Chapter VII
'Aren't you getting on this morning?' 'No, not very well.' 'What do you think of turbot?' 'I think turbot very nice. Emily likes turbot.'
Vain Fortune: A Novel
Chapter VII
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'Aren't
you
getting
on
this
morning?'
'No,
not
very
well.'
'What
do
you
think
of
turbot?'
'I
think
turbot
very
nice.
Emily
likes
turbot.'
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
'Aren't
you
getting
on
this
morning?'
Line 2
'No,
not
very
well.'
Line 3
'What
do
you
think
of
turbot?'
Line 4
'I
think
turbot
very
nice.
Line 5
Emily
likes
turbot.'
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Aren't you getting on this morning?'”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'What do you think of turbot?'”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'No, not very well.'”
All words in this reading · 19
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Aren't
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From this reading 'Aren't you getting on this morning?'
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'What do you think of turbot?'
Emily
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From this reading Emily likes turbot.'
getting
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From this reading 'Aren't you getting on this morning?'
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I think turbot very nice.
likes
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From this reading Emily likes turbot.'
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Aren't you getting on this morning?'
nice
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From this reading 'I think turbot very nice.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading 'No, not very well.'
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'No, not very well.'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'What do you think of turbot?'
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'Aren't you getting on this morning?'
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'What do you think of turbot?'
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'Aren't you getting on this morning?'
turbot
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From this reading 'What do you think of turbot?'
very
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From this reading 'No, not very well.'
well
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From this reading 'No, not very well.'
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'What do you think of turbot?'
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Aren't you getting on this morning?'