Chapter III
MRS. CHEVELEY. [_Shaking her head_.] I am not in a mood to-night for silver twilights, or rose-pink dawns. I want to talk business. [_Motions to him with her fan to sit down again beside her_.]
An Ideal Husband
Chapter III
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MRS.
CHEVELEY.
[_Shaking
her
head_.]
I
am
not
in
a
mood
to-night
for
silver
twilights,
or
rose-pink
dawns.
I
want
to
talk
business.
[_Motions
to
him
with
her
fan
to
sit
down
again
beside
her_.]
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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CHEVELEY.
Line 3
[_Shaking
her
head_.]
I
am
not
in
a
mood
to-night
for
silver
twilights,
or
rose-pink
dawns.
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I
want
to
talk
business.
Line 5
[_Motions
to
him
with
her
fan
to
sit
down
again
beside
her_.]
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[_Motions to him with her fan to sit down again beside her_.]”
Beside
preposition
US /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading “[_Motions to him with her fan to sit down again beside her_.]”
Shaking
noun
US /ˈshaking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
Silver
noun
US /silver/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[_Shaking her head_.] I am not in a mood to-night for silver twilights, or rose-pink dawns.”
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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 [_Shaking her head_.] I am not in a mood to-night for silver twilights, or rose-pink dawns.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [_Motions to him with her fan to sit down again beside her_.]
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading [_Shaking her head_.] I am not in a mood to-night for silver twilights, or rose-pink dawns.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading [_Motions to him with her fan to sit down again beside her_.]
business
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From this reading I want to talk business.
CHEVELEY
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From this reading CHEVELEY.
dawns
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From this reading [_Shaking her head_.] I am not in a mood to-night for silver twilights, or rose-pink dawns.
down
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fan
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading [_Shaking her head_.] I am not in a mood to-night for silver twilights, or rose-pink dawns.
head
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From this reading [_Shaking her head_.] I am not in a mood to-night for silver twilights, or rose-pink dawns.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading [_Shaking her head_.] I am not in a mood to-night for silver twilights, or rose-pink dawns.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading [_Motions to him with her fan to sit down again beside her_.]
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [_Shaking her head_.] I am not in a mood to-night for silver twilights, or rose-pink dawns.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [_Shaking her head_.] I am not in a mood to-night for silver twilights, or rose-pink dawns.
mood
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From this reading [_Shaking her head_.] I am not in a mood to-night for silver twilights, or rose-pink dawns.
Motions
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MRS
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From this reading MRS.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading [_Shaking her head_.] I am not in a mood to-night for silver twilights, or rose-pink dawns.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading [_Shaking her head_.] I am not in a mood to-night for silver twilights, or rose-pink dawns.
rose-pink
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From this reading [_Shaking her head_.] I am not in a mood to-night for silver twilights, or rose-pink dawns.
ShakingnounUS /ˈshaking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading [_Shaking her head_.] I am not in a mood to-night for silver twilights, or rose-pink dawns.
silver
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From this reading [_Shaking her head_.] I am not in a mood to-night for silver twilights, or rose-pink dawns.
sit
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From this reading [_Motions to him with her fan to sit down again beside her_.]
talk
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From this reading I want to talk business.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I want to talk business.
to-night
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From this reading [_Shaking her head_.] I am not in a mood to-night for silver twilights, or rose-pink dawns.
twilights
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From this reading [_Shaking her head_.] I am not in a mood to-night for silver twilights, or rose-pink dawns.
want
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From this reading I want to talk business.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading [_Motions to him with her fan to sit down again beside her_.]