Chapter XXI
"Wonderful--charming! A polished actress!" "Would make her fortune on the London boards, by Jove!" "Talk of Mrs. Langtry--she's a stick to Miss Lefroy!" "As to looks, who would compare them?"
Addie's Husband
Chapter XXI
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"Wonderful--charming!
A
polished
actress!"
"Would
make
her
fortune
on
the
London
boards,
by
Jove!"
"Talk
of
Mrs.
Langtry--she's
a
stick
to
Miss
Lefroy!"
"As
to
looks,
who
would
compare
them?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Wonderful--charming!
Line 2
A
polished
actress!"
Line 3
"Would
make
her
fortune
on
the
London
boards,
by
Jove!"
Line 4
"Talk
of
Mrs.
Langtry--she's
a
stick
to
Miss
Lefroy!"
Line 5
"As
to
looks,
who
would
compare
them?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Fortune
noun
US /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Would make her fortune on the London boards, by Jove!"”
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Would make her fortune on the London boards, by Jove!"”
Wonderful
noun
US /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Wonderful--charming!”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"Would make her fortune on the London boards, by Jove!"”
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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 A polished actress!"
actress
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From this reading A polished actress!"
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As to looks, who would compare them?"
boards
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From this reading "Would make her fortune on the London boards, by Jove!"
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Would make her fortune on the London boards, by Jove!"
charming
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From this reading "Wonderful--charming!
compare
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From this reading "As to looks, who would compare them?"
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Would make her fortune on the London boards, by Jove!"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Would make her fortune on the London boards, by Jove!"
Jove
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From this reading "Would make her fortune on the London boards, by Jove!"
Langtry
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From this reading "Talk of Mrs. Langtry--she's a stick to Miss Lefroy!"
Lefroy
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From this reading "Talk of Mrs. Langtry--she's a stick to Miss Lefroy!"
London
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From this reading "Would make her fortune on the London boards, by Jove!"
looks
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From this reading "As to looks, who would compare them?"
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Would make her fortune on the London boards, by Jove!"
Miss
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From this reading "Talk of Mrs. Langtry--she's a stick to Miss Lefroy!"
Mrs
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From this reading "Talk of Mrs. Langtry--she's a stick to Miss Lefroy!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Talk of Mrs. Langtry--she's a stick to Miss Lefroy!"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Would make her fortune on the London boards, by Jove!"
polished
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From this reading A polished actress!"
she's
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From this reading "Talk of Mrs. Langtry--she's a stick to Miss Lefroy!"
stick
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From this reading "Talk of Mrs. Langtry--she's a stick to Miss Lefroy!"
Talk
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From this reading "Talk of Mrs. Langtry--she's a stick to Miss Lefroy!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Would make her fortune on the London boards, by Jove!"
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "As to looks, who would compare them?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Talk of Mrs. Langtry--she's a stick to Miss Lefroy!"
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "As to looks, who would compare them?"
WonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Wonderful--charming!
Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Would make her fortune on the London boards, by Jove!"