Chapter V
MRS. R. Thank you; but I’d rather not. We’d a-done somehow if you hadn’t called. MRS. V. Now, Mrs. Randy, don’t be foolish.
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Chapter V
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MRS.
R.
Thank
you;
but
I’d
rather
not.
We’d
a-done
somehow
if
you
hadn’t
called.
MRS.
V.
Now,
Mrs.
Randy,
don’t
be
foolish.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
MRS.
Line 2
R.
Thank
you;
but
I’d
rather
not.
Line 3
We’d
a-done
somehow
if
you
hadn’t
called.
Line 4
MRS.
Line 5
V.
Now,
Mrs.
Randy,
don’t
be
foolish.
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a-done
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From this reading We’d a-done somehow if you hadn’t called.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading V. Now, Mrs. Randy, don’t be foolish.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading R. Thank you; but I’d rather not.
called
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don't
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foolish
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hadn't
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I'd
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From this reading R. Thank you; but I’d rather not.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
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MRS
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading R. Thank you; but I’d rather not.
Now
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R
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Randy
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rather
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somehow
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Thank
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V
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We'd
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From this reading We’d a-done somehow if you hadn’t called.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading R. Thank you; but I’d rather not.