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Six Short Plays
Six Short Plays

Chapter IX

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THE GIRL.
And I love you, Jim.
I don't want nothin' more than you in all the world.
THE MAN.
Amen to that, my dear.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Six Short Plays

Chapter IX

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE GIRL.
Line 2
And I love you, Jim.
Line 3
I don't want nothin' more than you in all the world.
Line 4
THE MAN.
Line 5
Amen to that, my dear.
All words in this reading · 21

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all

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From this reading I don't want nothin' more than you in all the world.

Amen

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From this reading Amen to that, my dear.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading And I love you, Jim.

dear

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From this reading Amen to that, my dear.

don't

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From this reading I don't want nothin' more than you in all the world.

GIRL

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From this reading THE GIRL.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading And I love you, Jim.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading I don't want nothin' more than you in all the world.

Jim

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From this reading And I love you, Jim.

love

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From this reading And I love you, Jim.

MAN

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From this reading THE MAN.

more

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From this reading I don't want nothin' more than you in all the world.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Amen to that, my dear.

nothin

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From this reading I don't want nothin' more than you in all the world.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading I don't want nothin' more than you in all the world.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Amen to that, my dear.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE GIRL.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Amen to that, my dear.

want

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From this reading I don't want nothin' more than you in all the world.

world

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From this reading I don't want nothin' more than you in all the world.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading And I love you, Jim.