Chapter VII
SIR PATRICK [who has come down to him from the throne] You young rascal, was it drawing me you were? LOUIS. Of course. What else? SIR PATRICK [takes the drawing from him and grunts approvingly] Thats rather good.
The Doctor's Dilemma
Chapter VII
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SIR
PATRICK
[who
has
come
down
to
him
from
the
throne]
You
young
rascal,
was
it
drawing
me
you
were?
LOUIS.
Of
course.
What
else?
SIR
PATRICK
[takes
the
drawing
from
him
and
grunts
approvingly]
Thats
rather
good.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
SIR
PATRICK
[who
has
come
down
to
him
from
the
throne]
You
young
rascal,
was
it
drawing
me
you
were?
Line 2
LOUIS.
Line 3
Of
course.
/ʌv course/
Line 4
What
else?
Line 5
SIR
PATRICK
[takes
the
drawing
from
him
and
grunts
approvingly]
Thats
rather
good.
Learner Dictionary
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Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “SIR PATRICK [who has come down to him from the throne] You young rascal, was it drawing me you were?”
Course
noun
US /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “SIR PATRICK [takes the drawing from him and grunts approvingly] Thats rather good.”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “SIR PATRICK [who has come down to him from the throne] You young rascal, was it drawing me you were?”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SIR PATRICK [takes the drawing from him and grunts approvingly] Thats rather good.
approvingly
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From this reading SIR PATRICK [takes the drawing from him and grunts approvingly] Thats rather good.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SIR PATRICK [who has come down to him from the throne] You young rascal, was it drawing me you were?
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course.
down
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From this reading SIR PATRICK [who has come down to him from the throne] You young rascal, was it drawing me you were?
drawing
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From this reading SIR PATRICK [who has come down to him from the throne] You young rascal, was it drawing me you were?
else
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From this reading What else?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading SIR PATRICK [who has come down to him from the throne] You young rascal, was it drawing me you were?
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SIR PATRICK [takes the drawing from him and grunts approvingly] Thats rather good.
grunts
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From this reading SIR PATRICK [takes the drawing from him and grunts approvingly] Thats rather good.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SIR PATRICK [who has come down to him from the throne] You young rascal, was it drawing me you were?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading SIR PATRICK [who has come down to him from the throne] You young rascal, was it drawing me you were?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading SIR PATRICK [who has come down to him from the throne] You young rascal, was it drawing me you were?
LOUIS
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From this reading LOUIS.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading SIR PATRICK [who has come down to him from the throne] You young rascal, was it drawing me you were?
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course.
PATRICK
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From this reading SIR PATRICK [who has come down to him from the throne] You young rascal, was it drawing me you were?
rascal
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From this reading SIR PATRICK [who has come down to him from the throne] You young rascal, was it drawing me you were?
rather
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From this reading SIR PATRICK [takes the drawing from him and grunts approvingly] Thats rather good.
SIR
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From this reading SIR PATRICK [who has come down to him from the throne] You young rascal, was it drawing me you were?
takes
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From this reading SIR PATRICK [takes the drawing from him and grunts approvingly] Thats rather good.
Thats
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From this reading SIR PATRICK [takes the drawing from him and grunts approvingly] Thats rather good.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SIR PATRICK [who has come down to him from the throne] You young rascal, was it drawing me you were?
throne
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From this reading SIR PATRICK [who has come down to him from the throne] You young rascal, was it drawing me you were?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SIR PATRICK [who has come down to him from the throne] You young rascal, was it drawing me you were?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SIR PATRICK [who has come down to him from the throne] You young rascal, was it drawing me you were?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading SIR PATRICK [who has come down to him from the throne] You young rascal, was it drawing me you were?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What else?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading SIR PATRICK [who has come down to him from the throne] You young rascal, was it drawing me you were?
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading SIR PATRICK [who has come down to him from the throne] You young rascal, was it drawing me you were?
young
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From this reading SIR PATRICK [who has come down to him from the throne] You young rascal, was it drawing me you were?