Chapter XXVI
GEORGE CRAWFORD AND DAWTIE. “What is the matter with your master?” he asked. “God knows, sir.” “What is the use of telling me that? I want you to tell me what _you_ know.”
The Elect Lady
Chapter XXVI
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GEORGE
CRAWFORD
AND
DAWTIE.
“What
is
the
matter
with
your
master?”
he
asked.
“God
knows,
sir.”
“What
is
the
use
of
telling
me
that?
I
want
you
to
tell
me
what
_you_
know.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
GEORGE
CRAWFORD
AND
DAWTIE.
Line 2
“What
is
the
matter
with
your
master?”
he
asked.
Line 3
“God
knows,
sir.”
Line 4
“What
is
the
use
of
telling
me
that?
Line 5
I
want
you
to
tell
me
what
_you_
know.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What is the matter with your master?” he asked.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I want you to tell me what _you_ know.””
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I want you to tell me what _you_ know.””
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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GEORGE CRAWFORD AND DAWTIE.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What is the matter with your master?” he asked.
CRAWFORD
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From this reading GEORGE CRAWFORD AND DAWTIE.
DAWTIE
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From this reading GEORGE CRAWFORD AND DAWTIE.
GEORGE
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From this reading GEORGE CRAWFORD AND DAWTIE.
God
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From this reading “God knows, sir.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What is the matter with your master?” he asked.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I want you to tell me what _you_ know.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is the matter with your master?” he asked.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I want you to tell me what _you_ know.”
knows
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From this reading “God knows, sir.”
master
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From this reading “What is the matter with your master?” he asked.
matter
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From this reading “What is the matter with your master?” he asked.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What is the use of telling me that?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “What is the use of telling me that?
sir
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From this reading “God knows, sir.”
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I want you to tell me what _you_ know.”
telling
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From this reading “What is the use of telling me that?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “What is the use of telling me that?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “What is the matter with your master?” he asked.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I want you to tell me what _you_ know.”
use
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From this reading “What is the use of telling me that?
want
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From this reading I want you to tell me what _you_ know.”
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is the matter with your master?” he asked.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “What is the matter with your master?” he asked.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I want you to tell me what _you_ know.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What is the matter with your master?” he asked.