Chapter XI
"You can have whatever you want." "That's too vague, too indefinite. How rich--or poor--are we going to be?" "We'll be rich enough." "Very?"
The Gray Dawn
Chapter XI
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"You
can
have
whatever
you
want."
"That's
too
vague,
too
indefinite.
How
rich--or
poor--are
we
going
to
be?"
"We'll
be
rich
enough."
"Very?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"You
can
have
whatever
you
want."
Line 2
"That's
too
vague,
too
indefinite.
Line 3
How
rich--or
poor--are
we
going
to
be?"
Line 4
"We'll
be
rich
enough."
Line 5
"Very?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"You can have whatever you want."”
Poor
noun
US /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How rich--or poor--are we going to be?"”
Whatever
determiner
US /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “"You can have whatever you want."”
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How rich--or poor--are we going to be?"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How rich--or poor--are we going to be?"
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "You can have whatever you want."
enough
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From this reading "We'll be rich enough."
going
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From this reading How rich--or poor--are we going to be?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You can have whatever you want."
How
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From this reading How rich--or poor--are we going to be?"
indefinite
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From this reading "That's too vague, too indefinite.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading How rich--or poor--are we going to be?"
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How rich--or poor--are we going to be?"
rich
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From this reading How rich--or poor--are we going to be?"
That's
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From this reading "That's too vague, too indefinite.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How rich--or poor--are we going to be?"
too
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From this reading "That's too vague, too indefinite.
vague
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From this reading "That's too vague, too indefinite.
Very
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From this reading "Very?"
want
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From this reading "You can have whatever you want."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading How rich--or poor--are we going to be?"
We'll
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From this reading "We'll be rich enough."
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading "You can have whatever you want."
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You can have whatever you want."