Chapter VII
"'I do,' said Sam. "They both laughed. 'But the other person?' asked Mr. Rippledean. 'There must be a bride if you want a wedding.' "'Oh, the bride'll be Mrs. Sickles,' said Sam.
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"'I
do,'
said
Sam.
"They
both
laughed.
'But
the
other
person?'
asked
Mr.
Rippledean.
'There
must
be
a
bride
if
you
want
a
wedding.'
"'Oh,
the
bride'll
be
Mrs.
Sickles,'
said
Sam.
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John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told Therein
Chapter VII
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
"'I
do,'
said
Sam.
Line 2
"They
both
laughed.
Line 3
'But
the
other
person?'
asked
Mr.
Rippledean.
Line 4
'There
must
be
a
bride
if
you
want
a
wedding.'
Line 5
"'Oh,
the
bride'll
be
Mrs.
Sickles,'
said
Sam.
Learner Dictionary
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Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'But the other person?' asked Mr. Rippledean.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “'There must be a bride if you want a wedding.'”
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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 'There must be a bride if you want a wedding.'
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'But the other person?' asked Mr. Rippledean.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'There must be a bride if you want a wedding.'
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading "They both laughed.
bride
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From this reading 'There must be a bride if you want a wedding.'
bride'll
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From this reading "'Oh, the bride'll be Mrs. Sickles,' said Sam.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'But the other person?' asked Mr. Rippledean.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "'I do,' said Sam.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "'I do,' said Sam.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'There must be a bride if you want a wedding.'
laughed
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From this reading "They both laughed.
Mr
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From this reading 'But the other person?' asked Mr. Rippledean.
Mrs
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From this reading "'Oh, the bride'll be Mrs. Sickles,' said Sam.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'There must be a bride if you want a wedding.'
Oh
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From this reading "'Oh, the bride'll be Mrs. Sickles,' said Sam.
other
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person
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Rippledean
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said
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Sam
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Sickles
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'But the other person?' asked Mr. Rippledean.
There
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From this reading 'There must be a bride if you want a wedding.'
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They both laughed.
want
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From this reading 'There must be a bride if you want a wedding.'
wedding
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From this reading 'There must be a bride if you want a wedding.'
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'There must be a bride if you want a wedding.'