Chapter XV
“Where are you going this morning?” “To Jocelyn’s.” Mrs. Mulbridge now looked up, and met her son’s eye. “What makes you think she’ll have you?” He did not shrink at her coming straight to the point the moment the way was clear.
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Chapter XV
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“Where
are
you
going
this
morning?”
“To
Jocelyn’s.”
Mrs.
Mulbridge
now
looked
up,
and
met
her
son’s
eye.
“What
makes
you
think
she’ll
have
you?”
He
did
not
shrink
at
her
coming
straight
to
the
point
the
moment
the
way
was
clear.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Where
are
you
going
this
morning?”
Line 2
“To
Jocelyn’s.”
Line 3
Mrs.
Mulbridge
now
looked
up,
and
met
her
son’s
eye.
Line 4
“What
makes
you
think
she’ll
have
you?”
Line 5
He
did
not
shrink
at
her
coming
straight
to
the
point
the
moment
the
way
was
clear.
Learner Dictionary
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Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““What makes you think she’ll have you?””
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Mulbridge now looked up, and met her son’s eye.”
Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Where are you going this morning?””
Point
noun
US /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “He did not shrink at her coming straight to the point the moment the way was clear.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What makes you think she’ll have you?””
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Mulbridge now looked up, and met her son’s eye.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Where are you going this morning?”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He did not shrink at her coming straight to the point the moment the way was clear.
clear
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From this reading He did not shrink at her coming straight to the point the moment the way was clear.
coming
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From this reading He did not shrink at her coming straight to the point the moment the way was clear.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not shrink at her coming straight to the point the moment the way was clear.
eye
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From this reading Mrs. Mulbridge now looked up, and met her son’s eye.
going
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From this reading “Where are you going this morning?”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “What makes you think she’ll have you?”
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not shrink at her coming straight to the point the moment the way was clear.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Mulbridge now looked up, and met her son’s eye.
Jocelyn's
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From this reading “To Jocelyn’s.”
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Mulbridge now looked up, and met her son’s eye.
makes
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From this reading “What makes you think she’ll have you?”
met
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From this reading Mrs. Mulbridge now looked up, and met her son’s eye.
moment
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From this reading He did not shrink at her coming straight to the point the moment the way was clear.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Where are you going this morning?”
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Mulbridge now looked up, and met her son’s eye.
Mulbridge
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From this reading Mrs. Mulbridge now looked up, and met her son’s eye.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not shrink at her coming straight to the point the moment the way was clear.
now
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From this reading Mrs. Mulbridge now looked up, and met her son’s eye.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading He did not shrink at her coming straight to the point the moment the way was clear.
she'll
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From this reading “What makes you think she’ll have you?”
shrink
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From this reading He did not shrink at her coming straight to the point the moment the way was clear.
son's
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From this reading Mrs. Mulbridge now looked up, and met her son’s eye.
straight
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From this reading He did not shrink at her coming straight to the point the moment the way was clear.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He did not shrink at her coming straight to the point the moment the way was clear.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What makes you think she’ll have you?”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Where are you going this morning?”
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “To Jocelyn’s.”
up
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From this reading Mrs. Mulbridge now looked up, and met her son’s eye.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He did not shrink at her coming straight to the point the moment the way was clear.
way
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From this reading He did not shrink at her coming straight to the point the moment the way was clear.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What makes you think she’ll have you?”
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where are you going this morning?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Where are you going this morning?”