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Chapter VI

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Context Illustration Reading 1/88 · 5 lines
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MRS MARCH.
Do you approve of Johnny getting entangled with this girl?
MR MARCH.
No. I was only saying to Mary-- MRS MARCH.
Oh!
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter VI

Reading 1/88 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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MRS MARCH.
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Do you approve of Johnny getting entangled with this girl?
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MR MARCH.
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No. I was only saying to Mary-- MRS MARCH.
Line 5
Oh!
All words in this reading · 21

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approve

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From this reading Do you approve of Johnny getting entangled with this girl?

Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Do you approve of Johnny getting entangled with this girl?

entangled

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getting

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girl

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From this reading Do you approve of Johnny getting entangled with this girl?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading No. I was only saying to Mary-- MRS MARCH.

Johnny

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MARCH

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Mary

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From this reading No. I was only saying to Mary-- MRS MARCH.

MR

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From this reading MR MARCH.

MRS

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From this reading MRS MARCH.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading No. I was only saying to Mary-- MRS MARCH.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Do you approve of Johnny getting entangled with this girl?

Oh

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From this reading Oh!

only

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From this reading No. I was only saying to Mary-- MRS MARCH.

saying

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From this reading No. I was only saying to Mary-- MRS MARCH.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Do you approve of Johnny getting entangled with this girl?

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading No. I was only saying to Mary-- MRS MARCH.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading No. I was only saying to Mary-- MRS MARCH.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Do you approve of Johnny getting entangled with this girl?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Do you approve of Johnny getting entangled with this girl?