Chapter I
AUTHOR OF "GWENDOLINE," "THROUGH THE LINN," ETC. "ANTHONY! I say, Anthony! you're wanted. Make haste, will you? Folks can't dawdle round the whole day while you're pottering about upstairs.
Anthony Cragg's tenant
Chapter I
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AUTHOR
OF
"GWENDOLINE,"
"THROUGH
THE
LINN,"
ETC.
"ANTHONY!
I
say,
Anthony!
you're
wanted.
Make
haste,
will
you?
Folks
can't
dawdle
round
the
whole
day
while
you're
pottering
about
upstairs.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
AUTHOR
OF
"GWENDOLINE,"
"THROUGH
THE
LINN,"
ETC.
Line 2
"ANTHONY!
Line 3
I
say,
Anthony!
you're
wanted.
Line 4
Make
haste,
will
you?
Line 5
Folks
can't
dawdle
round
the
whole
day
while
you're
pottering
about
upstairs.
Learner Dictionary
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About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Folks can't dawdle round the whole day while you're pottering about upstairs.”
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Make haste, will you?”
THROUGH
noun
US /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "GWENDOLINE," "THROUGH THE LINN," ETC.”
While
conjunction
US /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “Folks can't dawdle round the whole day while you're pottering about upstairs.”
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Folks can't dawdle round the whole day while you're pottering about upstairs.
ANTHONY
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From this reading "ANTHONY!
AUTHOR
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "GWENDOLINE," "THROUGH THE LINN," ETC.
can't
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dawdle
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day
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From this reading Folks can't dawdle round the whole day while you're pottering about upstairs.
ETC
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "GWENDOLINE," "THROUGH THE LINN," ETC.
Folks
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From this reading Folks can't dawdle round the whole day while you're pottering about upstairs.
GWENDOLINE
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "GWENDOLINE," "THROUGH THE LINN," ETC.
haste
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From this reading Make haste, will you?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I say, Anthony! you're wanted.
LINN
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "GWENDOLINE," "THROUGH THE LINN," ETC.
MakenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Make haste, will you?
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "GWENDOLINE," "THROUGH THE LINN," ETC.
pottering
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From this reading Folks can't dawdle round the whole day while you're pottering about upstairs.
round
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From this reading Folks can't dawdle round the whole day while you're pottering about upstairs.
say
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From this reading I say, Anthony! you're wanted.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF "GWENDOLINE," "THROUGH THE LINN," ETC.
THROUGHnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AUTHOR OF "GWENDOLINE," "THROUGH THE LINN," ETC.
upstairs
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From this reading Folks can't dawdle round the whole day while you're pottering about upstairs.
wanted
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From this reading I say, Anthony! you're wanted.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Folks can't dawdle round the whole day while you're pottering about upstairs.
whole
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From this reading Folks can't dawdle round the whole day while you're pottering about upstairs.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Make haste, will you?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Make haste, will you?
you're
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From this reading I say, Anthony! you're wanted.