Chapter XIV
Family Life -- "Can I assist you?" -- "No, I will assist myself, thank you." -- Hospitality in good Society. -- The Friends of Friends are Friends. -- When the Visitors come to an End there are more to follow.
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Chapter XIV
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Family
Life --
"Can
I
assist
you?"
-- "No,
I
will
assist
myself,
thank
you."
-- Hospitality
in
good
Society.
-- The
Friends
of
Friends
are
Friends.
-- When
the
Visitors
come
to
an
End
there
are
more
to
follow.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Family
Life --
"Can
I
assist
you?"
Line 2
-- "No,
I
will
assist
myself,
thank
you."
Line 3
-- Hospitality
in
good
Society.
Line 4
-- The
Friends
of
Friends
are
Friends.
Line 5
-- When
the
Visitors
come
to
an
End
there
are
more
to
follow.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “-- When the Visitors come to an End there are more to follow.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “-- Hospitality in good Society.”
Life
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Family Life -- "Can I assist you?"”
Myself
pronoun
US /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “-- "No, I will assist myself, thank you."”
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading -- When the Visitors come to an End there are more to follow.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading -- The Friends of Friends are Friends.
assist
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From this reading Family Life -- "Can I assist you?"
Canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Family Life -- "Can I assist you?"
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading -- When the Visitors come to an End there are more to follow.
End
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From this reading -- When the Visitors come to an End there are more to follow.
Family
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From this reading Family Life -- "Can I assist you?"
follow
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From this reading -- When the Visitors come to an End there are more to follow.
Friends
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From this reading -- The Friends of Friends are Friends.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading -- Hospitality in good Society.
Hospitality
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From this reading -- Hospitality in good Society.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Family Life -- "Can I assist you?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading -- Hospitality in good Society.
LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Family Life -- "Can I assist you?"
more
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From this reading -- When the Visitors come to an End there are more to follow.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading -- "No, I will assist myself, thank you."
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading -- "No, I will assist myself, thank you."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading -- The Friends of Friends are Friends.
Society
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From this reading -- Hospitality in good Society.
thank
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From this reading -- "No, I will assist myself, thank you."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading -- The Friends of Friends are Friends.
there
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From this reading -- When the Visitors come to an End there are more to follow.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading -- When the Visitors come to an End there are more to follow.
Visitors
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From this reading -- When the Visitors come to an End there are more to follow.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading -- When the Visitors come to an End there are more to follow.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading -- "No, I will assist myself, thank you."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Family Life -- "Can I assist you?"