Chapter II
"How tall you are! Taller than your father, my dear big son!" "How good it is to see you again, my boy! We have wearied for this day." "Oh, Arthur, what a big moustache!
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Chapter II
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"How
tall
you
are!
Taller
than
your
father,
my
dear
big
son!"
"How
good
it
is
to
see
you
again,
my
boy!
We
have
wearied
for
this
day."
"Oh,
Arthur,
what
a
big
moustache!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"How
tall
you
are!
Line 2
Taller
than
your
father,
my
dear
big
son!"
Line 3
"How
good
it
is
to
see
you
again,
my
boy!
Line 4
We
have
wearied
for
this
day."
Line 5
"Oh,
Arthur,
what
a
big
moustache!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"How good it is to see you again, my boy!”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"How good it is to see you again, my boy!”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We have wearied for this day."”
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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 "Oh, Arthur, what a big moustache!
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How good it is to see you again, my boy!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "How tall you are!
Arthur
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From this reading "Oh, Arthur, what a big moustache!
big
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From this reading Taller than your father, my dear big son!"
boy
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From this reading "How good it is to see you again, my boy!
day
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From this reading We have wearied for this day."
dear
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From this reading Taller than your father, my dear big son!"
father
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From this reading Taller than your father, my dear big son!"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We have wearied for this day."
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How good it is to see you again, my boy!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have wearied for this day."
How
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From this reading "How tall you are!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How good it is to see you again, my boy!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "How good it is to see you again, my boy!
moustache
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From this reading "Oh, Arthur, what a big moustache!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Taller than your father, my dear big son!"
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, Arthur, what a big moustache!
see
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From this reading "How good it is to see you again, my boy!
son
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From this reading Taller than your father, my dear big son!"
tall
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From this reading "How tall you are!
Taller
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From this reading Taller than your father, my dear big son!"
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Taller than your father, my dear big son!"
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We have wearied for this day."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "How good it is to see you again, my boy!
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have wearied for this day."
wearied
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From this reading We have wearied for this day."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Oh, Arthur, what a big moustache!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How tall you are!
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Taller than your father, my dear big son!"