Chapter XIV
"How are you two? That is the main point with me. Bother my seediness!" "We are always well," sighed Mrs. Edmonstone. "And Maurice?"
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Chapter XIV
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"How
are
you
two?
That
is
the
main
point
with
me.
Bother
my
seediness!"
"We
are
always
well,"
sighed
Mrs.
Edmonstone.
"And
Maurice?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"How
are
you
two?
Line 2
That
is
the
main
point
with
me.
Line 3
Bother
my
seediness!"
Line 4
"We
are
always
well,"
sighed
Mrs.
Edmonstone.
Line 5
"And
Maurice?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Point
noun
US /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “That is the main point with me.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We are always well," sighed Mrs. Edmonstone.”
All words in this reading · 22
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always
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From this reading "We are always well," sighed Mrs. Edmonstone.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And Maurice?"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "How are you two?
Bother
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From this reading Bother my seediness!"
Edmonstone
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From this reading "We are always well," sighed Mrs. Edmonstone.
How
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From this reading "How are you two?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is the main point with me.
main
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From this reading That is the main point with me.
Maurice
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From this reading "And Maurice?"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That is the main point with me.
Mrs
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From this reading "We are always well," sighed Mrs. Edmonstone.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Bother my seediness!"
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading That is the main point with me.
seediness
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From this reading Bother my seediness!"
sighed
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From this reading "We are always well," sighed Mrs. Edmonstone.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is the main point with me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That is the main point with me.
two
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From this reading "How are you two?
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We are always well," sighed Mrs. Edmonstone.
well
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From this reading "We are always well," sighed Mrs. Edmonstone.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading That is the main point with me.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How are you two?