Chapter VI
VIVIE. And this is the business you invite me to join you in? CROFTS. Oh no. My wife shan’t be troubled with business.
Mrs. Warren's Profession
Chapter VI
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VIVIE.
And
this
is
the
business
you
invite
me
to
join
you
in?
CROFTS.
Oh
no.
My
wife
shan’t
be
troubled
with
business.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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VIVIE.
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And
this
is
the
business
you
invite
me
to
join
you
in?
Line 3
CROFTS.
Line 4
Oh
no.
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My
wife
shan’t
be
troubled
with
business.
Learner Dictionary
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And this is the business you invite me to join you in?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My wife shan’t be troubled with business.
business
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CROFTS
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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invite
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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join
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And this is the business you invite me to join you in?
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Oh no.
Oh
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shan't
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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troubled
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VIVIE
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wife
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And this is the business you invite me to join you in?