Chapter XI
GRAND TIMES "To go to Washington?" "Go to Washington!" "Did you ever?" "Never!" "See the President."
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Chapter XI
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GRAND
TIMES
"To
go
to
Washington?"
"Go
to
Washington!"
"Did
you
ever?"
"Never!"
"See
the
President."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
GRAND
TIMES
"To
go
to
Washington?"
Line 2
"Go
to
Washington!"
Line 3
"Did
you
ever?"
/dɪd juː ever/
Line 4
"Never!"
/never/
Line 5
"See
the
President."
Learner Dictionary
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Ever
noun
US /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Did you ever?"”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Never!"”
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Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you ever?"
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Did you ever?"
go
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From this reading GRAND TIMES "To go to Washington?"
GRAND
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From this reading GRAND TIMES "To go to Washington?"
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Never!"
President
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From this reading "See the President."
See
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From this reading "See the President."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "See the President."
TIMES
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From this reading GRAND TIMES "To go to Washington?"
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GRAND TIMES "To go to Washington?"
Washington
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From this reading GRAND TIMES "To go to Washington?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you ever?"