I have to arrange about their getting away to-morrow.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading It won't be easy in this hurly-burly that's coming off."

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading "Give Rose our love; and tell Mrs. Adding that I'll come round and see her to-morrow before she starts."

can't

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From this reading I'm afraid you can't, Mrs. March.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Give Rose our love; and tell Mrs. Adding that I'll come round and see her to-morrow before she starts."

coming

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From this reading It won't be easy in this hurly-burly that's coming off."

easy

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From this reading It won't be easy in this hurly-burly that's coming off."

getting

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From this reading "Well," said Kenby, rising, "I have to arrange about their getting away to-morrow.

Give

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From this reading "Give Rose our love; and tell Mrs. Adding that I'll come round and see her to-morrow before she starts."

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Well," said Kenby, rising, "I have to arrange about their getting away to-morrow.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "Give Rose our love; and tell Mrs. Adding that I'll come round and see her to-morrow before she starts."

hurly-burly

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From this reading It won't be easy in this hurly-burly that's coming off."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "Well," said Kenby, rising, "I have to arrange about their getting away to-morrow.

I'll

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From this reading "Give Rose our love; and tell Mrs. Adding that I'll come round and see her to-morrow before she starts."

I'm

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From this reading I'm afraid you can't, Mrs. March.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading It won't be easy in this hurly-burly that's coming off."

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It won't be easy in this hurly-burly that's coming off."

Kenby

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From this reading "Well," said Kenby, rising, "I have to arrange about their getting away to-morrow.

love

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From this reading "Give Rose our love; and tell Mrs. Adding that I'll come round and see her to-morrow before she starts."

March

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From this reading I'm afraid you can't, Mrs. March.

Mrs

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Give Rose our love; and tell Mrs. Adding that I'll come round and see her to-morrow before she starts."

off

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From this reading It won't be easy in this hurly-burly that's coming off."

Oh

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From this reading "Oh!

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading "Give Rose our love; and tell Mrs. Adding that I'll come round and see her to-morrow before she starts."

rising

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From this reading "Well," said Kenby, rising, "I have to arrange about their getting away to-morrow.

Rose

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From this reading "Give Rose our love; and tell Mrs. Adding that I'll come round and see her to-morrow before she starts."

round

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From this reading "Give Rose our love; and tell Mrs. Adding that I'll come round and see her to-morrow before she starts."

said

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From this reading "Well," said Kenby, rising, "I have to arrange about their getting away to-morrow.

see

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From this reading "Give Rose our love; and tell Mrs. Adding that I'll come round and see her to-morrow before she starts."

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Give Rose our love; and tell Mrs. Adding that I'll come round and see her to-morrow before she starts."

starts

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From this reading "Give Rose our love; and tell Mrs. Adding that I'll come round and see her to-morrow before she starts."

tellnounUS /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Give Rose our love; and tell Mrs. Adding that I'll come round and see her to-morrow before she starts."

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Give Rose our love; and tell Mrs. Adding that I'll come round and see her to-morrow before she starts."

that's

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From this reading It won't be easy in this hurly-burly that's coming off."

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading "Well," said Kenby, rising, "I have to arrange about their getting away to-morrow.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading It won't be easy in this hurly-burly that's coming off."

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Well," said Kenby, rising, "I have to arrange about their getting away to-morrow.

to-morrow

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From this reading "Well," said Kenby, rising, "I have to arrange about their getting away to-morrow.

Well

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From this reading "Well," said Kenby, rising, "I have to arrange about their getting away to-morrow.

won't

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From this reading It won't be easy in this hurly-burly that's coming off."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I'm afraid you can't, Mrs. March.