Chapter V
‘Oh I couldn’t, Frank. It would seem inhuman.’ ‘What are we to do, then?’ ‘We must put her to bed.’ ‘Great heavens!’
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Chapter V
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‘Oh
I
couldn’t,
Frank.
It
would
seem
inhuman.’
‘What
are
we
to
do,
then?’
‘We
must
put
her
to
bed.’
‘Great
heavens!’
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
‘Oh
I
couldn’t,
Frank.
Line 2
It
would
seem
inhuman.’
Line 3
‘What
are
we
to
do,
then?’
Line 4
‘We
must
put
her
to
bed.’
Line 5
‘Great
heavens!’
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Great
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Great heavens!’”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “‘We must put her to bed.’”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It would seem inhuman.’”
All words in this reading · 20
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘What are we to do, then?’
bed
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From this reading ‘We must put her to bed.’
couldn't
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From this reading ‘Oh I couldn’t, Frank.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ‘What are we to do, then?’
Frank
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From this reading ‘Oh I couldn’t, Frank.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Great heavens!’
heavens
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From this reading ‘Great heavens!’
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘We must put her to bed.’
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘Oh I couldn’t, Frank.
inhuman
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From this reading It would seem inhuman.’
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would seem inhuman.’
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ‘We must put her to bed.’
Oh
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From this reading ‘Oh I couldn’t, Frank.
put
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From this reading ‘We must put her to bed.’
seem
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From this reading It would seem inhuman.’
then
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From this reading ‘What are we to do, then?’
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘What are we to do, then?’
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ‘What are we to do, then?’
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘What are we to do, then?’
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would seem inhuman.’