Chapter IX
Such a Temptation "AUNTIE ANNE, may we go to the bridge-part this afternoon? Please mayn't we? I want to go most dreadfully." "Perhaps we may; but I should like you to get that sum done first." "Oh, please say 'yes!'
Little "Why-because"
Chapter IX
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Such
a
Temptation
"AUNTIE
ANNE,
may
we
go
to
the
bridge-part
this
afternoon?
Please
mayn't
we?
I
want
to
go
most
dreadfully."
"Perhaps
we
may;
but
I
should
like
you
to
get
that
sum
done
first."
"Oh,
please
say
'yes!'
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
Such
a
Temptation
"AUNTIE
ANNE,
may
we
go
to
the
bridge-part
this
afternoon?
Line 2
Please
mayn't
we?
Line 3
I
want
to
go
most
dreadfully."
Line 4
"Perhaps
we
may;
but
I
should
like
you
to
get
that
sum
done
first."
Line 5
"Oh,
please
say
'yes!'
Learner Dictionary
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Afternoon
noun
US /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Such a Temptation "AUNTIE ANNE, may we go to the bridge-part this afternoon?”
Done
noun
US /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Perhaps we may; but I should like you to get that sum done first."”
First
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Perhaps we may; but I should like you to get that sum done first."”
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Such a Temptation "AUNTIE ANNE, may we go to the bridge-part this afternoon?”
Perhaps
noun
US /perhaps/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Perhaps we may; but I should like you to get that sum done first."”
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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 Such a Temptation "AUNTIE ANNE, may we go to the bridge-part this afternoon?
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Such a Temptation "AUNTIE ANNE, may we go to the bridge-part this afternoon?
ANNE
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From this reading Such a Temptation "AUNTIE ANNE, may we go to the bridge-part this afternoon?
AUNTIE
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From this reading Such a Temptation "AUNTIE ANNE, may we go to the bridge-part this afternoon?
bridge-part
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From this reading Such a Temptation "AUNTIE ANNE, may we go to the bridge-part this afternoon?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Perhaps we may; but I should like you to get that sum done first."
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Perhaps we may; but I should like you to get that sum done first."
dreadfully
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From this reading I want to go most dreadfully."
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Perhaps we may; but I should like you to get that sum done first."
get
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From this reading "Perhaps we may; but I should like you to get that sum done first."
go
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From this reading Such a Temptation "AUNTIE ANNE, may we go to the bridge-part this afternoon?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I want to go most dreadfully."
like
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From this reading "Perhaps we may; but I should like you to get that sum done first."
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Such a Temptation "AUNTIE ANNE, may we go to the bridge-part this afternoon?
mayn't
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From this reading Please mayn't we?
most
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From this reading I want to go most dreadfully."
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, please say 'yes!'
Perhaps
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From this reading "Perhaps we may; but I should like you to get that sum done first."
Please
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From this reading Please mayn't we?
say
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From this reading "Oh, please say 'yes!'
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Perhaps we may; but I should like you to get that sum done first."
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such a Temptation "AUNTIE ANNE, may we go to the bridge-part this afternoon?
sum
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From this reading "Perhaps we may; but I should like you to get that sum done first."
Temptation
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From this reading Such a Temptation "AUNTIE ANNE, may we go to the bridge-part this afternoon?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Perhaps we may; but I should like you to get that sum done first."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Such a Temptation "AUNTIE ANNE, may we go to the bridge-part this afternoon?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Such a Temptation "AUNTIE ANNE, may we go to the bridge-part this afternoon?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Such a Temptation "AUNTIE ANNE, may we go to the bridge-part this afternoon?
want
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From this reading I want to go most dreadfully."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Such a Temptation "AUNTIE ANNE, may we go to the bridge-part this afternoon?
yes
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From this reading "Oh, please say 'yes!'
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Perhaps we may; but I should like you to get that sum done first."