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The Way We Live Now

Chapter VI

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CARBURY MANOR.
"I don't think it quite nice, mamma; that's all.
Of course if you have made up your mind to go, I must go with you."
"What on earth can be more natural than that you should go to your own cousin's house?"
"You know what I mean, mamma."
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The Way We Live Now

Chapter VI

Reading 1/130 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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CARBURY MANOR.
Line 2
"I don't think it quite nice, mamma; that's all.
Line 3
Of course if you have made up your mind to go, I must go with you."
Line 4
"What on earth can be more natural than that you should go to your own cousin's house?"
Line 5
"You know what I mean, mamma."

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Course noun US /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Of course if you have made up your mind to go, I must go with you."”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Of course if you have made up your mind to go, I must go with you."”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"You know what I mean, mamma."”

Mind noun US /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Of course if you have made up your mind to go, I must go with you."”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “Of course if you have made up your mind to go, I must go with you."”

Quite noun US /quite/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I don't think it quite nice, mamma; that's all.”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I don't think it quite nice, mamma; that's all.”

All words in this reading · 39

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all

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From this reading "I don't think it quite nice, mamma; that's all.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "What on earth can be more natural than that you should go to your own cousin's house?"

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "What on earth can be more natural than that you should go to your own cousin's house?"

CARBURY

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From this reading CARBURY MANOR.

coursenounUS /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Of course if you have made up your mind to go, I must go with you."

cousin's

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From this reading "What on earth can be more natural than that you should go to your own cousin's house?"

don't

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From this reading "I don't think it quite nice, mamma; that's all.

earth

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From this reading "What on earth can be more natural than that you should go to your own cousin's house?"

go

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From this reading Of course if you have made up your mind to go, I must go with you."

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Of course if you have made up your mind to go, I must go with you."

house

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From this reading "What on earth can be more natural than that you should go to your own cousin's house?"

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I don't think it quite nice, mamma; that's all.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Of course if you have made up your mind to go, I must go with you."

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "I don't think it quite nice, mamma; that's all.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "You know what I mean, mamma."

made

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From this reading Of course if you have made up your mind to go, I must go with you."

mamma

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From this reading "I don't think it quite nice, mamma; that's all.

MANOR

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From this reading CARBURY MANOR.

mean

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From this reading "You know what I mean, mamma."

mindnounUS /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Of course if you have made up your mind to go, I must go with you."

more

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From this reading "What on earth can be more natural than that you should go to your own cousin's house?"

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Of course if you have made up your mind to go, I must go with you."

natural

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From this reading "What on earth can be more natural than that you should go to your own cousin's house?"

nice

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From this reading "I don't think it quite nice, mamma; that's all.

OfprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Of course if you have made up your mind to go, I must go with you."

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "What on earth can be more natural than that you should go to your own cousin's house?"

own

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From this reading "What on earth can be more natural than that you should go to your own cousin's house?"

quitenounUS /quite/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I don't think it quite nice, mamma; that's all.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading "What on earth can be more natural than that you should go to your own cousin's house?"

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading "What on earth can be more natural than that you should go to your own cousin's house?"

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "What on earth can be more natural than that you should go to your own cousin's house?"

that's

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From this reading "I don't think it quite nice, mamma; that's all.

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I don't think it quite nice, mamma; that's all.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Of course if you have made up your mind to go, I must go with you."

up

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From this reading Of course if you have made up your mind to go, I must go with you."

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "What on earth can be more natural than that you should go to your own cousin's house?"

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Of course if you have made up your mind to go, I must go with you."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Of course if you have made up your mind to go, I must go with you."

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Of course if you have made up your mind to go, I must go with you."