Chapter VI
“What do you think of my country?” “It’s produced you and Don Manuel and Donna Emilia,” he said. “I think it’s a marvellous country.” “It may be marvellous, if it turn now.” “It will turn,” he said.
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Chapter VI
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“What
do
you
think
of
my
country?”
“It’s
produced
you
and
Don
Manuel
and
Donna
Emilia,”
he
said.
“I
think
it’s
a
marvellous
country.”
“It
may
be
marvellous,
if
it
turn
now.”
“It
will
turn,”
he
said.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“What
do
you
think
of
my
country?”
Line 2
“It’s
produced
you
and
Don
Manuel
and
Donna
Emilia,”
he
said.
Line 3
“I
think
it’s
a
marvellous
country.”
Line 4
“It
may
be
marvellous,
if
it
turn
now.”
Line 5
“It
will
turn,”
he
said.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ““It may be marvellous, if it turn now.””
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What do you think of my country?””
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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 “I think it’s a marvellous country.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “It’s produced you and Don Manuel and Donna Emilia,” he said.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It may be marvellous, if it turn now.”
country
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From this reading “What do you think of my country?”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What do you think of my country?”
Don
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From this reading “It’s produced you and Don Manuel and Donna Emilia,” he said.
Donna
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From this reading “It’s produced you and Don Manuel and Donna Emilia,” he said.
Emilia
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From this reading “It’s produced you and Don Manuel and Donna Emilia,” he said.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It’s produced you and Don Manuel and Donna Emilia,” he said.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I think it’s a marvellous country.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “It may be marvellous, if it turn now.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It may be marvellous, if it turn now.”
It's
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From this reading “It’s produced you and Don Manuel and Donna Emilia,” he said.
Manuel
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From this reading “It’s produced you and Don Manuel and Donna Emilia,” he said.
marvellous
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From this reading “I think it’s a marvellous country.”
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “It may be marvellous, if it turn now.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “What do you think of my country?”
now
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From this reading “It may be marvellous, if it turn now.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “What do you think of my country?”
produced
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From this reading “It’s produced you and Don Manuel and Donna Emilia,” he said.
said
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From this reading “It’s produced you and Don Manuel and Donna Emilia,” he said.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What do you think of my country?”
turn
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From this reading “It may be marvellous, if it turn now.”
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What do you think of my country?”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “It will turn,” he said.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What do you think of my country?”