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Whither Thou Goest
Whither Thou Goest

Chapter I

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Whither Thou Goest, by William Le Queux.
________________________________________________________________________ WHITHER THOU GOEST, BY WILLIAM LE QUEUX.
PREFACE.
WHAT THIS STORY IS ABOUT.
The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.
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Whither Thou Goest

Chapter I

Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Whither Thou Goest, by William Le Queux.
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________________________________________________________________________ WHITHER THOU GOEST, BY WILLIAM LE QUEUX.
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PREFACE.
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WHAT THIS STORY IS ABOUT.
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The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.

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 “WHAT THIS STORY IS ABOUT.”

Against preposition US /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading “The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.”

Nobody pronoun US /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/

no person; not anyone

From this reading “The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.”

Thou pronoun US /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading “Whither Thou Goest, by William Le Queux.”

Whither adverb US /ˈwɪðər/

an old word meaning “to where”

From this reading “Whither Thou Goest, by William Le Queux.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.”

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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 The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.

ABOUTprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading WHAT THIS STORY IS ABOUT.

againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.

all

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From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.

announced

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From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.

annoyed

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From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Whither Thou Goest, by William Le Queux.

Earl

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From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.

fell

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From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.

Goest

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From this reading Whither Thou Goest, by William Le Queux.

Guy

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From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.

ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading WHAT THIS STORY IS ABOUT.

Le

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From this reading Whither Thou Goest, by William Le Queux.

love

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From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.

marry

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From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.

nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/

no person; not anyone

From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.

opposition

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From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.

penniless

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From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.

PREFACE

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From this reading PREFACE.

Queux

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From this reading Whither Thou Goest, by William Le Queux.

Saxham

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From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.

son

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From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.

STORY

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From this reading WHAT THIS STORY IS ABOUT.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.

THISdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading WHAT THIS STORY IS ABOUT.

ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading Whither Thou Goest, by William Le Queux.

vastly

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From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.

WHATpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading WHAT THIS STORY IS ABOUT.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.

WhitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/

an old word meaning “to where”

From this reading Whither Thou Goest, by William Le Queux.

William

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From this reading Whither Thou Goest, by William Le Queux.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.