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Chapter XIII

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Context Illustration Reading 1/81 · 5 lines
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OLIVIA.
We're so sorry to trouble you, Mr. Pim.
By the way, do you know Lady Marden?
(MR.
PIM and LADY MARDEN bow to each other.) Do come and sit down, won't you?
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Second Plays

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
OLIVIA.
Line 2
We're so sorry to trouble you, Mr. Pim.
Line 3
By the way, do you know Lady Marden?
Line 4
(MR.
Line 5
PIM and LADY MARDEN bow to each other.) Do come and sit down, won't you?

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “PIM and LADY MARDEN bow to each other.) Do come and sit down, won't you?”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “By the way, do you know Lady Marden?”

All words in this reading · 24

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading PIM and LADY MARDEN bow to each other.) Do come and sit down, won't you?

bow

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From this reading PIM and LADY MARDEN bow to each other.) Do come and sit down, won't you?

ByprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By the way, do you know Lady Marden?

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading PIM and LADY MARDEN bow to each other.) Do come and sit down, won't you?

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading By the way, do you know Lady Marden?

down

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From this reading PIM and LADY MARDEN bow to each other.) Do come and sit down, won't you?

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading PIM and LADY MARDEN bow to each other.) Do come and sit down, won't you?

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading By the way, do you know Lady Marden?

Lady

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From this reading By the way, do you know Lady Marden?

Marden

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From this reading By the way, do you know Lady Marden?

Mr

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From this reading We're so sorry to trouble you, Mr. Pim.

OLIVIA

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From this reading OLIVIA.

other

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From this reading PIM and LADY MARDEN bow to each other.) Do come and sit down, won't you?

Pim

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From this reading We're so sorry to trouble you, Mr. Pim.

sit

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From this reading PIM and LADY MARDEN bow to each other.) Do come and sit down, won't you?

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading We're so sorry to trouble you, Mr. Pim.

sorry

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From this reading We're so sorry to trouble you, Mr. Pim.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading By the way, do you know Lady Marden?

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading We're so sorry to trouble you, Mr. Pim.

trouble

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From this reading We're so sorry to trouble you, Mr. Pim.

way

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From this reading By the way, do you know Lady Marden?

We're

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From this reading We're so sorry to trouble you, Mr. Pim.

won't

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From this reading PIM and LADY MARDEN bow to each other.) Do come and sit down, won't you?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading We're so sorry to trouble you, Mr. Pim.