Chapter VI
CULVER. Wasting all what time? MRS. CULVER. Why, the moment I came in again I could see you'd decided to give way.
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Chapter VI
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CULVER.
Wasting
all
what
time?
MRS.
CULVER.
Why,
the
moment
I
came
in
again
I
could
see
you'd
decided
to
give
way.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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CULVER.
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Wasting
all
what
time?
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MRS.
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CULVER.
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Why,
the
moment
I
came
in
again
I
could
see
you'd
decided
to
give
way.
Learner Dictionary
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Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why, the moment I came in again I could see you'd decided to give way.”
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Why, the moment I came in again I could see you'd decided to give way.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Wasting all what time?”
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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why, the moment I came in again I could see you'd decided to give way.
all
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came
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
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CULVER
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decided
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give
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Why, the moment I came in again I could see you'd decided to give way.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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moment
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MRS
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see
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why, the moment I came in again I could see you'd decided to give way.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wasting all what time?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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Wasting
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way
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whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
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Why
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you'd
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