Chapter IV
CHILD. I don’t want to any more. MOTHER. And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children. Shall we ask Santa Claus for that?
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Chapter IV
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CHILD.
I
don’t
want
to
any
more.
MOTHER.
And
_I_
think
the
nicest
present
you
can
have
will
be
to
forget
all
about
yourself,
and
have
a
lovely,
happy
time
with
some
other
children.
Shall
we
ask
Santa
Claus
for
that?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
CHILD.
Line 2
I
don’t
want
to
any
more.
Line 3
MOTHER.
Line 4
And
_I_
think
the
nicest
present
you
can
have
will
be
to
forget
all
about
yourself,
and
have
a
lovely,
happy
time
with
some
other
children.
Line 5
Shall
we
ask
Santa
Claus
for
that?
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 “And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Shall we ask Santa Claus for that?”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.”
Yourself
pronoun
US /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.”
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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 And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.
all
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From this reading And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.
any
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From this reading I don’t want to any more.
ask
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From this reading Shall we ask Santa Claus for that?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.
CHILD
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From this reading CHILD.
children
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From this reading And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.
Claus
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don't
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From this reading I don’t want to any more.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Shall we ask Santa Claus for that?
forget
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From this reading And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.
happy
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From this reading And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don’t want to any more.
lovely
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From this reading And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.
more
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From this reading I don’t want to any more.
MOTHER
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From this reading MOTHER.
nicest
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From this reading And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.
other
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From this reading And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.
present
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From this reading And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.
Santa
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From this reading Shall we ask Santa Claus for that?
Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall we ask Santa Claus for that?
some
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From this reading And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Shall we ask Santa Claus for that?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don’t want to any more.
want
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From this reading I don’t want to any more.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Shall we ask Santa Claus for that?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading And _I_ think the nicest present you can have will be to forget all about yourself, and have a lovely, happy time with some other children.