Chapter X
'You know that I didn't mean that, Mildred. I don't want to press you into any marriage. I've always wished you to do what you like.' 'And I have done so.' 'I still want you to do what you like.
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Chapter X
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'You
know
that
I
didn't
mean
that,
Mildred.
I
don't
want
to
press
you
into
any
marriage.
I've
always
wished
you
to
do
what
you
like.'
'And
I
have
done
so.'
'I
still
want
you
to
do
what
you
like.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
'You
know
that
I
didn't
mean
that,
Mildred.
Line 2
I
don't
want
to
press
you
into
any
marriage.
Line 3
I've
always
wished
you
to
do
what
you
like.'
Line 4
'And
I
have
done
so.'
/ənd aɪ hæv done soʊ/
Line 5
'I
still
want
you
to
do
what
you
like.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Done
noun
US /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'And I have done so.'”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “'And I have done so.'”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'You know that I didn't mean that, Mildred.”
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'I still want you to do what you like.”
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always
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From this reading I've always wished you to do what you like.'
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'And I have done so.'
any
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From this reading I don't want to press you into any marriage.
didn't
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From this reading 'You know that I didn't mean that, Mildred.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I've always wished you to do what you like.'
don't
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From this reading I don't want to press you into any marriage.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'And I have done so.'
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'And I have done so.'
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'You know that I didn't mean that, Mildred.
I've
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From this reading I've always wished you to do what you like.'
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I don't want to press you into any marriage.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'You know that I didn't mean that, Mildred.
like
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From this reading I've always wished you to do what you like.'
marriage
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From this reading I don't want to press you into any marriage.
mean
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From this reading 'You know that I didn't mean that, Mildred.
Mildred
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From this reading 'You know that I didn't mean that, Mildred.
press
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From this reading I don't want to press you into any marriage.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'And I have done so.'
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I still want you to do what you like.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'You know that I didn't mean that, Mildred.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don't want to press you into any marriage.
want
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From this reading I don't want to press you into any marriage.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I've always wished you to do what you like.'
wished
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From this reading I've always wished you to do what you like.'
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You know that I didn't mean that, Mildred.