Chapter XVIII
“Enough of my business. What are you doing here?” “Well, I was going to Chippinge.” “Come to Bath with me! I shall see Wetherell, and you know him.
Chippinge Borough
Chapter XVIII
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“Enough
of
my
business.
What
are
you
doing
here?”
“Well,
I
was
going
to
Chippinge.”
“Come
to
Bath
with
me!
I
shall
see
Wetherell,
and
you
know
him.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Enough
of
my
business.
Line 2
What
are
you
doing
here?”
Line 3
“Well,
I
was
going
to
Chippinge.”
Line 4
“Come
to
Bath
with
me!
Line 5
I
shall
see
Wetherell,
and
you
know
him.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Come to Bath with me!”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What are you doing here?””
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I shall see Wetherell, and you know him.”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I shall see Wetherell, and you know him.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, I was going to Chippinge.””
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I shall see Wetherell, and you know him.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What are you doing here?”
Bath
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From this reading “Come to Bath with me!
business
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From this reading “Enough of my business.
Chippinge
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From this reading “Well, I was going to Chippinge.”
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come to Bath with me!
doing
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From this reading What are you doing here?”
Enough
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From this reading “Enough of my business.
going
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From this reading “Well, I was going to Chippinge.”
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What are you doing here?”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I shall see Wetherell, and you know him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, I was going to Chippinge.”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I shall see Wetherell, and you know him.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Come to Bath with me!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Enough of my business.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Enough of my business.
see
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From this reading I shall see Wetherell, and you know him.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall see Wetherell, and you know him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, I was going to Chippinge.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, I was going to Chippinge.”
Well
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From this reading “Well, I was going to Chippinge.”
Wetherell
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From this reading I shall see Wetherell, and you know him.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What are you doing here?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Come to Bath with me!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What are you doing here?”