Chapter II
"Thanks. It's a shame to burden you, though. Isn't this a beautiful place?" "Rather. Old Fordham is enthusiastic about it, and I don't much wonder.
Fordham's Feud
Chapter II
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"Thanks.
It's
a
shame
to
burden
you,
though.
Isn't
this
a
beautiful
place?"
"Rather.
Old
Fordham
is
enthusiastic
about
it,
and
I
don't
much
wonder.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Thanks.
Line 2
It's
a
shame
to
burden
you,
though.
Line 3
Isn't
this
a
beautiful
place?"
Line 4
"Rather.
Line 5
Old
Fordham
is
enthusiastic
about
it,
and
I
don't
much
wonder.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Old Fordham is enthusiastic about it, and I don't much wonder.”
Though
conjunction
US /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “It's a shame to burden you, though.”
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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 It's a shame to burden you, though.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Old Fordham is enthusiastic about it, and I don't much wonder.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Old Fordham is enthusiastic about it, and I don't much wonder.
beautiful
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burden
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don't
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enthusiastic
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Fordham
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From this reading Old Fordham is enthusiastic about it, and I don't much wonder.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Old Fordham is enthusiastic about it, and I don't much wonder.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Old Fordham is enthusiastic about it, and I don't much wonder.
Isn't
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From this reading Isn't this a beautiful place?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Old Fordham is enthusiastic about it, and I don't much wonder.
It's
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From this reading It's a shame to burden you, though.
much
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From this reading Old Fordham is enthusiastic about it, and I don't much wonder.
Old
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From this reading Old Fordham is enthusiastic about it, and I don't much wonder.
place
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From this reading Isn't this a beautiful place?"
Rather
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From this reading "Rather.
shame
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From this reading It's a shame to burden you, though.
Thanks
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From this reading "Thanks.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Isn't this a beautiful place?"
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It's a shame to burden you, though.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It's a shame to burden you, though.
wonder
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From this reading Old Fordham is enthusiastic about it, and I don't much wonder.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It's a shame to burden you, though.