Chapter II
ALEX. Oh, they are excellent actors, I assure you. If you had come in ten minutes ago, you would have witnessed a most interesting scene. GEN. Actors, are they, Prince?
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Chapter II
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ALEX.
Oh,
they
are
excellent
actors,
I
assure
you.
If
you
had
come
in
ten
minutes
ago,
you
would
have
witnessed
a
most
interesting
scene.
GEN.
Actors,
are
they,
Prince?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
ALEX.
Line 2
Oh,
they
are
excellent
actors,
I
assure
you.
Line 3
If
you
had
come
in
ten
minutes
ago,
you
would
have
witnessed
a
most
interesting
scene.
Line 4
GEN.
Line 5
Actors,
are
they,
Prince?
Learner Dictionary
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Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If you had come in ten minutes ago, you would have witnessed a most interesting scene.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If you had come in ten minutes ago, you would have witnessed a most interesting scene.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “If you had come in ten minutes ago, you would have witnessed a most interesting scene.”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If you had come in ten minutes ago, you would have witnessed a most interesting scene.
actors
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ago
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ALEX
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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assure
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From this reading Oh, they are excellent actors, I assure you.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you had come in ten minutes ago, you would have witnessed a most interesting scene.
excellent
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GEN
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If you had come in ten minutes ago, you would have witnessed a most interesting scene.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If you had come in ten minutes ago, you would have witnessed a most interesting scene.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh, they are excellent actors, I assure you.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you had come in ten minutes ago, you would have witnessed a most interesting scene.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If you had come in ten minutes ago, you would have witnessed a most interesting scene.
interesting
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minutes
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From this reading If you had come in ten minutes ago, you would have witnessed a most interesting scene.
most
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Oh
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Prince
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scene
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ten
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From this reading If you had come in ten minutes ago, you would have witnessed a most interesting scene.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Oh, they are excellent actors, I assure you.
witnessed
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From this reading If you had come in ten minutes ago, you would have witnessed a most interesting scene.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If you had come in ten minutes ago, you would have witnessed a most interesting scene.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh, they are excellent actors, I assure you.