Chapter IV
LADY CAROLINE. Might I, dear Miss Worsley, as you are standing up, ask you for my cotton that is just behind you? Thank you. LADY HUNSTANTON. My dear Mrs. Arbuthnot!
A Woman of No Importance
Chapter IV
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LADY
CAROLINE.
Might
I,
dear
Miss
Worsley,
as
you
are
standing
up,
ask
you
for
my
cotton
that
is
just
behind
you?
Thank
you.
LADY
HUNSTANTON.
My
dear
Mrs.
Arbuthnot!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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LADY
CAROLINE.
Line 2
Might
I,
dear
Miss
Worsley,
as
you
are
standing
up,
ask
you
for
my
cotton
that
is
just
behind
you?
Line 3
Thank
you.
Line 4
LADY
HUNSTANTON.
Line 5
My
dear
Mrs.
Arbuthnot!
Learner Dictionary
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Behind
preposition
US /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Might I, dear Miss Worsley, as you are standing up, ask you for my cotton that is just behind you?”
Might
modal verb
US /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Might I, dear Miss Worsley, as you are standing up, ask you for my cotton that is just behind you?”
Standing
noun
US /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Might I, dear Miss Worsley, as you are standing up, ask you for my cotton that is just behind you?”
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Arbuthnot
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From this reading My dear Mrs. Arbuthnot!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Might I, dear Miss Worsley, as you are standing up, ask you for my cotton that is just behind you?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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ask
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From this reading Might I, dear Miss Worsley, as you are standing up, ask you for my cotton that is just behind you?
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
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CAROLINE
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From this reading LADY CAROLINE.
cotton
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dear
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Might I, dear Miss Worsley, as you are standing up, ask you for my cotton that is just behind you?
HUNSTANTON
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From this reading LADY HUNSTANTON.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Might I, dear Miss Worsley, as you are standing up, ask you for my cotton that is just behind you?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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just
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From this reading Might I, dear Miss Worsley, as you are standing up, ask you for my cotton that is just behind you?
LADY
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From this reading LADY CAROLINE.
Mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Might I, dear Miss Worsley, as you are standing up, ask you for my cotton that is just behind you?
Miss
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From this reading Might I, dear Miss Worsley, as you are standing up, ask you for my cotton that is just behind you?
Mrs
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From this reading My dear Mrs. Arbuthnot!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Might I, dear Miss Worsley, as you are standing up, ask you for my cotton that is just behind you?
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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Thank
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From this reading Thank you.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Might I, dear Miss Worsley, as you are standing up, ask you for my cotton that is just behind you?
up
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Worsley
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Might I, dear Miss Worsley, as you are standing up, ask you for my cotton that is just behind you?