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Lady Cassandra
Lady Cassandra

Chapter XIV

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"I'll carry her!"
"Her husband will carry her, or the men.
Tell two men to come, and bring brandy, smelling-salts, anything you think of.
If you are wise you will lie down yourself.
You are worn out, and can do no good here.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Lady Cassandra

Chapter XIV

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"I'll carry her!"
Line 2
"Her husband will carry her, or the men.
Line 3
Tell two men to come, and bring brandy, smelling-salts, anything you think of.
Line 4
If you are wise you will lie down yourself.
Line 5
You are worn out, and can do no good here.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Anything pronoun US /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading “Tell two men to come, and bring brandy, smelling-salts, anything you think of.”

Brandy noun US /ˈbrændi/

a strong alcoholic drink distilled from wine

From this reading “Tell two men to come, and bring brandy, smelling-salts, anything you think of.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Tell two men to come, and bring brandy, smelling-salts, anything you think of.”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “You are worn out, and can do no good here.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “You are worn out, and can do no good here.”

Tell noun US /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Tell two men to come, and bring brandy, smelling-salts, anything you think of.”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Tell two men to come, and bring brandy, smelling-salts, anything you think of.”

Worn verb US /wɔːrn/

Damaged or thinned by continuous use.

From this reading “You are worn out, and can do no good here.”

Yourself pronoun US /jərˈself/

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading “If you are wise you will lie down yourself.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Tell two men to come, and bring brandy, smelling-salts, anything you think of.

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading Tell two men to come, and bring brandy, smelling-salts, anything you think of.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading If you are wise you will lie down yourself.

brandynounUS /ˈbrændi/

a strong alcoholic drink distilled from wine

From this reading Tell two men to come, and bring brandy, smelling-salts, anything you think of.

bring

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From this reading Tell two men to come, and bring brandy, smelling-salts, anything you think of.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading You are worn out, and can do no good here.

carry

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From this reading "I'll carry her!"

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Tell two men to come, and bring brandy, smelling-salts, anything you think of.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading You are worn out, and can do no good here.

down

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From this reading If you are wise you will lie down yourself.

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading You are worn out, and can do no good here.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "I'll carry her!"

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading You are worn out, and can do no good here.

husband

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From this reading "Her husband will carry her, or the men.

I'll

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From this reading "I'll carry her!"

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If you are wise you will lie down yourself.

lie

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From this reading If you are wise you will lie down yourself.

men

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From this reading "Her husband will carry her, or the men.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading You are worn out, and can do no good here.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Tell two men to come, and bring brandy, smelling-salts, anything you think of.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading "Her husband will carry her, or the men.

out

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From this reading You are worn out, and can do no good here.

smelling-salts

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From this reading Tell two men to come, and bring brandy, smelling-salts, anything you think of.

TellnounUS /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Tell two men to come, and bring brandy, smelling-salts, anything you think of.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "Her husband will carry her, or the men.

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Tell two men to come, and bring brandy, smelling-salts, anything you think of.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Tell two men to come, and bring brandy, smelling-salts, anything you think of.

two

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From this reading Tell two men to come, and bring brandy, smelling-salts, anything you think of.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "Her husband will carry her, or the men.

wise

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From this reading If you are wise you will lie down yourself.

wornverbUS /wɔːrn/

Damaged or thinned by continuous use.

From this reading You are worn out, and can do no good here.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Tell two men to come, and bring brandy, smelling-salts, anything you think of.

yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading If you are wise you will lie down yourself.