Chapter XIV
'Now listen, Bingo,' I said. 'I'm frightfully sorry for you and all that, but I must firmly draw the line at burglary.' 'But, dash it, I'm only asking you to do what you did at Easeby.' 'No, you aren't. I was staying at Easeby.
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Chapter XIV
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'Now
listen,
Bingo,'
I
said.
'I'm
frightfully
sorry
for
you
and
all
that,
but
I
must
firmly
draw
the
line
at
burglary.'
'But,
dash
it,
I'm
only
asking
you
to
do
what
you
did
at
Easeby.'
'No,
you
aren't.
I
was
staying
at
Easeby.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
'Now
listen,
Bingo,'
I
said.
Line 2
'I'm
frightfully
sorry
for
you
and
all
that,
but
I
must
firmly
draw
the
line
at
burglary.'
Line 3
'But,
dash
it,
I'm
only
asking
you
to
do
what
you
did
at
Easeby.'
Line 4
'No,
you
aren't.
Line 5
I
was
staying
at
Easeby.
Learner Dictionary
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Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “'I'm frightfully sorry for you and all that, but I must firmly draw the line at burglary.'”
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all
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From this reading 'I'm frightfully sorry for you and all that, but I must firmly draw the line at burglary.'
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'I'm frightfully sorry for you and all that, but I must firmly draw the line at burglary.'
aren't
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From this reading 'No, you aren't.
asking
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From this reading 'But, dash it, I'm only asking you to do what you did at Easeby.'
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'I'm frightfully sorry for you and all that, but I must firmly draw the line at burglary.'
Bingo
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From this reading 'Now listen, Bingo,' I said.
burglary
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From this reading 'I'm frightfully sorry for you and all that, but I must firmly draw the line at burglary.'
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'I'm frightfully sorry for you and all that, but I must firmly draw the line at burglary.'
dash
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From this reading 'But, dash it, I'm only asking you to do what you did at Easeby.'
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading 'But, dash it, I'm only asking you to do what you did at Easeby.'
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'But, dash it, I'm only asking you to do what you did at Easeby.'
draw
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From this reading 'I'm frightfully sorry for you and all that, but I must firmly draw the line at burglary.'
Easeby
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From this reading 'But, dash it, I'm only asking you to do what you did at Easeby.'
firmly
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From this reading 'I'm frightfully sorry for you and all that, but I must firmly draw the line at burglary.'
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'I'm frightfully sorry for you and all that, but I must firmly draw the line at burglary.'
frightfully
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From this reading 'I'm frightfully sorry for you and all that, but I must firmly draw the line at burglary.'
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Now listen, Bingo,' I said.
I'm
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From this reading 'I'm frightfully sorry for you and all that, but I must firmly draw the line at burglary.'
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'But, dash it, I'm only asking you to do what you did at Easeby.'
line
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From this reading 'I'm frightfully sorry for you and all that, but I must firmly draw the line at burglary.'
listen
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From this reading 'Now listen, Bingo,' I said.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'I'm frightfully sorry for you and all that, but I must firmly draw the line at burglary.'
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading 'No, you aren't.
Now
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From this reading 'Now listen, Bingo,' I said.
only
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From this reading 'But, dash it, I'm only asking you to do what you did at Easeby.'
said
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From this reading 'Now listen, Bingo,' I said.
sorry
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From this reading 'I'm frightfully sorry for you and all that, but I must firmly draw the line at burglary.'
staying
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From this reading I was staying at Easeby.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'I'm frightfully sorry for you and all that, but I must firmly draw the line at burglary.'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'I'm frightfully sorry for you and all that, but I must firmly draw the line at burglary.'
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'But, dash it, I'm only asking you to do what you did at Easeby.'
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was staying at Easeby.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'But, dash it, I'm only asking you to do what you did at Easeby.'
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'I'm frightfully sorry for you and all that, but I must firmly draw the line at burglary.'