Chapter VIII
REGINALD. Doctor be--! LEO [admonitorily] Rejjy! REGINALD [to Soames] You take my tip, Anthony. Put a clause into that agreement that the doctor is to have no say in the job.
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REGINALD.
Doctor
be--!
LEO
[admonitorily]
Rejjy!
REGINALD
[to
Soames]
You
take
my
tip,
Anthony.
Put
a
clause
into
that
agreement
that
the
doctor
is
to
have
no
say
in
the
job.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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REGINALD.
Line 2
Doctor
be--!
/doctor biː/
Line 3
LEO
[admonitorily]
Rejjy!
Line 4
REGINALD
[to
Soames]
You
take
my
tip,
Anthony.
Line 5
Put
a
clause
into
that
agreement
that
the
doctor
is
to
have
no
say
in
the
job.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Doctor
noun
US /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Doctor be--!”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Put a clause into that agreement that the doctor is to have no say in the job.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “REGINALD [to Soames] You take my tip, Anthony.”
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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 Put a clause into that agreement that the doctor is to have no say in the job.
admonitorily
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From this reading LEO [admonitorily] Rejjy!
agreement
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From this reading Put a clause into that agreement that the doctor is to have no say in the job.
Anthony
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From this reading REGINALD [to Soames] You take my tip, Anthony.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Doctor be--!
clause
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From this reading Put a clause into that agreement that the doctor is to have no say in the job.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Doctor be--!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Put a clause into that agreement that the doctor is to have no say in the job.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Put a clause into that agreement that the doctor is to have no say in the job.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Put a clause into that agreement that the doctor is to have no say in the job.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Put a clause into that agreement that the doctor is to have no say in the job.
job
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From this reading Put a clause into that agreement that the doctor is to have no say in the job.
LEO
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From this reading LEO [admonitorily] Rejjy!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading REGINALD [to Soames] You take my tip, Anthony.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Put a clause into that agreement that the doctor is to have no say in the job.
Put
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From this reading Put a clause into that agreement that the doctor is to have no say in the job.
REGINALD
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From this reading REGINALD.
Rejjy
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From this reading LEO [admonitorily] Rejjy!
say
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From this reading Put a clause into that agreement that the doctor is to have no say in the job.
Soames
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From this reading REGINALD [to Soames] You take my tip, Anthony.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading REGINALD [to Soames] You take my tip, Anthony.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Put a clause into that agreement that the doctor is to have no say in the job.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Put a clause into that agreement that the doctor is to have no say in the job.
tip
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From this reading REGINALD [to Soames] You take my tip, Anthony.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading REGINALD [to Soames] You take my tip, Anthony.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading REGINALD [to Soames] You take my tip, Anthony.