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Some builders

Chapter VI

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LETTERS "AH, this is delightful!" were her first words.
"Miss Urquhart, you will be my friend, and introduce me?
I have really only come up on a little matter of business, Miss Pembroke.
It is so kind of you to let me have your dairy produce.
I am wanting to start a small poultry yard.
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Some builders

Chapter VI

Reading 1/60 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
LETTERS "AH, this is delightful!" were her first words.
Line 2
"Miss Urquhart, you will be my friend, and introduce me?
Line 3
I have really only come up on a little matter of business, Miss Pembroke.
Line 4
It is so kind of you to let me have your dairy produce.
Line 5
I am wanting to start a small poultry yard.

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 “I have really only come up on a little matter of business, Miss Pembroke.”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “LETTERS "AH, this is delightful!" were her first words.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “I have really only come up on a little matter of business, Miss Pembroke.”

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “It is so kind of you to let me have your dairy produce.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I have really only come up on a little matter of business, Miss Pembroke.”

Start noun US /start/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I am wanting to start a small poultry yard.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading I have really only come up on a little matter of business, Miss Pembroke.

AH

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From this reading LETTERS "AH, this is delightful!" were her first words.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I am wanting to start a small poultry yard.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "Miss Urquhart, you will be my friend, and introduce me?

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "Miss Urquhart, you will be my friend, and introduce me?

business

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From this reading I have really only come up on a little matter of business, Miss Pembroke.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I have really only come up on a little matter of business, Miss Pembroke.

dairy

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From this reading It is so kind of you to let me have your dairy produce.

delightful

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From this reading LETTERS "AH, this is delightful!" were her first words.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading LETTERS "AH, this is delightful!" were her first words.

friend

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From this reading "Miss Urquhart, you will be my friend, and introduce me?

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I have really only come up on a little matter of business, Miss Pembroke.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading LETTERS "AH, this is delightful!" were her first words.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I have really only come up on a little matter of business, Miss Pembroke.

introduce

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From this reading "Miss Urquhart, you will be my friend, and introduce me?

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading LETTERS "AH, this is delightful!" were her first words.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is so kind of you to let me have your dairy produce.

kind

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From this reading It is so kind of you to let me have your dairy produce.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading It is so kind of you to let me have your dairy produce.

LETTERS

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From this reading LETTERS "AH, this is delightful!" were her first words.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I have really only come up on a little matter of business, Miss Pembroke.

matter

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From this reading I have really only come up on a little matter of business, Miss Pembroke.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Miss Urquhart, you will be my friend, and introduce me?

Miss

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From this reading "Miss Urquhart, you will be my friend, and introduce me?

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Miss Urquhart, you will be my friend, and introduce me?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I have really only come up on a little matter of business, Miss Pembroke.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I have really only come up on a little matter of business, Miss Pembroke.

only

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From this reading I have really only come up on a little matter of business, Miss Pembroke.

Pembroke

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From this reading I have really only come up on a little matter of business, Miss Pembroke.

poultry

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From this reading I am wanting to start a small poultry yard.

produce

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From this reading It is so kind of you to let me have your dairy produce.

really

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From this reading I have really only come up on a little matter of business, Miss Pembroke.

small

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From this reading I am wanting to start a small poultry yard.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It is so kind of you to let me have your dairy produce.

startnounUS /start/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I am wanting to start a small poultry yard.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading LETTERS "AH, this is delightful!" were her first words.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading It is so kind of you to let me have your dairy produce.

up

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From this reading I have really only come up on a little matter of business, Miss Pembroke.

Urquhart

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From this reading "Miss Urquhart, you will be my friend, and introduce me?

wanting

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From this reading I am wanting to start a small poultry yard.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading LETTERS "AH, this is delightful!" were her first words.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "Miss Urquhart, you will be my friend, and introduce me?

words

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From this reading LETTERS "AH, this is delightful!" were her first words.

yard

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From this reading I am wanting to start a small poultry yard.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Miss Urquhart, you will be my friend, and introduce me?

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading It is so kind of you to let me have your dairy produce.