Chapter IV
To you This journey is devoted. _Lover's Progress_, Act iv. sc. 1. AS Cleveland and Maltravers returned homeward, the latter abruptly checked the cheerful garrulity of his friend. "I have a favour, a great favour to ask of you."
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Chapter IV
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To
you
This
journey
is
devoted.
_Lover's
Progress_,
Act
iv.
sc.
1.
AS
Cleveland
and
Maltravers
returned
homeward,
the
latter
abruptly
checked
the
cheerful
garrulity
of
his
friend.
"I
have
a
favour,
a
great
favour
to
ask
of
you."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
To
you
This
journey
is
devoted.
Line 2
_Lover's
Progress_,
Act
iv.
sc.
Line 3
1.
Line 4
AS
Cleveland
and
Maltravers
returned
homeward,
the
latter
abruptly
checked
the
cheerful
garrulity
of
his
friend.
Line 5
"I
have
a
favour,
a
great
favour
to
ask
of
you."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Great
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I have a favour, a great favour to ask of you."”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I have a favour, a great favour to ask of you."”
Journey
noun
US /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “To you This journey is devoted.”
Returned
noun
US /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “AS Cleveland and Maltravers returned homeward, the latter abruptly checked the cheerful garrulity of his friend.”
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1
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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 "I have a favour, a great favour to ask of you."
abruptly
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From this reading AS Cleveland and Maltravers returned homeward, the latter abruptly checked the cheerful garrulity of his friend.
Act
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From this reading _Lover's Progress_, Act iv. sc.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AS Cleveland and Maltravers returned homeward, the latter abruptly checked the cheerful garrulity of his friend.
ASconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AS Cleveland and Maltravers returned homeward, the latter abruptly checked the cheerful garrulity of his friend.
ask
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From this reading "I have a favour, a great favour to ask of you."
checked
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cheerful
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Cleveland
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From this reading AS Cleveland and Maltravers returned homeward, the latter abruptly checked the cheerful garrulity of his friend.
devoted
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From this reading To you This journey is devoted.
favour
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From this reading "I have a favour, a great favour to ask of you."
friend
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From this reading AS Cleveland and Maltravers returned homeward, the latter abruptly checked the cheerful garrulity of his friend.
garrulity
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From this reading AS Cleveland and Maltravers returned homeward, the latter abruptly checked the cheerful garrulity of his friend.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have a favour, a great favour to ask of you."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have a favour, a great favour to ask of you."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AS Cleveland and Maltravers returned homeward, the latter abruptly checked the cheerful garrulity of his friend.
homeward
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From this reading AS Cleveland and Maltravers returned homeward, the latter abruptly checked the cheerful garrulity of his friend.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have a favour, a great favour to ask of you."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To you This journey is devoted.
iv
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From this reading _Lover's Progress_, Act iv. sc.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To you This journey is devoted.
latter
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From this reading AS Cleveland and Maltravers returned homeward, the latter abruptly checked the cheerful garrulity of his friend.
Lover's
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From this reading _Lover's Progress_, Act iv. sc.
Maltravers
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From this reading AS Cleveland and Maltravers returned homeward, the latter abruptly checked the cheerful garrulity of his friend.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AS Cleveland and Maltravers returned homeward, the latter abruptly checked the cheerful garrulity of his friend.
Progress
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From this reading _Lover's Progress_, Act iv. sc.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AS Cleveland and Maltravers returned homeward, the latter abruptly checked the cheerful garrulity of his friend.
sc
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From this reading _Lover's Progress_, Act iv. sc.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AS Cleveland and Maltravers returned homeward, the latter abruptly checked the cheerful garrulity of his friend.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To you This journey is devoted.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To you This journey is devoted.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading To you This journey is devoted.