Chapter XIII
“Where's Southwick?” “A village outside Brighton, three or four miles, not more. I have a studio there; you must come and see it.” “You must paint me. But what would your lady love say if she found me in your studio?
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Chapter XIII
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“Where's
Southwick?”
“A
village
outside
Brighton,
three
or
four
miles,
not
more.
I
have
a
studio
there;
you
must
come
and
see
it.”
“You
must
paint
me.
But
what
would
your
lady
love
say
if
she
found
me
in
your
studio?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
“Where's
Southwick?”
Line 2
“A
village
outside
Brighton,
three
or
four
miles,
not
more.
Line 3
I
have
a
studio
there;
you
must
come
and
see
it.”
Line 4
“You
must
paint
me.
Line 5
But
what
would
your
lady
love
say
if
she
found
me
in
your
studio?
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 a studio there; you must come and see it.””
Found
noun
US /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But what would your lady love say if she found me in your studio?”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have a studio there; you must come and see it.””
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I have a studio there; you must come and see it.””
Outside
noun
US /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““A village outside Brighton, three or four miles, not more.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “But what would your lady love say if she found me in your studio?”
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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 “A village outside Brighton, three or four miles, not more.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have a studio there; you must come and see it.”
Brighton
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From this reading “A village outside Brighton, three or four miles, not more.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what would your lady love say if she found me in your studio?
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have a studio there; you must come and see it.”
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But what would your lady love say if she found me in your studio?
four
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From this reading “A village outside Brighton, three or four miles, not more.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have a studio there; you must come and see it.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have a studio there; you must come and see it.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But what would your lady love say if she found me in your studio?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But what would your lady love say if she found me in your studio?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have a studio there; you must come and see it.”
lady
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From this reading But what would your lady love say if she found me in your studio?
love
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From this reading But what would your lady love say if she found me in your studio?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You must paint me.
miles
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From this reading “A village outside Brighton, three or four miles, not more.
more
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From this reading “A village outside Brighton, three or four miles, not more.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I have a studio there; you must come and see it.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “A village outside Brighton, three or four miles, not more.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “A village outside Brighton, three or four miles, not more.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A village outside Brighton, three or four miles, not more.
paint
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From this reading “You must paint me.
say
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From this reading But what would your lady love say if she found me in your studio?
see
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From this reading I have a studio there; you must come and see it.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But what would your lady love say if she found me in your studio?
Southwick
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From this reading “Where's Southwick?”
studio
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From this reading I have a studio there; you must come and see it.”
there
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From this reading I have a studio there; you must come and see it.”
three
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From this reading “A village outside Brighton, three or four miles, not more.
village
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From this reading “A village outside Brighton, three or four miles, not more.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what would your lady love say if she found me in your studio?
Where's
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From this reading “Where's Southwick?”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But what would your lady love say if she found me in your studio?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have a studio there; you must come and see it.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But what would your lady love say if she found me in your studio?