Chapter XXX
FLORENCE BIDS FAREWELL TO HER LOVERS. "Mamma, had you not better take me back to Cheltenham at once?" "Has that unfortunate young man written to you?" "Yes. The young man whom you call unfortunate has written.
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Chapter XXX
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FLORENCE
BIDS
FAREWELL
TO
HER
LOVERS.
"Mamma,
had
you
not
better
take
me
back
to
Cheltenham
at
once?"
"Has
that
unfortunate
young
man
written
to
you?"
"Yes.
The
young
man
whom
you
call
unfortunate
has
written.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
FLORENCE
BIDS
FAREWELL
TO
HER
LOVERS.
Line 2
"Mamma,
had
you
not
better
take
me
back
to
Cheltenham
at
once?"
Line 3
"Has
that
unfortunate
young
man
written
to
you?"
Line 4
"Yes.
Line 5
The
young
man
whom
you
call
unfortunate
has
written.
Learner Dictionary
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Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"Has that unfortunate young man written to you?"”
Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Mamma, had you not better take me back to Cheltenham at once?"”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Mamma, had you not better take me back to Cheltenham at once?"”
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Mamma, had you not better take me back to Cheltenham at once?"
back
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From this reading "Mamma, had you not better take me back to Cheltenham at once?"
better
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From this reading "Mamma, had you not better take me back to Cheltenham at once?"
BIDS
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From this reading FLORENCE BIDS FAREWELL TO HER LOVERS.
call
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From this reading The young man whom you call unfortunate has written.
Cheltenham
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FAREWELL
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From this reading FLORENCE BIDS FAREWELL TO HER LOVERS.
FLORENCE
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From this reading FLORENCE BIDS FAREWELL TO HER LOVERS.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Mamma, had you not better take me back to Cheltenham at once?"
Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Has that unfortunate young man written to you?"
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading FLORENCE BIDS FAREWELL TO HER LOVERS.
LOVERS
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From this reading FLORENCE BIDS FAREWELL TO HER LOVERS.
Mamma
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From this reading "Mamma, had you not better take me back to Cheltenham at once?"
man
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From this reading "Has that unfortunate young man written to you?"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Mamma, had you not better take me back to Cheltenham at once?"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Mamma, had you not better take me back to Cheltenham at once?"
once
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From this reading "Mamma, had you not better take me back to Cheltenham at once?"
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mamma, had you not better take me back to Cheltenham at once?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Has that unfortunate young man written to you?"
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The young man whom you call unfortunate has written.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FLORENCE BIDS FAREWELL TO HER LOVERS.
unfortunate
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From this reading "Has that unfortunate young man written to you?"
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The young man whom you call unfortunate has written.
written
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From this reading "Has that unfortunate young man written to you?"
Yes
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From this reading "Yes.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Mamma, had you not better take me back to Cheltenham at once?"
young
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From this reading "Has that unfortunate young man written to you?"