Chapter XVII
GOING FROM HOME. “I should recommend a complete change of scene altogether, Mr. Carlyle. Say some place on the French or Belgian coast. Sea bathing might do wonders.” “Should you think it well for her to go so far from home?”
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Chapter XVII
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GOING
FROM
HOME.
“I
should
recommend
a
complete
change
of
scene
altogether,
Mr.
Carlyle.
Say
some
place
on
the
French
or
Belgian
coast.
Sea
bathing
might
do
wonders.”
“Should
you
think
it
well
for
her
to
go
so
far
from
home?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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Line 1
GOING
FROM
HOME.
Line 2
“I
should
recommend
a
complete
change
of
scene
altogether,
Mr.
Carlyle.
Line 3
Say
some
place
on
the
French
or
Belgian
coast.
Line 4
Sea
bathing
might
do
wonders.”
Line 5
“Should
you
think
it
well
for
her
to
go
so
far
from
home?”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Complete
noun
US /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I should recommend a complete change of scene altogether, Mr. Carlyle.”
Might
modal verb
US /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Sea bathing might do wonders.””
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Should you think it well for her to go so far from home?””
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Should you think it well for her to go so far from home?””
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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 “I should recommend a complete change of scene altogether, Mr. Carlyle.
altogether
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From this reading “I should recommend a complete change of scene altogether, Mr. Carlyle.
bathing
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From this reading Sea bathing might do wonders.”
Belgian
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From this reading Say some place on the French or Belgian coast.
Carlyle
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From this reading “I should recommend a complete change of scene altogether, Mr. Carlyle.
change
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From this reading “I should recommend a complete change of scene altogether, Mr. Carlyle.
coast
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From this reading Say some place on the French or Belgian coast.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I should recommend a complete change of scene altogether, Mr. Carlyle.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Sea bathing might do wonders.”
far
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From this reading “Should you think it well for her to go so far from home?”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Should you think it well for her to go so far from home?”
French
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From this reading Say some place on the French or Belgian coast.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading GOING FROM HOME.
go
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From this reading “Should you think it well for her to go so far from home?”
GOING
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From this reading GOING FROM HOME.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Should you think it well for her to go so far from home?”
HOME
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From this reading GOING FROM HOME.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I should recommend a complete change of scene altogether, Mr. Carlyle.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Should you think it well for her to go so far from home?”
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Sea bathing might do wonders.”
Mr
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From this reading “I should recommend a complete change of scene altogether, Mr. Carlyle.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I should recommend a complete change of scene altogether, Mr. Carlyle.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Say some place on the French or Belgian coast.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Say some place on the French or Belgian coast.
place
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From this reading Say some place on the French or Belgian coast.
recommend
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From this reading “I should recommend a complete change of scene altogether, Mr. Carlyle.
Say
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From this reading Say some place on the French or Belgian coast.
scene
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From this reading “I should recommend a complete change of scene altogether, Mr. Carlyle.
Sea
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From this reading Sea bathing might do wonders.”
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I should recommend a complete change of scene altogether, Mr. Carlyle.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Should you think it well for her to go so far from home?”
some
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From this reading Say some place on the French or Belgian coast.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Say some place on the French or Belgian coast.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Should you think it well for her to go so far from home?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Should you think it well for her to go so far from home?”
well
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From this reading “Should you think it well for her to go so far from home?”
wonders
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From this reading Sea bathing might do wonders.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Should you think it well for her to go so far from home?”