Chapter X
“It’ll be the best rag of the season. All the folks will be there. You must come--you simply must. Best floor in London. Capital supper.
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Chapter X
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“It’ll
be
the
best
rag
of
the
season.
All
the
folks
will
be
there.
You
must
come--you
simply
must.
Best
floor
in
London.
Capital
supper.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“It’ll
be
the
best
rag
of
the
season.
Line 2
All
the
folks
will
be
there.
Line 3
You
must
come--you
simply
must.
Line 4
Best
floor
in
London.
Line 5
Capital
supper.
Learner Dictionary
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Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You must come--you simply must.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You must come--you simply must.”
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All
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From this reading All the folks will be there.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It’ll be the best rag of the season.
best
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From this reading “It’ll be the best rag of the season.
Capital
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From this reading Capital supper.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You must come--you simply must.
floor
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From this reading Best floor in London.
folks
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From this reading All the folks will be there.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Best floor in London.
It'll
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From this reading “It’ll be the best rag of the season.
London
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From this reading Best floor in London.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must come--you simply must.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “It’ll be the best rag of the season.
rag
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From this reading “It’ll be the best rag of the season.
season
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From this reading “It’ll be the best rag of the season.
simply
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From this reading You must come--you simply must.
supper
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From this reading Capital supper.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It’ll be the best rag of the season.
there
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From this reading All the folks will be there.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading All the folks will be there.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You must come--you simply must.