Chapter XIX
A CONFIDENCE. ‘Cara, I want to tell you something,’ said Oswald. ‘Look here; here is a comfortable chair. Never mind your aunt; my mother will take care of her. I never have you now, not for half a minute.
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Chapter XIX
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A
CONFIDENCE.
‘Cara,
I
want
to
tell
you
something,’
said
Oswald.
‘Look
here;
here
is
a
comfortable
chair.
Never
mind
your
aunt;
my
mother
will
take
care
of
her.
I
never
have
you
now,
not
for
half
a
minute.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
CONFIDENCE.
/ə ˈconfidence/
Line 2
‘Cara,
I
want
to
tell
you
something,’
said
Oswald.
Line 3
‘Look
here;
here
is
a
comfortable
chair.
Line 4
Never
mind
your
aunt;
my
mother
will
take
care
of
her.
Line 5
I
never
have
you
now,
not
for
half
a
minute.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
CONFIDENCE
noun
US /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A CONFIDENCE.”
Half
noun
US /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I never have you now, not for half a minute.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I never have you now, not for half a minute.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Look here; here is a comfortable chair.”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Look here; here is a comfortable chair.”
Mind
noun
US /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Never mind your aunt; my mother will take care of her.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Never mind your aunt; my mother will take care of her.”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “‘Cara, I want to tell you something,’ said Oswald.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Never mind your aunt; my mother will take care of her.”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Cara, I want to tell you something,’ said Oswald.”
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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 CONFIDENCE.
aunt
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From this reading Never mind your aunt; my mother will take care of her.
Cara
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From this reading ‘Cara, I want to tell you something,’ said Oswald.
care
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From this reading Never mind your aunt; my mother will take care of her.
chair
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From this reading ‘Look here; here is a comfortable chair.
comfortable
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From this reading ‘Look here; here is a comfortable chair.
CONFIDENCEnounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A CONFIDENCE.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I never have you now, not for half a minute.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never have you now, not for half a minute.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I never have you now, not for half a minute.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Never mind your aunt; my mother will take care of her.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Look here; here is a comfortable chair.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘Cara, I want to tell you something,’ said Oswald.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Look here; here is a comfortable chair.
LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Look here; here is a comfortable chair.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never mind your aunt; my mother will take care of her.
minute
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From this reading I never have you now, not for half a minute.
mother
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From this reading Never mind your aunt; my mother will take care of her.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Never mind your aunt; my mother will take care of her.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never mind your aunt; my mother will take care of her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I never have you now, not for half a minute.
now
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From this reading I never have you now, not for half a minute.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Never mind your aunt; my mother will take care of her.
Oswald
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From this reading ‘Cara, I want to tell you something,’ said Oswald.
said
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From this reading ‘Cara, I want to tell you something,’ said Oswald.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading ‘Cara, I want to tell you something,’ said Oswald.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never mind your aunt; my mother will take care of her.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Cara, I want to tell you something,’ said Oswald.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘Cara, I want to tell you something,’ said Oswald.
want
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From this reading ‘Cara, I want to tell you something,’ said Oswald.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Never mind your aunt; my mother will take care of her.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Cara, I want to tell you something,’ said Oswald.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Never mind your aunt; my mother will take care of her.