Chapter XI
"It is my son Walter, your Excellency," said Tell. "Your son? Indeed. This is very interesting. Have you any more children?"
William Tell Told Again
Chapter XI
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"It
is
my
son
Walter,
your
Excellency,"
said
Tell.
"Your
son?
Indeed.
This
is
very
interesting.
Have
you
any
more
children?"
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Line 1
"It
is
my
son
Walter,
your
Excellency,"
said
Tell.
Line 2
"Your
son?
Line 3
Indeed.
Line 4
This
is
very
interesting.
Line 5
Have
you
any
more
children?"
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 “Have you any more children?"”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It is my son Walter, your Excellency," said Tell.”
All words in this reading · 18
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any
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From this reading Have you any more children?"
children
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From this reading Have you any more children?"
Excellency
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From this reading "It is my son Walter, your Excellency," said Tell.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you any more children?"
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed.
interesting
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From this reading This is very interesting.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is my son Walter, your Excellency," said Tell.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is my son Walter, your Excellency," said Tell.
more
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From this reading Have you any more children?"
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "It is my son Walter, your Excellency," said Tell.
said
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From this reading "It is my son Walter, your Excellency," said Tell.
son
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From this reading "It is my son Walter, your Excellency," said Tell.
TellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is my son Walter, your Excellency," said Tell.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is very interesting.
very
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From this reading This is very interesting.
Walter
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From this reading "It is my son Walter, your Excellency," said Tell.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you any more children?"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It is my son Walter, your Excellency," said Tell.