Chapter VIII
ALMERIC. She's been giving him money, hasn't she? You took it to him yourself, didn't you? Naturally, we understood what it was for. She's trying to keep the beggar quiet.
The Man from Home
Chapter VIII
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ALMERIC.
She's
been
giving
him
money,
hasn't
she?
You
took
it
to
him
yourself,
didn't
you?
Naturally,
we
understood
what
it
was
for.
She's
trying
to
keep
the
beggar
quiet.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
ALMERIC.
Line 2
She's
been
giving
him
money,
hasn't
she?
Line 3
You
took
it
to
him
yourself,
didn't
you?
Line 4
Naturally,
we
understood
what
it
was
for.
Line 5
She's
trying
to
keep
the
beggar
quiet.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She's been giving him money, hasn't she?”
Beggar
noun
US /ˈbɛɡər/
a person who asks for money or food
From this reading “She's trying to keep the beggar quiet.”
Took
noun
US /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You took it to him yourself, didn't you?”
Yourself
pronoun
US /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “You took it to him yourself, didn't you?”
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ALMERIC
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From this reading ALMERIC.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She's been giving him money, hasn't she?
beggarnounUS /ˈbɛɡər/
a person who asks for money or food
From this reading She's trying to keep the beggar quiet.
didn't
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From this reading You took it to him yourself, didn't you?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Naturally, we understood what it was for.
giving
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From this reading She's been giving him money, hasn't she?
hasn't
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From this reading She's been giving him money, hasn't she?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She's been giving him money, hasn't she?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You took it to him yourself, didn't you?
keep
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From this reading She's trying to keep the beggar quiet.
money
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From this reading She's been giving him money, hasn't she?
Naturally
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From this reading Naturally, we understood what it was for.
quiet
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From this reading She's trying to keep the beggar quiet.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She's been giving him money, hasn't she?
She's
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From this reading She's been giving him money, hasn't she?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She's trying to keep the beggar quiet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You took it to him yourself, didn't you?
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You took it to him yourself, didn't you?
trying
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From this reading She's trying to keep the beggar quiet.
understood
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From this reading Naturally, we understood what it was for.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Naturally, we understood what it was for.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Naturally, we understood what it was for.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Naturally, we understood what it was for.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You took it to him yourself, didn't you?
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You took it to him yourself, didn't you?