Chapter V
CULVER. Yes, I think that's pretty right. TRANTO. Well, you have decided on public grounds, and as a question of principle, to refuse the title. You intend to refuse it.
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Chapter V
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CULVER.
Yes,
I
think
that's
pretty
right.
TRANTO.
Well,
you
have
decided
on
public
grounds,
and
as
a
question
of
principle,
to
refuse
the
title.
You
intend
to
refuse
it.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
CULVER.
Line 2
Yes,
I
think
that's
pretty
right.
Line 3
TRANTO.
Line 4
Well,
you
have
decided
on
public
grounds,
and
as
a
question
of
principle,
to
refuse
the
title.
Line 5
You
intend
to
refuse
it.
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 “Well, you have decided on public grounds, and as a question of principle, to refuse the title.”
Question
noun
US /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Well, you have decided on public grounds, and as a question of principle, to refuse the title.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes, I think that's pretty right.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes, I think that's pretty right.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, you have decided on public grounds, and as a question of principle, to refuse the title.”
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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 Well, you have decided on public grounds, and as a question of principle, to refuse the title.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well, you have decided on public grounds, and as a question of principle, to refuse the title.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Well, you have decided on public grounds, and as a question of principle, to refuse the title.
CULVER
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From this reading CULVER.
decided
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From this reading Well, you have decided on public grounds, and as a question of principle, to refuse the title.
grounds
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From this reading Well, you have decided on public grounds, and as a question of principle, to refuse the title.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Well, you have decided on public grounds, and as a question of principle, to refuse the title.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yes, I think that's pretty right.
intend
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From this reading You intend to refuse it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You intend to refuse it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well, you have decided on public grounds, and as a question of principle, to refuse the title.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Well, you have decided on public grounds, and as a question of principle, to refuse the title.
pretty
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From this reading Yes, I think that's pretty right.
principle
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From this reading Well, you have decided on public grounds, and as a question of principle, to refuse the title.
public
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From this reading Well, you have decided on public grounds, and as a question of principle, to refuse the title.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Well, you have decided on public grounds, and as a question of principle, to refuse the title.
refuse
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From this reading Well, you have decided on public grounds, and as a question of principle, to refuse the title.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yes, I think that's pretty right.
that's
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From this reading Yes, I think that's pretty right.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well, you have decided on public grounds, and as a question of principle, to refuse the title.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yes, I think that's pretty right.
title
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From this reading Well, you have decided on public grounds, and as a question of principle, to refuse the title.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, you have decided on public grounds, and as a question of principle, to refuse the title.
TRANTO
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From this reading TRANTO.
Well
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From this reading Well, you have decided on public grounds, and as a question of principle, to refuse the title.
Yes
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From this reading Yes, I think that's pretty right.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, you have decided on public grounds, and as a question of principle, to refuse the title.