Chapter VII
SWEEDLE. There's only me here! They don't waste their time hurrying down in the morning. Why, it must be two years since we had the pleasure of seeing you. [Nervously] What have you been doing with yourself?
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Chapter VII
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SWEEDLE.
There's
only
me
here!
They
don't
waste
their
time
hurrying
down
in
the
morning.
Why,
it
must
be
two
years
since
we
had
the
pleasure
of
seeing
you.
[Nervously]
What
have
you
been
doing
with
yourself?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
SWEEDLE.
Line 2
There's
only
me
here!
Line 3
They
don't
waste
their
time
hurrying
down
in
the
morning.
Line 4
Why,
it
must
be
two
years
since
we
had
the
pleasure
of
seeing
you.
Line 5
[Nervously]
What
have
you
been
doing
with
yourself?
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “[Nervously] What have you been doing with yourself?”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “[Nervously] What have you been doing with yourself?”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There's only me here!”
Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They don't waste their time hurrying down in the morning.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Why, it must be two years since we had the pleasure of seeing you.”
Seeing
noun
US /seeing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why, it must be two years since we had the pleasure of seeing you.”
Since
preposition
US /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Why, it must be two years since we had the pleasure of seeing you.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They don't waste their time hurrying down in the morning.”
Waste
noun
US /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading “They don't waste their time hurrying down in the morning.”
Yourself
pronoun
US /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “[Nervously] What have you been doing with yourself?”
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why, it must be two years since we had the pleasure of seeing you.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading [Nervously] What have you been doing with yourself?
doing
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From this reading [Nervously] What have you been doing with yourself?
don't
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From this reading They don't waste their time hurrying down in the morning.
down
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From this reading They don't waste their time hurrying down in the morning.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Why, it must be two years since we had the pleasure of seeing you.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading [Nervously] What have you been doing with yourself?
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There's only me here!
hurrying
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From this reading They don't waste their time hurrying down in the morning.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They don't waste their time hurrying down in the morning.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Why, it must be two years since we had the pleasure of seeing you.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There's only me here!
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They don't waste their time hurrying down in the morning.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Why, it must be two years since we had the pleasure of seeing you.
Nervously
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From this reading [Nervously] What have you been doing with yourself?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Why, it must be two years since we had the pleasure of seeing you.
only
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From this reading There's only me here!
pleasure
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From this reading Why, it must be two years since we had the pleasure of seeing you.
seeing
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From this reading Why, it must be two years since we had the pleasure of seeing you.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Why, it must be two years since we had the pleasure of seeing you.
SWEEDLE
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From this reading SWEEDLE.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They don't waste their time hurrying down in the morning.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They don't waste their time hurrying down in the morning.
There's
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From this reading There's only me here!
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They don't waste their time hurrying down in the morning.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They don't waste their time hurrying down in the morning.
two
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From this reading Why, it must be two years since we had the pleasure of seeing you.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading They don't waste their time hurrying down in the morning.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Why, it must be two years since we had the pleasure of seeing you.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading [Nervously] What have you been doing with yourself?
Why
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From this reading Why, it must be two years since we had the pleasure of seeing you.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading [Nervously] What have you been doing with yourself?
years
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From this reading Why, it must be two years since we had the pleasure of seeing you.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why, it must be two years since we had the pleasure of seeing you.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading [Nervously] What have you been doing with yourself?