Chapter II
‘Why shouldn’t you be? You have every right to.’ ‘I! Why?’ ‘Oh, hundreds of things.
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Chapter II
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‘Why
shouldn’t
you
be?
You
have
every
right
to.’
‘I!
Why?’
‘Oh,
hundreds
of
things.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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‘Why
shouldn’t
you
be?
Line 2
You
have
every
right
to.’
/juː hæv ˈevəri right tuː/
Line 3
‘I!
/aɪ/
Line 4
Why?’
Line 5
‘Oh,
hundreds
of
things.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Every
determiner
US /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “You have every right to.’”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have every right to.’”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You have every right to.’”
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘Why shouldn’t you be?
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading You have every right to.’
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have every right to.’
hundreds
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From this reading ‘Oh, hundreds of things.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘Oh, hundreds of things.
Oh
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From this reading ‘Oh, hundreds of things.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You have every right to.’
shouldn't
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From this reading ‘Why shouldn’t you be?
things
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From this reading ‘Oh, hundreds of things.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You have every right to.’
Why
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From this reading ‘Why shouldn’t you be?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Why shouldn’t you be?