Chapter XIV
DELIA. Aren't you a poet? BELINDA. Yes, darling, but that doesn't prevent him eating. He'll be absolutely lyrical over Betty's sandwiches.
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Chapter XIV
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DELIA.
Aren't
you
a
poet?
BELINDA.
Yes,
darling,
but
that
doesn't
prevent
him
eating.
He'll
be
absolutely
lyrical
over
Betty's
sandwiches.
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
DELIA.
Line 2
Aren't
you
a
poet?
Line 3
BELINDA.
Line 4
Yes,
darling,
but
that
doesn't
prevent
him
eating.
Line 5
He'll
be
absolutely
lyrical
over
Betty's
sandwiches.
Learner Dictionary
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Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “He'll be absolutely lyrical over Betty's sandwiches.”
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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 Aren't you a poet?
absolutely
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From this reading He'll be absolutely lyrical over Betty's sandwiches.
Aren't
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From this reading Aren't you a poet?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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BELINDA
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Betty's
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Yes, darling, but that doesn't prevent him eating.
darling
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From this reading Yes, darling, but that doesn't prevent him eating.
DELIA
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From this reading DELIA.
doesn't
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From this reading Yes, darling, but that doesn't prevent him eating.
eating
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From this reading Yes, darling, but that doesn't prevent him eating.
He'll
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himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yes, darling, but that doesn't prevent him eating.
lyrical
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From this reading He'll be absolutely lyrical over Betty's sandwiches.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He'll be absolutely lyrical over Betty's sandwiches.
poet
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prevent
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From this reading Yes, darling, but that doesn't prevent him eating.
sandwiches
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yes, darling, but that doesn't prevent him eating.
Yes
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From this reading Yes, darling, but that doesn't prevent him eating.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Aren't you a poet?