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A Safety Match

Chapter IX

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"In what way?" asked her husband curiously.
Daphne turned and surveyed him.
"Would you be angry if I told you--jealous, I mean?"
"What right have I to be angry or jealous?" said Juggernaut simply.
"In what way," he repeated, "has Carthew been showing that he is a good sort?"
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Safety Match

Chapter IX

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"In what way?" asked her husband curiously.
Line 2
Daphne turned and surveyed him.
Line 3
"Would you be angry if I told you--jealous, I mean?"
Line 4
"What right have I to be angry or jealous?" said Juggernaut simply.
Line 5
"In what way," he repeated, "has Carthew been showing that he is a good sort?"

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Asked noun US /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"In what way?" asked her husband curiously.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “"In what way," he repeated, "has Carthew been showing that he is a good sort?"”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"In what way," he repeated, "has Carthew been showing that he is a good sort?"”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “"In what way," he repeated, "has Carthew been showing that he is a good sort?"”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"What right have I to be angry or jealous?" said Juggernaut simply.”

Repeated noun US /repeated/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"In what way," he repeated, "has Carthew been showing that he is a good sort?"”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"What right have I to be angry or jealous?" said Juggernaut simply.”

Told noun US /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Would you be angry if I told you--jealous, I mean?"”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “"Would you be angry if I told you--jealous, I mean?"”

All words in this reading · 39

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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 "In what way," he repeated, "has Carthew been showing that he is a good sort?"

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Daphne turned and surveyed him.

angry

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From this reading "Would you be angry if I told you--jealous, I mean?"

askednounUS /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "In what way?" asked her husband curiously.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "Would you be angry if I told you--jealous, I mean?"

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "In what way," he repeated, "has Carthew been showing that he is a good sort?"

Carthew

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From this reading "In what way," he repeated, "has Carthew been showing that he is a good sort?"

curiously

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From this reading "In what way?" asked her husband curiously.

Daphne

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From this reading Daphne turned and surveyed him.

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "In what way," he repeated, "has Carthew been showing that he is a good sort?"

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "In what way," he repeated, "has Carthew been showing that he is a good sort?"

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "What right have I to be angry or jealous?" said Juggernaut simply.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "In what way," he repeated, "has Carthew been showing that he is a good sort?"

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "In what way?" asked her husband curiously.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Daphne turned and surveyed him.

husband

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From this reading "In what way?" asked her husband curiously.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "Would you be angry if I told you--jealous, I mean?"

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "Would you be angry if I told you--jealous, I mean?"

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "In what way?" asked her husband curiously.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "In what way," he repeated, "has Carthew been showing that he is a good sort?"

jealous

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From this reading "Would you be angry if I told you--jealous, I mean?"

Juggernaut

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From this reading "What right have I to be angry or jealous?" said Juggernaut simply.

mean

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From this reading "Would you be angry if I told you--jealous, I mean?"

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading "What right have I to be angry or jealous?" said Juggernaut simply.

repeatednounUS /repeated/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "In what way," he repeated, "has Carthew been showing that he is a good sort?"

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "What right have I to be angry or jealous?" said Juggernaut simply.

said

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From this reading "What right have I to be angry or jealous?" said Juggernaut simply.

showing

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From this reading "In what way," he repeated, "has Carthew been showing that he is a good sort?"

simply

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From this reading "What right have I to be angry or jealous?" said Juggernaut simply.

sort

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From this reading "In what way," he repeated, "has Carthew been showing that he is a good sort?"

surveyed

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From this reading Daphne turned and surveyed him.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "In what way," he repeated, "has Carthew been showing that he is a good sort?"

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "What right have I to be angry or jealous?" said Juggernaut simply.

toldnounUS /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Would you be angry if I told you--jealous, I mean?"

turned

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From this reading Daphne turned and surveyed him.

way

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From this reading "In what way?" asked her husband curiously.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "In what way?" asked her husband curiously.

Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading "Would you be angry if I told you--jealous, I mean?"

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Would you be angry if I told you--jealous, I mean?"