Chapter XVII
“Have you ever been to the opera, Ann Veronica?” said Ramage. “Once or twice.” “Shall we go now?” “I think I would like to listen to music. What is there?”
Ann Veronica: A Modern Love Story
Chapter XVII
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“Have
you
ever
been
to
the
opera,
Ann
Veronica?”
said
Ramage.
“Once
or
twice.”
“Shall
we
go
now?”
“I
think
I
would
like
to
listen
to
music.
What
is
there?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Have
you
ever
been
to
the
opera,
Ann
Veronica?”
said
Ramage.
Line 2
“Once
or
twice.”
Line 3
“Shall
we
go
now?”
Line 4
“I
think
I
would
like
to
listen
to
music.
Line 5
What
is
there?”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““Have you ever been to the opera, Ann Veronica?” said Ramage.”
Ever
noun
US /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Have you ever been to the opera, Ann Veronica?” said Ramage.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Have you ever been to the opera, Ann Veronica?” said Ramage.”
Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Once or twice.””
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““Shall we go now?””
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I think I would like to listen to music.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““I think I would like to listen to music.”
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Ann
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From this reading “Have you ever been to the opera, Ann Veronica?” said Ramage.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Have you ever been to the opera, Ann Veronica?” said Ramage.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Have you ever been to the opera, Ann Veronica?” said Ramage.
go
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From this reading “Shall we go now?”
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you ever been to the opera, Ann Veronica?” said Ramage.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I think I would like to listen to music.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is there?”
like
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From this reading “I think I would like to listen to music.
listen
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From this reading “I think I would like to listen to music.
music
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From this reading “I think I would like to listen to music.
now
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From this reading “Shall we go now?”
Once
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From this reading “Once or twice.”
opera
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From this reading “Have you ever been to the opera, Ann Veronica?” said Ramage.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Once or twice.”
Ramage
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From this reading “Have you ever been to the opera, Ann Veronica?” said Ramage.
said
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From this reading “Have you ever been to the opera, Ann Veronica?” said Ramage.
Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Shall we go now?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Have you ever been to the opera, Ann Veronica?” said Ramage.
there
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From this reading What is there?”
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think I would like to listen to music.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Have you ever been to the opera, Ann Veronica?” said Ramage.
twice
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From this reading “Once or twice.”
Veronica
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From this reading “Have you ever been to the opera, Ann Veronica?” said Ramage.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Shall we go now?”
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is there?”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I think I would like to listen to music.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Have you ever been to the opera, Ann Veronica?” said Ramage.