Chapter IV
MRS. JONES. Of course I know you're fond of them. JONES. [Fingering the purse, half angrily.] Well, then, you stow it, old girl.
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MRS.
JONES.
Of
course
I
know
you're
fond
of
them.
JONES.
[Fingering
the
purse,
half
angrily.]
Well,
then,
you
stow
it,
old
girl.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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MRS.
Line 2
JONES.
Line 3
Of
course
I
know
you're
fond
of
them.
Line 4
JONES.
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[Fingering
the
purse,
half
angrily.]
Well,
then,
you
stow
it,
old
girl.
Learner Dictionary
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Course
noun
US /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course I know you're fond of them.”
Half
noun
US /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[Fingering the purse, half angrily.] Well, then, you stow it, old girl.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course I know you're fond of them.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[Fingering the purse, half angrily.] Well, then, you stow it, old girl.”
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angrily
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From this reading [Fingering the purse, half angrily.] Well, then, you stow it, old girl.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course I know you're fond of them.
Fingering
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fond
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From this reading Of course I know you're fond of them.
girl
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From this reading [Fingering the purse, half angrily.] Well, then, you stow it, old girl.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Fingering the purse, half angrily.] Well, then, you stow it, old girl.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Of course I know you're fond of them.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading [Fingering the purse, half angrily.] Well, then, you stow it, old girl.
JONES
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From this reading JONES.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course I know you're fond of them.
MRS
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From this reading MRS.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course I know you're fond of them.
old
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purse
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stow
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From this reading [Fingering the purse, half angrily.] Well, then, you stow it, old girl.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Fingering the purse, half angrily.] Well, then, you stow it, old girl.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Of course I know you're fond of them.
then
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Well
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading [Fingering the purse, half angrily.] Well, then, you stow it, old girl.
you're
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From this reading Of course I know you're fond of them.