Chapter VII
"Hadn't you better let me get Joe to bring you something to eat?" asked Richard. "Eat?" Mr. Vilas disposed of the suggestion with mournful hauteur. "There! For the once I forgive you.
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Chapter VII
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"Hadn't
you
better
let
me
get
Joe
to
bring
you
something
to
eat?"
asked
Richard.
"Eat?"
Mr.
Vilas
disposed
of
the
suggestion
with
mournful
hauteur.
"There!
For
the
once
I
forgive
you.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Hadn't
you
better
let
me
get
Joe
to
bring
you
something
to
eat?"
asked
Richard.
Line 2
"Eat?"
Line 3
Mr.
Vilas
disposed
of
the
suggestion
with
mournful
hauteur.
Line 4
"There!
Line 5
For
the
once
I
forgive
you.
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 “"Hadn't you better let me get Joe to bring you something to eat?" asked Richard.”
Disposed
noun
US /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Vilas disposed of the suggestion with mournful hauteur.”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"Hadn't you better let me get Joe to bring you something to eat?" asked Richard.”
Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For the once I forgive you.”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"Hadn't you better let me get Joe to bring you something to eat?" asked Richard.”
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askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hadn't you better let me get Joe to bring you something to eat?" asked Richard.
better
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From this reading "Hadn't you better let me get Joe to bring you something to eat?" asked Richard.
bring
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From this reading "Hadn't you better let me get Joe to bring you something to eat?" asked Richard.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Vilas disposed of the suggestion with mournful hauteur.
eat
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From this reading "Hadn't you better let me get Joe to bring you something to eat?" asked Richard.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the once I forgive you.
forgive
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From this reading For the once I forgive you.
get
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From this reading "Hadn't you better let me get Joe to bring you something to eat?" asked Richard.
Hadn't
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From this reading "Hadn't you better let me get Joe to bring you something to eat?" asked Richard.
hauteur
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From this reading Mr. Vilas disposed of the suggestion with mournful hauteur.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For the once I forgive you.
Joe
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From this reading "Hadn't you better let me get Joe to bring you something to eat?" asked Richard.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Hadn't you better let me get Joe to bring you something to eat?" asked Richard.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Hadn't you better let me get Joe to bring you something to eat?" asked Richard.
mournful
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From this reading Mr. Vilas disposed of the suggestion with mournful hauteur.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Vilas disposed of the suggestion with mournful hauteur.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Vilas disposed of the suggestion with mournful hauteur.
once
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From this reading For the once I forgive you.
Richard
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From this reading "Hadn't you better let me get Joe to bring you something to eat?" asked Richard.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Hadn't you better let me get Joe to bring you something to eat?" asked Richard.
suggestion
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From this reading Mr. Vilas disposed of the suggestion with mournful hauteur.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Vilas disposed of the suggestion with mournful hauteur.
There
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From this reading "There!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Hadn't you better let me get Joe to bring you something to eat?" asked Richard.
Vilas
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From this reading Mr. Vilas disposed of the suggestion with mournful hauteur.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Vilas disposed of the suggestion with mournful hauteur.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Hadn't you better let me get Joe to bring you something to eat?" asked Richard.