Chapter IV
Chapter 4
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LEMMY. [Dubiously] Well yus--I s'pose they'll miss me. L. AIDA. Aoh! Tyke me!
The Foundations (An Extravagant Play)
Chapter IV · Chapter 4
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LEMMY.
[Dubiously]
Well
yus--I
s'pose
they'll
miss
me.
L.
AIDA.
Aoh!
Tyke
me!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The Foundations (An Extravagant Play)
Chapter IV · Chapter 4
Chapter 4 of The Foundations (An Extravagant Play) is here in full — 265 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/53 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
LEMMY.
Line 2
[Dubiously]
Well
yus--I
s'pose
they'll
miss
me.
Line 3
L.
AIDA.
Line 4
Aoh!
Line 5
Tyke
me!
/taɪk miː/
Learner Dictionary
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
Dubiously
adverb
US /ˈduːbiəsliː/
in a questionable and dubious manner
From this reading “[Dubiously] Well yus--I s'pose they'll miss me.”
miss
verb
US /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “[Dubiously] Well yus--I s'pose they'll miss me.”
Tyke
noun
US /taɪk/
a native of Yorkshire
From this reading “Tyke me!”
Well
adverb
US /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “[Dubiously] Well yus--I s'pose they'll miss me.”
All words in this reading · 13
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AIDA
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From this reading L. AIDA.
Aoh
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From this reading Aoh!
DubiouslyadverbUS /ˈduːbiəsliː/
in a questionable and dubious manner
From this reading [Dubiously] Well yus--I s'pose they'll miss me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [Dubiously] Well yus--I s'pose they'll miss me.
LnounUS /el/
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading L. AIDA.
LEMMY
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LEMMY.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading [Dubiously] Well yus--I s'pose they'll miss me.
missverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading [Dubiously] Well yus--I s'pose they'll miss me.
s'pose
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From this reading [Dubiously] Well yus--I s'pose they'll miss me.
they'll
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Dubiously] Well yus--I s'pose they'll miss me.
TykenounUS /taɪk/
a native of Yorkshire
From this reading Tyke me!
WelladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading [Dubiously] Well yus--I s'pose they'll miss me.
yus
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Dubiously] Well yus--I s'pose they'll miss me.
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