Chapter IX
MRS GEORGE [coming to the hearth and addressing Reginald] Mr Bridgenorth: will you oblige me by leaving me with this young man. I want to talk to him like a mother, on YOUR business. REGINALD. Do, maam. He needs it badly.
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Chapter IX
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MRS
GEORGE
[coming
to
the
hearth
and
addressing
Reginald]
Mr
Bridgenorth:
will
you
oblige
me
by
leaving
me
with
this
young
man.
I
want
to
talk
to
him
like
a
mother,
on
YOUR
business.
REGINALD.
Do,
maam.
He
needs
it
badly.
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Line 1
MRS
GEORGE
[coming
to
the
hearth
and
addressing
Reginald]
Mr
Bridgenorth:
will
you
oblige
me
by
leaving
me
with
this
young
man.
Line 2
I
want
to
talk
to
him
like
a
mother,
on
YOUR
business.
Line 3
REGINALD.
Line 4
Do,
maam.
Line 5
He
needs
it
badly.
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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 I want to talk to him like a mother, on YOUR business.
addressing
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From this reading MRS GEORGE [coming to the hearth and addressing Reginald] Mr Bridgenorth: will you oblige me by leaving me with this young man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MRS GEORGE [coming to the hearth and addressing Reginald] Mr Bridgenorth: will you oblige me by leaving me with this young man.
badly
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From this reading He needs it badly.
Bridgenorth
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From this reading MRS GEORGE [coming to the hearth and addressing Reginald] Mr Bridgenorth: will you oblige me by leaving me with this young man.
business
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From this reading I want to talk to him like a mother, on YOUR business.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading MRS GEORGE [coming to the hearth and addressing Reginald] Mr Bridgenorth: will you oblige me by leaving me with this young man.
coming
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From this reading MRS GEORGE [coming to the hearth and addressing Reginald] Mr Bridgenorth: will you oblige me by leaving me with this young man.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do, maam.
GEORGE
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From this reading MRS GEORGE [coming to the hearth and addressing Reginald] Mr Bridgenorth: will you oblige me by leaving me with this young man.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He needs it badly.
hearth
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From this reading MRS GEORGE [coming to the hearth and addressing Reginald] Mr Bridgenorth: will you oblige me by leaving me with this young man.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I want to talk to him like a mother, on YOUR business.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I want to talk to him like a mother, on YOUR business.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He needs it badly.
leaving
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From this reading MRS GEORGE [coming to the hearth and addressing Reginald] Mr Bridgenorth: will you oblige me by leaving me with this young man.
like
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From this reading I want to talk to him like a mother, on YOUR business.
maam
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From this reading Do, maam.
man
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From this reading MRS GEORGE [coming to the hearth and addressing Reginald] Mr Bridgenorth: will you oblige me by leaving me with this young man.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MRS GEORGE [coming to the hearth and addressing Reginald] Mr Bridgenorth: will you oblige me by leaving me with this young man.
mother
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Mr
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From this reading MRS GEORGE [coming to the hearth and addressing Reginald] Mr Bridgenorth: will you oblige me by leaving me with this young man.
MRS
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From this reading MRS GEORGE [coming to the hearth and addressing Reginald] Mr Bridgenorth: will you oblige me by leaving me with this young man.
needs
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From this reading He needs it badly.
oblige
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From this reading MRS GEORGE [coming to the hearth and addressing Reginald] Mr Bridgenorth: will you oblige me by leaving me with this young man.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I want to talk to him like a mother, on YOUR business.
Reginald
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From this reading MRS GEORGE [coming to the hearth and addressing Reginald] Mr Bridgenorth: will you oblige me by leaving me with this young man.
talk
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From this reading I want to talk to him like a mother, on YOUR business.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MRS GEORGE [coming to the hearth and addressing Reginald] Mr Bridgenorth: will you oblige me by leaving me with this young man.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading MRS GEORGE [coming to the hearth and addressing Reginald] Mr Bridgenorth: will you oblige me by leaving me with this young man.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MRS GEORGE [coming to the hearth and addressing Reginald] Mr Bridgenorth: will you oblige me by leaving me with this young man.
want
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From this reading I want to talk to him like a mother, on YOUR business.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading MRS GEORGE [coming to the hearth and addressing Reginald] Mr Bridgenorth: will you oblige me by leaving me with this young man.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading MRS GEORGE [coming to the hearth and addressing Reginald] Mr Bridgenorth: will you oblige me by leaving me with this young man.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MRS GEORGE [coming to the hearth and addressing Reginald] Mr Bridgenorth: will you oblige me by leaving me with this young man.
young
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From this reading MRS GEORGE [coming to the hearth and addressing Reginald] Mr Bridgenorth: will you oblige me by leaving me with this young man.
YOURdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I want to talk to him like a mother, on YOUR business.