Chapter XIV
“You say you'll come round and settle later? I've heard that pretty often too. Give me your address, and if you can't pay me I'll send the bill to your folks.... What? I can't understand what you say....
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Chapter XIV
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“You
say
you'll
come
round
and
settle
later?
I've
heard
that
pretty
often
too.
Give
me
your
address,
and
if
you
can't
pay
me
I'll
send
the
bill
to
your
folks....
What?
I
can't
understand
what
you
say....
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“You
say
you'll
come
round
and
settle
later?
Line 2
I've
heard
that
pretty
often
too.
Line 3
Give
me
your
address,
and
if
you
can't
pay
me
I'll
send
the
bill
to
your
folks....
Line 4
What?
/wʌt/
Line 5
I
can't
understand
what
you
say....
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 ““You say you'll come round and settle later?”
Understand
noun
US /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I can't understand what you say....”
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address
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From this reading Give me your address, and if you can't pay me I'll send the bill to your folks....
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You say you'll come round and settle later?
bill
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From this reading Give me your address, and if you can't pay me I'll send the bill to your folks....
can't
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comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You say you'll come round and settle later?
folks
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Give
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heard
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From this reading I've heard that pretty often too.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can't understand what you say....
I'll
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I've
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From this reading I've heard that pretty often too.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Give me your address, and if you can't pay me I'll send the bill to your folks....
later
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From this reading “You say you'll come round and settle later?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Give me your address, and if you can't pay me I'll send the bill to your folks....
often
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From this reading I've heard that pretty often too.
pay
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From this reading Give me your address, and if you can't pay me I'll send the bill to your folks....
pretty
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From this reading I've heard that pretty often too.
round
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From this reading “You say you'll come round and settle later?
say
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From this reading “You say you'll come round and settle later?
send
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From this reading Give me your address, and if you can't pay me I'll send the bill to your folks....
settle
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From this reading “You say you'll come round and settle later?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I've heard that pretty often too.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Give me your address, and if you can't pay me I'll send the bill to your folks....
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Give me your address, and if you can't pay me I'll send the bill to your folks....
too
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From this reading I've heard that pretty often too.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I can't understand what you say....
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What?
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You say you'll come round and settle later?
you'll
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From this reading “You say you'll come round and settle later?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Give me your address, and if you can't pay me I'll send the bill to your folks....