Chapter VI
MRS BAINES [astonished] Why not, dear? BARBARA. Why not! Do you know what my father is? Have you forgotten that Lord Saxmundham is Bodger the whisky man?
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Chapter VI
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MRS
BAINES
[astonished]
Why
not,
dear?
BARBARA.
Why
not!
Do
you
know
what
my
father
is?
Have
you
forgotten
that
Lord
Saxmundham
is
Bodger
the
whisky
man?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
MRS
BAINES
[astonished]
Why
not,
dear?
Line 2
BARBARA.
Line 3
Why
not!
Line 4
Do
you
know
what
my
father
is?
Line 5
Have
you
forgotten
that
Lord
Saxmundham
is
Bodger
the
whisky
man?
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Astonished
adjective
US /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading “MRS BAINES [astonished] Why not, dear?”
Forgotten
adjective
US /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “Have you forgotten that Lord Saxmundham is Bodger the whisky man?”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you forgotten that Lord Saxmundham is Bodger the whisky man?”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you know what my father is?”
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astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading MRS BAINES [astonished] Why not, dear?
BAINES
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From this reading MRS BAINES [astonished] Why not, dear?
BARBARA
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From this reading BARBARA.
Bodger
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From this reading Have you forgotten that Lord Saxmundham is Bodger the whisky man?
dear
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From this reading MRS BAINES [astonished] Why not, dear?
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you know what my father is?
father
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From this reading Do you know what my father is?
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Have you forgotten that Lord Saxmundham is Bodger the whisky man?
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you forgotten that Lord Saxmundham is Bodger the whisky man?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Do you know what my father is?
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do you know what my father is?
Lord
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From this reading Have you forgotten that Lord Saxmundham is Bodger the whisky man?
man
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From this reading Have you forgotten that Lord Saxmundham is Bodger the whisky man?
MRS
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From this reading MRS BAINES [astonished] Why not, dear?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Do you know what my father is?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading MRS BAINES [astonished] Why not, dear?
Saxmundham
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From this reading Have you forgotten that Lord Saxmundham is Bodger the whisky man?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Have you forgotten that Lord Saxmundham is Bodger the whisky man?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Have you forgotten that Lord Saxmundham is Bodger the whisky man?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Do you know what my father is?
whisky
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From this reading Have you forgotten that Lord Saxmundham is Bodger the whisky man?
Why
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From this reading MRS BAINES [astonished] Why not, dear?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you know what my father is?