Chapter III
HIGGINS. Oh, pay her whatever is necessary: put it down in the housekeeping book. [Impatiently] What on earth will she want with money? She’ll have her food and her clothes. She’ll only drink if you give her money.
Pygmalion
Chapter III
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HIGGINS.
Oh,
pay
her
whatever
is
necessary:
put
it
down
in
the
housekeeping
book.
[Impatiently]
What
on
earth
will
she
want
with
money?
She’ll
have
her
food
and
her
clothes.
She’ll
only
drink
if
you
give
her
money.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
HIGGINS.
Line 2
Oh,
pay
her
whatever
is
necessary:
put
it
down
in
the
housekeeping
book.
Line 3
[Impatiently]
What
on
earth
will
she
want
with
money?
Line 4
She’ll
have
her
food
and
her
clothes.
Line 5
She’ll
only
drink
if
you
give
her
money.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Drink
noun
US /drink/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She’ll only drink if you give her money.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She’ll have her food and her clothes.”
Whatever
determiner
US /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “Oh, pay her whatever is necessary: put it down in the housekeeping book.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She’ll have her food and her clothes.
book
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clothes
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down
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drink
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From this reading She’ll only drink if you give her money.
earth
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From this reading [Impatiently] What on earth will she want with money?
food
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From this reading She’ll have her food and her clothes.
give
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From this reading She’ll only drink if you give her money.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She’ll have her food and her clothes.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Oh, pay her whatever is necessary: put it down in the housekeeping book.
HIGGINS
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From this reading HIGGINS.
housekeeping
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From this reading Oh, pay her whatever is necessary: put it down in the housekeeping book.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She’ll only drink if you give her money.
Impatiently
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From this reading [Impatiently] What on earth will she want with money?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Oh, pay her whatever is necessary: put it down in the housekeeping book.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oh, pay her whatever is necessary: put it down in the housekeeping book.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Oh, pay her whatever is necessary: put it down in the housekeeping book.
money
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necessary
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From this reading Oh, pay her whatever is necessary: put it down in the housekeeping book.
Oh
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From this reading Oh, pay her whatever is necessary: put it down in the housekeeping book.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading [Impatiently] What on earth will she want with money?
only
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From this reading She’ll only drink if you give her money.
pay
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From this reading Oh, pay her whatever is necessary: put it down in the housekeeping book.
put
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From this reading Oh, pay her whatever is necessary: put it down in the housekeeping book.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [Impatiently] What on earth will she want with money?
She'll
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From this reading She’ll have her food and her clothes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Oh, pay her whatever is necessary: put it down in the housekeeping book.
want
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From this reading [Impatiently] What on earth will she want with money?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading [Impatiently] What on earth will she want with money?
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Oh, pay her whatever is necessary: put it down in the housekeeping book.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading [Impatiently] What on earth will she want with money?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading [Impatiently] What on earth will she want with money?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She’ll only drink if you give her money.