Chapter XIX
“Am I not consumptive? Did not my mother die of a lung complaint?” “Aha, Raphael! what fun you will have! What will you give me?” asked Aquilina. “Here’s to the death of his uncle, Major O’Flaharty!
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Chapter XIX
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“Am
I
not
consumptive?
Did
not
my
mother
die
of
a
lung
complaint?”
“Aha,
Raphael!
what
fun
you
will
have!
What
will
you
give
me?”
asked
Aquilina.
“Here’s
to
the
death
of
his
uncle,
Major
O’Flaharty!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Am
I
not
consumptive?
Line 2
Did
not
my
mother
die
of
a
lung
complaint?”
Line 3
“Aha,
Raphael!
what
fun
you
will
have!
Line 4
What
will
you
give
me?”
asked
Aquilina.
Line 5
“Here’s
to
the
death
of
his
uncle,
Major
O’Flaharty!
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 will you give me?” asked Aquilina.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Aha, Raphael! what fun you will have!”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Did not my mother die of a lung complaint?”
Aha
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From this reading “Aha, Raphael! what fun you will have!
Amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Am I not consumptive?
Aquilina
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From this reading What will you give me?” asked Aquilina.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What will you give me?” asked Aquilina.
complaint
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consumptive
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death
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Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did not my mother die of a lung complaint?”
die
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fun
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From this reading “Aha, Raphael! what fun you will have!
give
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From this reading What will you give me?” asked Aquilina.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Aha, Raphael! what fun you will have!
Here's
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From this reading “Here’s to the death of his uncle, Major O’Flaharty!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Here’s to the death of his uncle, Major O’Flaharty!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Am I not consumptive?
lung
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Major
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What will you give me?” asked Aquilina.
mother
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From this reading Did not my mother die of a lung complaint?”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Did not my mother die of a lung complaint?”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Am I not consumptive?
O'Flaharty
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Did not my mother die of a lung complaint?”
Raphael
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From this reading “Aha, Raphael! what fun you will have!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Here’s to the death of his uncle, Major O’Flaharty!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Here’s to the death of his uncle, Major O’Flaharty!
uncle
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From this reading “Here’s to the death of his uncle, Major O’Flaharty!
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Aha, Raphael! what fun you will have!
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Aha, Raphael! what fun you will have!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Aha, Raphael! what fun you will have!