Chapter XX
IN NEW YORK. "Well, this is going some!" "I should say yes!" "All to the merry!" "And no more trouble than as if you got in a taxicab and told the chauffeur to take you around the block."
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Chapter XX
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IN
NEW
YORK.
"Well,
this
is
going
some!"
"I
should
say
yes!"
"All
to
the
merry!"
"And
no
more
trouble
than
as
if
you
got
in
a
taxicab
and
told
the
chauffeur
to
take
you
around
the
block."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
IN
NEW
YORK.
Line 2
"Well,
this
is
going
some!"
Line 3
"I
should
say
yes!"
Line 4
"All
to
the
merry!"
Line 5
"And
no
more
trouble
than
as
if
you
got
in
a
taxicab
and
told
the
chauffeur
to
take
you
around
the
block."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Around
preposition
US /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “"And no more trouble than as if you got in a taxicab and told the chauffeur to take you around the block."”
Merry
noun
US /merry/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"All to the merry!"”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And no more trouble than as if you got in a taxicab and told the chauffeur to take you around the block."”
Told
noun
US /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And no more trouble than as if you got in a taxicab and told the chauffeur to take you around the block."”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, this is going some!"”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "And no more trouble than as if you got in a taxicab and told the chauffeur to take you around the block."
All
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From this reading "All to the merry!"
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And no more trouble than as if you got in a taxicab and told the chauffeur to take you around the block."
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "And no more trouble than as if you got in a taxicab and told the chauffeur to take you around the block."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "And no more trouble than as if you got in a taxicab and told the chauffeur to take you around the block."
block
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From this reading "And no more trouble than as if you got in a taxicab and told the chauffeur to take you around the block."
chauffeur
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From this reading "And no more trouble than as if you got in a taxicab and told the chauffeur to take you around the block."
going
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From this reading "Well, this is going some!"
got
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From this reading "And no more trouble than as if you got in a taxicab and told the chauffeur to take you around the block."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I should say yes!"
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "And no more trouble than as if you got in a taxicab and told the chauffeur to take you around the block."
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN NEW YORK.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, this is going some!"
merry
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From this reading "All to the merry!"
more
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From this reading "And no more trouble than as if you got in a taxicab and told the chauffeur to take you around the block."
NEW
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From this reading IN NEW YORK.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "And no more trouble than as if you got in a taxicab and told the chauffeur to take you around the block."
say
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From this reading "I should say yes!"
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I should say yes!"
some
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From this reading "Well, this is going some!"
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And no more trouble than as if you got in a taxicab and told the chauffeur to take you around the block."
taxicab
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From this reading "And no more trouble than as if you got in a taxicab and told the chauffeur to take you around the block."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "And no more trouble than as if you got in a taxicab and told the chauffeur to take you around the block."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "All to the merry!"
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Well, this is going some!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "All to the merry!"
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And no more trouble than as if you got in a taxicab and told the chauffeur to take you around the block."
trouble
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From this reading "And no more trouble than as if you got in a taxicab and told the chauffeur to take you around the block."
Well
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From this reading "Well, this is going some!"
yes
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From this reading "I should say yes!"
YORK
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From this reading IN NEW YORK.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And no more trouble than as if you got in a taxicab and told the chauffeur to take you around the block."