Chapter XVIII
He had not asked her for an answer. She had promised to think it out. She might wish to talk it over with Jim. She and Jim had always been very near to one another. And there were the children to be consulted.
Anthony John
Chapter XVIII
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He
had
not
asked
her
for
an
answer.
She
had
promised
to
think
it
out.
She
might
wish
to
talk
it
over
with
Jim.
She
and
Jim
had
always
been
very
near
to
one
another.
And
there
were
the
children
to
be
consulted.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
He
had
not
asked
her
for
an
answer.
Line 2
She
had
promised
to
think
it
out.
Line 3
She
might
wish
to
talk
it
over
with
Jim.
Line 4
She
and
Jim
had
always
been
very
near
to
one
another.
Line 5
And
there
were
the
children
to
be
consulted.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Another
noun
US /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She and Jim had always been very near to one another.”
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had not asked her for an answer.”
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She and Jim had always been very near to one another.”
Might
modal verb
US /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “She might wish to talk it over with Jim.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “She and Jim had always been very near to one another.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “She might wish to talk it over with Jim.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had promised to think it out.”
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always
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From this reading She and Jim had always been very near to one another.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had not asked her for an answer.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She and Jim had always been very near to one another.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She and Jim had always been very near to one another.
answer
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From this reading He had not asked her for an answer.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had not asked her for an answer.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And there were the children to be consulted.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She and Jim had always been very near to one another.
children
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From this reading And there were the children to be consulted.
consulted
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From this reading And there were the children to be consulted.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had not asked her for an answer.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had not asked her for an answer.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had not asked her for an answer.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had not asked her for an answer.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had promised to think it out.
Jim
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From this reading She might wish to talk it over with Jim.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She might wish to talk it over with Jim.
near
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From this reading She and Jim had always been very near to one another.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not asked her for an answer.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She and Jim had always been very near to one another.
out
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From this reading She had promised to think it out.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She might wish to talk it over with Jim.
promised
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From this reading She had promised to think it out.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had promised to think it out.
talk
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From this reading She might wish to talk it over with Jim.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And there were the children to be consulted.
there
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From this reading And there were the children to be consulted.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had promised to think it out.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had promised to think it out.
very
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From this reading She and Jim had always been very near to one another.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And there were the children to be consulted.
wish
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From this reading She might wish to talk it over with Jim.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She might wish to talk it over with Jim.