Chapter XXIV
"Hurrah, Leslie!" "Well, Carl!" "Our pictures are sold!" "What pictures?" "What pictures?" mimicking the indifferent tone.
An Old Man's Darling
Chapter XXIV
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"Hurrah,
Leslie!"
"Well,
Carl!"
"Our
pictures
are
sold!"
"What
pictures?"
"What
pictures?"
mimicking
the
indifferent
tone.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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"Hurrah,
Leslie!"
Line 2
"Well,
Carl!"
Line 3
"Our
pictures
are
sold!"
Line 4
"What
pictures?"
Line 5
"What
pictures?"
mimicking
the
indifferent
tone.
Learner Dictionary
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Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, Carl!"”
All words in this reading · 13
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Our pictures are sold!"
Carl
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From this reading "Well, Carl!"
Hurrah
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From this reading "Hurrah, Leslie!"
indifferent
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From this reading "What pictures?" mimicking the indifferent tone.
Leslie
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From this reading "Hurrah, Leslie!"
mimicking
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From this reading "What pictures?" mimicking the indifferent tone.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Our pictures are sold!"
pictures
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From this reading "Our pictures are sold!"
sold
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From this reading "Our pictures are sold!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What pictures?" mimicking the indifferent tone.
tone
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From this reading "What pictures?" mimicking the indifferent tone.
Well
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From this reading "Well, Carl!"
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What pictures?"