Chapter VIII
GERALD. Ah, that is nothing. I would die to save you. But you don’t tell me what to do now! HESTER.
A Woman of No Importance
Chapter VIII
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GERALD.
Ah,
that
is
nothing.
I
would
die
to
save
you.
But
you
don’t
tell
me
what
to
do
now!
HESTER.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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GERALD.
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Ah,
that
is
nothing.
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I
would
die
to
save
you.
Line 4
But
you
don’t
tell
me
what
to
do
now!
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HESTER.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Ah, that is nothing.”
Save
preposition
US /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading “I would die to save you.”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But you don’t tell me what to do now!”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I would die to save you.”
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Ah
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From this reading Ah, that is nothing.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you don’t tell me what to do now!
die
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From this reading I would die to save you.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But you don’t tell me what to do now!
don't
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From this reading But you don’t tell me what to do now!
GERALD
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From this reading GERALD.
HESTER
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From this reading HESTER.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I would die to save you.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ah, that is nothing.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But you don’t tell me what to do now!
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Ah, that is nothing.
now
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From this reading But you don’t tell me what to do now!
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading I would die to save you.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But you don’t tell me what to do now!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ah, that is nothing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I would die to save you.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But you don’t tell me what to do now!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would die to save you.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I would die to save you.