Chapter V
MRS. ARBUTHNOT. He was not discontented till he met you. You have made him so. LORD ILLINGWORTH.
A Woman of No Importance
Chapter V
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MRS.
ARBUTHNOT.
He
was
not
discontented
till
he
met
you.
You
have
made
him
so.
LORD
ILLINGWORTH.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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MRS.
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ARBUTHNOT.
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He
was
not
discontented
till
he
met
you.
Line 4
You
have
made
him
so.
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LORD
ILLINGWORTH.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have made him so.”
Till
preposition
US /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “He was not discontented till he met you.”
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ARBUTHNOT
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From this reading ARBUTHNOT.
discontented
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From this reading He was not discontented till he met you.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have made him so.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was not discontented till he met you.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You have made him so.
ILLINGWORTH
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From this reading LORD ILLINGWORTH.
LORD
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From this reading LORD ILLINGWORTH.
made
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met
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From this reading He was not discontented till he met you.
MRS
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From this reading MRS.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not discontented till he met you.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You have made him so.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He was not discontented till he met you.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was not discontented till he met you.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He was not discontented till he met you.