Chapter XXVIII
An Envoy
What we love perfectly For its own sake we love,... That which is best for it is best for us. “Feel like gettin' up to breakfast, do you, sir?” said Joseph to his master a few days later. “Well, I am glad.
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Chapter XXVIII · An Envoy
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What
we
love
perfectly
For
its
own
sake
we
love,...
That
which
is
best
for
it
is
best
for
us.
“Feel
like
gettin'
up
to
breakfast,
do
you,
sir?”
said
Joseph
to
his
master
a
few
days
later.
“Well,
I
am
glad.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
What
we
love
perfectly
For
its
own
sake
we
love,...
Line 2
Line 3
That
which
is
best
for
it
is
best
for
us.
Line 4
“Feel
like
gettin'
up
to
breakfast,
do
you,
sir?”
said
Joseph
to
his
master
a
few
days
later.
Line 5
“Well,
I
am
glad.
Learner Dictionary
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Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, I am glad.”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Feel like gettin' up to breakfast, do you, sir?” said Joseph to his master a few days later.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Well, I am glad.
best
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From this reading That which is best for it is best for us.
breakfast
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From this reading “Feel like gettin' up to breakfast, do you, sir?” said Joseph to his master a few days later.
days
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From this reading “Feel like gettin' up to breakfast, do you, sir?” said Joseph to his master a few days later.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Feel like gettin' up to breakfast, do you, sir?” said Joseph to his master a few days later.
Feel
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From this reading “Feel like gettin' up to breakfast, do you, sir?” said Joseph to his master a few days later.
few
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From this reading “Feel like gettin' up to breakfast, do you, sir?” said Joseph to his master a few days later.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What we love perfectly For its own sake we love,...
gettin
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From this reading “Feel like gettin' up to breakfast, do you, sir?” said Joseph to his master a few days later.
glad
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From this reading “Well, I am glad.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Feel like gettin' up to breakfast, do you, sir?” said Joseph to his master a few days later.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, I am glad.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That which is best for it is best for us.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That which is best for it is best for us.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading What we love perfectly For its own sake we love,...
Joseph
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From this reading “Feel like gettin' up to breakfast, do you, sir?” said Joseph to his master a few days later.
later
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From this reading “Feel like gettin' up to breakfast, do you, sir?” said Joseph to his master a few days later.
like
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From this reading “Feel like gettin' up to breakfast, do you, sir?” said Joseph to his master a few days later.
love
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master
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From this reading “Feel like gettin' up to breakfast, do you, sir?” said Joseph to his master a few days later.
own
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perfectly
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said
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From this reading “Feel like gettin' up to breakfast, do you, sir?” said Joseph to his master a few days later.
sake
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sir
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From this reading “Feel like gettin' up to breakfast, do you, sir?” said Joseph to his master a few days later.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That which is best for it is best for us.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Feel like gettin' up to breakfast, do you, sir?” said Joseph to his master a few days later.
up
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From this reading “Feel like gettin' up to breakfast, do you, sir?” said Joseph to his master a few days later.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That which is best for it is best for us.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading What we love perfectly For its own sake we love,...
Well
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From this reading “Well, I am glad.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What we love perfectly For its own sake we love,...
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That which is best for it is best for us.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Feel like gettin' up to breakfast, do you, sir?” said Joseph to his master a few days later.