Chapter XXI
“Then, if possible, I would like to go to prison.” “It isn’t nice going to prison.” “It would suit me.” “It isn’t nice getting there.” “That’s a question of detail,” said Ann Veronica.
Ann Veronica: A Modern Love Story
Chapter XXI
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“Then,
if
possible,
I
would
like
to
go
to
prison.”
“It
isn’t
nice
going
to
prison.”
“It
would
suit
me.”
“It
isn’t
nice
getting
there.”
“That’s
a
question
of
detail,”
said
Ann
Veronica.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Then,
if
possible,
I
would
like
to
go
to
prison.”
Line 2
“It
isn’t
nice
going
to
prison.”
Line 3
“It
would
suit
me.”
Line 4
“It
isn’t
nice
getting
there.”
Line 5
“That’s
a
question
of
detail,”
said
Ann
Veronica.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Question
noun
US /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““That’s a question of detail,” said Ann Veronica.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““Then, if possible, I would like to go to prison.””
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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Ann
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detail
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getting
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go
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going
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Then, if possible, I would like to go to prison.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
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isn't
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From this reading “It isn’t nice going to prison.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It isn’t nice going to prison.”
like
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It would suit me.”
nice
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From this reading “It isn’t nice going to prison.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “That’s a question of detail,” said Ann Veronica.
possible
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prison
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questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “That’s a question of detail,” said Ann Veronica.
said
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From this reading “That’s a question of detail,” said Ann Veronica.
suit
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From this reading “It would suit me.”
That's
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From this reading “That’s a question of detail,” said Ann Veronica.
Then
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From this reading “Then, if possible, I would like to go to prison.”
there
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From this reading “It isn’t nice getting there.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Then, if possible, I would like to go to prison.”
Veronica
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From this reading “That’s a question of detail,” said Ann Veronica.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Then, if possible, I would like to go to prison.”