Chapter VIII
“Have you answered Miss Tavish's invitation?” asked Jack one morning at the breakfast-table. “Not yet. I shall decline today for myself.” “Why? It's for charity.”
The Golden House
Chapter VIII
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“Have
you
answered
Miss
Tavish's
invitation?”
asked
Jack
one
morning
at
the
breakfast-table.
“Not
yet.
I
shall
decline
today
for
myself.”
“Why?
It's
for
charity.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Have
you
answered
Miss
Tavish's
invitation?”
asked
Jack
one
morning
at
the
breakfast-table.
Line 2
“Not
yet.
/nɑːt jet/
Line 3
I
shall
decline
today
for
myself.”
Line 4
“Why?
Line 5
It's
for
charity.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Answered
noun
US /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Have you answered Miss Tavish's invitation?” asked Jack one morning at the breakfast-table.”
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Have you answered Miss Tavish's invitation?” asked Jack one morning at the breakfast-table.”
Decline
noun
US /dɪˈklaɪn/
a gradual loss of health and strength
From this reading “I shall decline today for myself.””
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Have you answered Miss Tavish's invitation?” asked Jack one morning at the breakfast-table.”
Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Have you answered Miss Tavish's invitation?” asked Jack one morning at the breakfast-table.”
Myself
pronoun
US /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I shall decline today for myself.””
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““Have you answered Miss Tavish's invitation?” asked Jack one morning at the breakfast-table.”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I shall decline today for myself.””
Yet
conjunction
US /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading ““Not yet.”
All words in this reading · 24
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answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Have you answered Miss Tavish's invitation?” asked Jack one morning at the breakfast-table.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Have you answered Miss Tavish's invitation?” asked Jack one morning at the breakfast-table.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Have you answered Miss Tavish's invitation?” asked Jack one morning at the breakfast-table.
breakfast-table
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From this reading “Have you answered Miss Tavish's invitation?” asked Jack one morning at the breakfast-table.
charity
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From this reading It's for charity.”
declinenounUS /dɪˈklaɪn/
a gradual loss of health and strength
From this reading I shall decline today for myself.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I shall decline today for myself.”
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you answered Miss Tavish's invitation?” asked Jack one morning at the breakfast-table.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall decline today for myself.”
invitation
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From this reading “Have you answered Miss Tavish's invitation?” asked Jack one morning at the breakfast-table.
It's
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From this reading It's for charity.”
Jack
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From this reading “Have you answered Miss Tavish's invitation?” asked Jack one morning at the breakfast-table.
Miss
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From this reading “Have you answered Miss Tavish's invitation?” asked Jack one morning at the breakfast-table.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Have you answered Miss Tavish's invitation?” asked Jack one morning at the breakfast-table.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I shall decline today for myself.”
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not yet.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Have you answered Miss Tavish's invitation?” asked Jack one morning at the breakfast-table.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall decline today for myself.”
Tavish's
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From this reading “Have you answered Miss Tavish's invitation?” asked Jack one morning at the breakfast-table.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Have you answered Miss Tavish's invitation?” asked Jack one morning at the breakfast-table.
today
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From this reading I shall decline today for myself.”
Why
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From this reading “Why?
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “Not yet.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Have you answered Miss Tavish's invitation?” asked Jack one morning at the breakfast-table.