Chapter I
“I call it real good of you, Mr. Letgood, to come and see me. Won’t you be seated?” “Thank you. It’s very warm to-day; and as I didn’t feel like reading or writing, I thought I’d come round.” “You’re just too kind for anythin’!
A Modern Idyll
Chapter I
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“I
call
it
real
good
of
you,
Mr.
Letgood,
to
come
and
see
me.
Won’t
you
be
seated?”
“Thank
you.
It’s
very
warm
to-day;
and
as
I
didn’t
feel
like
reading
or
writing,
I
thought
I’d
come
round.”
“You’re
just
too
kind
for
anythin’!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“I
call
it
real
good
of
you,
Mr.
Letgood,
to
come
and
see
me.
Line 2
Won’t
you
be
seated?”
Line 3
“Thank
you.
Line 4
It’s
very
warm
to-day;
and
as
I
didn’t
feel
like
reading
or
writing,
I
thought
I’d
come
round.”
Line 5
“You’re
just
too
kind
for
anythin’!
Learner Dictionary
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Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I call it real good of you, Mr. Letgood, to come and see me.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I call it real good of you, Mr. Letgood, to come and see me.”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It’s very warm to-day; and as I didn’t feel like reading or writing, I thought I’d come round.””
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I call it real good of you, Mr. Letgood, to come and see me.
anythin
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From this reading “You’re just too kind for anythin’!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It’s very warm to-day; and as I didn’t feel like reading or writing, I thought I’d come round.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Won’t you be seated?”
call
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From this reading “I call it real good of you, Mr. Letgood, to come and see me.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I call it real good of you, Mr. Letgood, to come and see me.
didn't
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From this reading It’s very warm to-day; and as I didn’t feel like reading or writing, I thought I’d come round.”
feel
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From this reading It’s very warm to-day; and as I didn’t feel like reading or writing, I thought I’d come round.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “You’re just too kind for anythin’!
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I call it real good of you, Mr. Letgood, to come and see me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I call it real good of you, Mr. Letgood, to come and see me.
I'd
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From this reading It’s very warm to-day; and as I didn’t feel like reading or writing, I thought I’d come round.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I call it real good of you, Mr. Letgood, to come and see me.
It's
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From this reading It’s very warm to-day; and as I didn’t feel like reading or writing, I thought I’d come round.”
just
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kind
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From this reading “You’re just too kind for anythin’!
Letgood
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From this reading “I call it real good of you, Mr. Letgood, to come and see me.
like
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From this reading It’s very warm to-day; and as I didn’t feel like reading or writing, I thought I’d come round.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I call it real good of you, Mr. Letgood, to come and see me.
Mr
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From this reading “I call it real good of you, Mr. Letgood, to come and see me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I call it real good of you, Mr. Letgood, to come and see me.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It’s very warm to-day; and as I didn’t feel like reading or writing, I thought I’d come round.”
reading
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From this reading It’s very warm to-day; and as I didn’t feel like reading or writing, I thought I’d come round.”
real
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From this reading “I call it real good of you, Mr. Letgood, to come and see me.
round
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From this reading It’s very warm to-day; and as I didn’t feel like reading or writing, I thought I’d come round.”
seated
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From this reading Won’t you be seated?”
see
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From this reading “I call it real good of you, Mr. Letgood, to come and see me.
Thank
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From this reading “Thank you.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It’s very warm to-day; and as I didn’t feel like reading or writing, I thought I’d come round.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I call it real good of you, Mr. Letgood, to come and see me.
to-day
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From this reading It’s very warm to-day; and as I didn’t feel like reading or writing, I thought I’d come round.”
too
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From this reading “You’re just too kind for anythin’!
very
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From this reading It’s very warm to-day; and as I didn’t feel like reading or writing, I thought I’d come round.”
warm
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From this reading It’s very warm to-day; and as I didn’t feel like reading or writing, I thought I’d come round.”
Won't
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From this reading Won’t you be seated?”
writing
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From this reading It’s very warm to-day; and as I didn’t feel like reading or writing, I thought I’d come round.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I call it real good of you, Mr. Letgood, to come and see me.
You're
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From this reading “You’re just too kind for anythin’!