Chapter XIII
THE SUPPER OF GUAPO. I have said all ate of the supper. This is not strictly true. One of the party did not touch it, and that was old Guapo. Why?
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THE
SUPPER
OF
GUAPO.
I
have
said
all
ate
of
the
supper.
This
is
not
strictly
true.
One
of
the
party
did
not
touch
it,
and
that
was
old
Guapo.
Why?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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THE
SUPPER
OF
GUAPO.
Line 2
I
have
said
all
ate
of
the
supper.
Line 3
This
is
not
strictly
true.
Line 4
One
of
the
party
did
not
touch
it,
and
that
was
old
Guapo.
Line 5
Why?
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have said all ate of the supper.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One of the party did not touch it, and that was old Guapo.”
Party
noun
US /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One of the party did not touch it, and that was old Guapo.”
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all
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From this reading I have said all ate of the supper.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One of the party did not touch it, and that was old Guapo.
ate
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From this reading I have said all ate of the supper.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading One of the party did not touch it, and that was old Guapo.
GUAPO
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From this reading THE SUPPER OF GUAPO.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have said all ate of the supper.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have said all ate of the supper.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is not strictly true.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One of the party did not touch it, and that was old Guapo.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This is not strictly true.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SUPPER OF GUAPO.
old
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From this reading One of the party did not touch it, and that was old Guapo.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the party did not touch it, and that was old Guapo.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of the party did not touch it, and that was old Guapo.
said
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From this reading I have said all ate of the supper.
strictly
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From this reading This is not strictly true.
SUPPER
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From this reading THE SUPPER OF GUAPO.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One of the party did not touch it, and that was old Guapo.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SUPPER OF GUAPO.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is not strictly true.
touch
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From this reading One of the party did not touch it, and that was old Guapo.
true
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From this reading This is not strictly true.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of the party did not touch it, and that was old Guapo.
Why
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From this reading Why?