Chapter IV
"Oh, many reasons. I dress fashionably. I hate parish work. I don't go to `teas,' or give them in return. I'm lazy about calls.
Lady Cassandra
Chapter IV
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"Oh,
many
reasons.
I
dress
fashionably.
I
hate
parish
work.
I
don't
go
to
`teas,'
or
give
them
in
return.
I'm
lazy
about
calls.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Oh,
many
reasons.
Line 2
I
dress
fashionably.
Line 3
I
hate
parish
work.
Line 4
I
don't
go
to
`teas,'
or
give
them
in
return.
Line 5
I'm
lazy
about
calls.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I'm lazy about calls.”
Reasons
noun
US /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, many reasons.”
All words in this reading · 22
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I'm lazy about calls.
calls
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From this reading I'm lazy about calls.
don't
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From this reading I don't go to `teas,' or give them in return.
dress
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From this reading I dress fashionably.
fashionably
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From this reading I dress fashionably.
give
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From this reading I don't go to `teas,' or give them in return.
go
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From this reading I don't go to `teas,' or give them in return.
hate
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From this reading I hate parish work.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I dress fashionably.
I'm
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From this reading I'm lazy about calls.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I don't go to `teas,' or give them in return.
lazy
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From this reading I'm lazy about calls.
many
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From this reading "Oh, many reasons.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, many reasons.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I don't go to `teas,' or give them in return.
parish
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From this reading I hate parish work.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Oh, many reasons.
return
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From this reading I don't go to `teas,' or give them in return.
teas
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From this reading I don't go to `teas,' or give them in return.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I don't go to `teas,' or give them in return.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don't go to `teas,' or give them in return.
work
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From this reading I hate parish work.