Chapter VI
Chapter 6
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LAURA. Why must you go? WILLIAM. They are expecting me--to dinner. LAURA.
Angels and Ministers, and Other Victorian
Chapter VI · Chapter 6
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LAURA.
Why
must
you
go?
WILLIAM.
They
are
expecting
me--to
dinner.
LAURA.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Angels and Ministers, and Other Victorian
Chapter VI · Chapter 6
Chapter 6 of Angels and Ministers, and Other Victorian is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
LAURA.
Line 2
Why
must
you
go?
/waɪ mʌst juː ɡoʊ/
Line 3
WILLIAM.
Line 4
They
are
expecting
me--to
dinner.
Line 5
LAURA.
Learner Dictionary
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
dinner
noun
US /ˈdɪnər/
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “They are expecting me--to dinner.”
expecting
verb
US /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “They are expecting me--to dinner.”
must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Why must you go?”
All words in this reading · 12
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are expecting me--to dinner.
dinnernounUS /ˈdɪnər/
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading They are expecting me--to dinner.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading They are expecting me--to dinner.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Why must you go?
LAURA
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LAURA.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They are expecting me--to dinner.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Why must you go?
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are expecting me--to dinner.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They are expecting me--to dinner.
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why must you go?
WILLIAM
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WILLIAM.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why must you go?
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- Angels
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