Chapter III
MY COUSIN WILLY. “Willy’s fair and Willy’s rare, And Willy’s wondrous bonny.” “_To Miss Sarsfield, s.s. ‘Alaska,’ Queenstown. From W. Sarsfield._ “Awfully sorry I will not be able to meet you.
An Irish Cousin
Chapter III
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MY
COUSIN
WILLY.
“Willy’s
fair
and
Willy’s
rare,
And
Willy’s
wondrous
bonny.”
“_To
Miss
Sarsfield,
s.s.
‘Alaska,’
Queenstown.
From
W.
Sarsfield._
“Awfully
sorry
I
will
not
be
able
to
meet
you.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
MY
COUSIN
WILLY.
Line 2
“Willy’s
fair
and
Willy’s
rare,
And
Willy’s
wondrous
bonny.”
Line 3
“_To
Miss
Sarsfield,
s.s.
Line 4
‘Alaska,’
Queenstown.
Line 5
From
W.
Sarsfield._
“Awfully
sorry
I
will
not
be
able
to
meet
you.
Learner Dictionary
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Fair
noun
US /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Willy’s fair and Willy’s rare, And Willy’s wondrous bonny.””
Wondrous
adjective
US /ˈwʌndrəs/
strange, beautiful, and impressive
From this reading ““Willy’s fair and Willy’s rare, And Willy’s wondrous bonny.””
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able
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Alaska
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From this reading ‘Alaska,’ Queenstown.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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Awfully
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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bonny
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COUSIN
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From this reading MY COUSIN WILLY.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Willy’s fair and Willy’s rare, And Willy’s wondrous bonny.”
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From W. Sarsfield._ “Awfully sorry I will not be able to meet you.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading From W. Sarsfield._ “Awfully sorry I will not be able to meet you.
meet
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Miss
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From this reading “_To Miss Sarsfield, s.s.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY COUSIN WILLY.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading From W. Sarsfield._ “Awfully sorry I will not be able to meet you.
Queenstown
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From this reading ‘Alaska,’ Queenstown.
rare
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From this reading “Willy’s fair and Willy’s rare, And Willy’s wondrous bonny.”
s
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From this reading “_To Miss Sarsfield, s.s.
Sarsfield
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From this reading “_To Miss Sarsfield, s.s.
sorry
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ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “_To Miss Sarsfield, s.s.
W
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willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
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WILLY
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From this reading MY COUSIN WILLY.
Willy's
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wondrousadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndrəs/
strange, beautiful, and impressive
From this reading “Willy’s fair and Willy’s rare, And Willy’s wondrous bonny.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading From W. Sarsfield._ “Awfully sorry I will not be able to meet you.