Chapter IX
“Midland” “That'll do. You needn't sell.” “Yes, but who are these people?” “Woman and her children I want to do a good turn to.” What a face the fellow had made!
Five Tales
Chapter IX
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“Midland”
“That'll
do.
You
needn't
sell.”
“Yes,
but
who
are
these
people?”
“Woman
and
her
children
I
want
to
do
a
good
turn
to.”
What
a
face
the
fellow
had
made!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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Line 1
“Midland”
“That'll
do.
Line 2
You
needn't
sell.”
Line 3
“Yes,
but
who
are
these
people?”
Line 4
“Woman
and
her
children
I
want
to
do
a
good
turn
to.”
Line 5
What
a
face
the
fellow
had
made!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Woman and her children I want to do a good turn to.””
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ““Yes, but who are these people?””
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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 “Woman and her children I want to do a good turn to.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Woman and her children I want to do a good turn to.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Yes, but who are these people?”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Yes, but who are these people?”
children
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From this reading “Woman and her children I want to do a good turn to.”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Midland” “That'll do.
face
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From this reading What a face the fellow had made!
fellow
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From this reading What a face the fellow had made!
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Woman and her children I want to do a good turn to.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What a face the fellow had made!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Woman and her children I want to do a good turn to.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Woman and her children I want to do a good turn to.”
made
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From this reading What a face the fellow had made!
Midland
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From this reading “Midland” “That'll do.
needn't
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From this reading You needn't sell.”
people
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From this reading “Yes, but who are these people?”
sell
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From this reading You needn't sell.”
That'll
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From this reading “Midland” “That'll do.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What a face the fellow had made!
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Yes, but who are these people?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Woman and her children I want to do a good turn to.”
turn
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From this reading “Woman and her children I want to do a good turn to.”
want
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From this reading “Woman and her children I want to do a good turn to.”
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a face the fellow had made!
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Yes, but who are these people?”
Woman
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From this reading “Woman and her children I want to do a good turn to.”
Yes
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From this reading “Yes, but who are these people?”
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You needn't sell.”