Chapter XIII
"Of course!" said Barbara. "You need not be diffident. In your case there were the dollars of which my brother-in-law plundered you." Brooke looked at her with a little glint in his eyes. "You," he said, slowly, "can be very merciless."
A Damaged Reputation
Chapter XIII
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"Of
course!"
said
Barbara.
"You
need
not
be
diffident.
In
your
case
there
were
the
dollars
of
which
my
brother-in-law
plundered
you."
Brooke
looked
at
her
with
a
little
glint
in
his
eyes.
"You,"
he
said,
slowly,
"can
be
very
merciless."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Of
course!"
said
Barbara.
Line 2
"You
need
not
be
diffident.
Line 3
In
your
case
there
were
the
dollars
of
which
my
brother-in-law
plundered
you."
Line 4
Brooke
looked
at
her
with
a
little
glint
in
his
eyes.
Line 5
"You,"
he
said,
slowly,
"can
be
very
merciless."
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!" said Barbara.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Brooke looked at her with a little glint in his eyes.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Brooke looked at her with a little glint in his eyes.”
Need
noun
US /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You need not be diffident.”
Plundered
verb
US /ˈplʌndərd/
stole goods or valuables by force after an attack
From this reading “In your case there were the dollars of which my brother-in-law plundered you."”
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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 Brooke looked at her with a little glint in his eyes.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Brooke looked at her with a little glint in his eyes.
Barbara
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From this reading "Of course!" said Barbara.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You need not be diffident.
Brooke
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From this reading Brooke looked at her with a little glint in his eyes.
brother-in-law
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From this reading In your case there were the dollars of which my brother-in-law plundered you."
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "You," he said, slowly, "can be very merciless."
case
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From this reading In your case there were the dollars of which my brother-in-law plundered you."
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Of course!" said Barbara.
diffident
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From this reading "You need not be diffident.
dollars
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From this reading In your case there were the dollars of which my brother-in-law plundered you."
eyes
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From this reading Brooke looked at her with a little glint in his eyes.
glint
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From this reading Brooke looked at her with a little glint in his eyes.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You," he said, slowly, "can be very merciless."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Brooke looked at her with a little glint in his eyes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Brooke looked at her with a little glint in his eyes.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In your case there were the dollars of which my brother-in-law plundered you."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Brooke looked at her with a little glint in his eyes.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Brooke looked at her with a little glint in his eyes.
merciless
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From this reading "You," he said, slowly, "can be very merciless."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In your case there were the dollars of which my brother-in-law plundered you."
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You need not be diffident.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You need not be diffident.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course!" said Barbara.
plunderedverbUS /ˈplʌndərd/
stole goods or valuables by force after an attack
From this reading In your case there were the dollars of which my brother-in-law plundered you."
said
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From this reading "Of course!" said Barbara.
slowly
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From this reading "You," he said, slowly, "can be very merciless."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In your case there were the dollars of which my brother-in-law plundered you."
there
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From this reading In your case there were the dollars of which my brother-in-law plundered you."
very
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From this reading "You," he said, slowly, "can be very merciless."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In your case there were the dollars of which my brother-in-law plundered you."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In your case there were the dollars of which my brother-in-law plundered you."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Brooke looked at her with a little glint in his eyes.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You need not be diffident.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In your case there were the dollars of which my brother-in-law plundered you."