Chapter XII
'So you had. More's the pity. I should like you to begin again.' 'My dear fellow, I shall have to begin again!' said Oliver Lyon with a laugh, looking at Mrs. Capadose. She did not meet his eyes--she had got up to ring for luncheon.
A London Life, and Other Tales
Chapter XII
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'So
you
had.
More's
the
pity.
I
should
like
you
to
begin
again.'
'My
dear
fellow,
I
shall
have
to
begin
again!'
said
Oliver
Lyon
with
a
laugh,
looking
at
Mrs.
Capadose.
She
did
not
meet
his
eyes--she
had
got
up
to
ring
for
luncheon.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
'So
you
had.
/soʊ juː hæd/
Line 2
More's
the
pity.
Line 3
I
should
like
you
to
begin
again.'
Line 4
'My
dear
fellow,
I
shall
have
to
begin
again!'
said
Oliver
Lyon
with
a
laugh,
looking
at
Mrs.
Capadose.
Line 5
She
did
not
meet
his
eyes--she
had
got
up
to
ring
for
luncheon.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I should like you to begin again.'”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “'My dear fellow, I shall have to begin again!' said Oliver Lyon with a laugh, looking at Mrs. Capadose.”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “'My dear fellow, I shall have to begin again!' said Oliver Lyon with a laugh, looking at Mrs. Capadose.”
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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 'My dear fellow, I shall have to begin again!' said Oliver Lyon with a laugh, looking at Mrs. Capadose.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I should like you to begin again.'
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'My dear fellow, I shall have to begin again!' said Oliver Lyon with a laugh, looking at Mrs. Capadose.
begin
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From this reading I should like you to begin again.'
Capadose
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From this reading 'My dear fellow, I shall have to begin again!' said Oliver Lyon with a laugh, looking at Mrs. Capadose.
dear
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From this reading 'My dear fellow, I shall have to begin again!' said Oliver Lyon with a laugh, looking at Mrs. Capadose.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not meet his eyes--she had got up to ring for luncheon.
eyes
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From this reading She did not meet his eyes--she had got up to ring for luncheon.
fellow
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From this reading 'My dear fellow, I shall have to begin again!' said Oliver Lyon with a laugh, looking at Mrs. Capadose.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She did not meet his eyes--she had got up to ring for luncheon.
got
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From this reading She did not meet his eyes--she had got up to ring for luncheon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 'So you had.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'My dear fellow, I shall have to begin again!' said Oliver Lyon with a laugh, looking at Mrs. Capadose.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She did not meet his eyes--she had got up to ring for luncheon.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I should like you to begin again.'
laugh
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From this reading 'My dear fellow, I shall have to begin again!' said Oliver Lyon with a laugh, looking at Mrs. Capadose.
like
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From this reading I should like you to begin again.'
looking
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From this reading 'My dear fellow, I shall have to begin again!' said Oliver Lyon with a laugh, looking at Mrs. Capadose.
luncheon
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From this reading She did not meet his eyes--she had got up to ring for luncheon.
Lyon
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From this reading 'My dear fellow, I shall have to begin again!' said Oliver Lyon with a laugh, looking at Mrs. Capadose.
meet
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From this reading She did not meet his eyes--she had got up to ring for luncheon.
More's
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From this reading More's the pity.
Mrs
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From this reading 'My dear fellow, I shall have to begin again!' said Oliver Lyon with a laugh, looking at Mrs. Capadose.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'My dear fellow, I shall have to begin again!' said Oliver Lyon with a laugh, looking at Mrs. Capadose.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not meet his eyes--she had got up to ring for luncheon.
Oliver
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From this reading 'My dear fellow, I shall have to begin again!' said Oliver Lyon with a laugh, looking at Mrs. Capadose.
pity
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From this reading More's the pity.
ring
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From this reading She did not meet his eyes--she had got up to ring for luncheon.
said
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From this reading 'My dear fellow, I shall have to begin again!' said Oliver Lyon with a laugh, looking at Mrs. Capadose.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading 'My dear fellow, I shall have to begin again!' said Oliver Lyon with a laugh, looking at Mrs. Capadose.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not meet his eyes--she had got up to ring for luncheon.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should like you to begin again.'
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'So you had.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading More's the pity.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I should like you to begin again.'
up
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From this reading She did not meet his eyes--she had got up to ring for luncheon.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'My dear fellow, I shall have to begin again!' said Oliver Lyon with a laugh, looking at Mrs. Capadose.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'So you had.