Chapter XXII
SUSAN. And why, you ask, am I merry? GERVASE. Well, I didn't, but I was just going to. Why are you merry?
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Chapter XXII
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SUSAN.
And
why,
you
ask,
am
I
merry?
GERVASE.
Well,
I
didn't,
but
I
was
just
going
to.
Why
are
you
merry?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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SUSAN.
Line 2
And
why,
you
ask,
am
I
merry?
Line 3
GERVASE.
Line 4
Well,
I
didn't,
but
I
was
just
going
to.
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Why
are
you
merry?
Learner Dictionary
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Merry
noun
US /merry/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And why, you ask, am I merry?”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, I didn't, but I was just going to.”
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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading And why, you ask, am I merry?
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And why, you ask, am I merry?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Why are you merry?
ask
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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didn't
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GERVASE
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going
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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just
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merry
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SUSAN
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, I didn't, but I was just going to.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, I didn't, but I was just going to.
Well
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why
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And why, you ask, am I merry?