Chapter XI
“Hold on; you wouldn’t do anything like that! Think a minute of the position in which it would place your father.” She shook her head despairingly. “You drive me into a corner and then beat me!” she cried. “It is all wrong, wrong!
David Vallory
Chapter XI
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“Hold
on;
you
wouldn’t
do
anything
like
that!
Think
a
minute
of
the
position
in
which
it
would
place
your
father.”
She
shook
her
head
despairingly.
“You
drive
me
into
a
corner
and
then
beat
me!”
she
cried.
“It
is
all
wrong,
wrong!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Hold
on;
you
wouldn’t
do
anything
like
that!
Line 2
Think
a
minute
of
the
position
in
which
it
would
place
your
father.”
Line 3
She
shook
her
head
despairingly.
Line 4
“You
drive
me
into
a
corner
and
then
beat
me!”
she
cried.
Line 5
“It
is
all
wrong,
wrong!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading ““Hold on; you wouldn’t do anything like that!”
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You drive me into a corner and then beat me!” she cried.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Think a minute of the position in which it would place your father.””
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Think a minute of the position in which it would place your father.””
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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 Think a minute of the position in which it would place your father.”
all
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From this reading “It is all wrong, wrong!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You drive me into a corner and then beat me!” she cried.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “Hold on; you wouldn’t do anything like that!
beat
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From this reading “You drive me into a corner and then beat me!” she cried.
corner
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From this reading “You drive me into a corner and then beat me!” she cried.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You drive me into a corner and then beat me!” she cried.
despairingly
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From this reading She shook her head despairingly.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Hold on; you wouldn’t do anything like that!
drive
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From this reading “You drive me into a corner and then beat me!” she cried.
father
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From this reading Think a minute of the position in which it would place your father.”
head
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From this reading She shook her head despairingly.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She shook her head despairingly.
Hold
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From this reading “Hold on; you wouldn’t do anything like that!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Think a minute of the position in which it would place your father.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “You drive me into a corner and then beat me!” she cried.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is all wrong, wrong!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Think a minute of the position in which it would place your father.”
like
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From this reading “Hold on; you wouldn’t do anything like that!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You drive me into a corner and then beat me!” she cried.
minute
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From this reading Think a minute of the position in which it would place your father.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Think a minute of the position in which it would place your father.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Hold on; you wouldn’t do anything like that!
place
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From this reading Think a minute of the position in which it would place your father.”
position
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From this reading Think a minute of the position in which it would place your father.”
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She shook her head despairingly.
shook
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From this reading She shook her head despairingly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Hold on; you wouldn’t do anything like that!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Think a minute of the position in which it would place your father.”
then
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From this reading “You drive me into a corner and then beat me!” she cried.
ThinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Think a minute of the position in which it would place your father.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Think a minute of the position in which it would place your father.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Think a minute of the position in which it would place your father.”
wouldn't
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From this reading “Hold on; you wouldn’t do anything like that!
wrong
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From this reading “It is all wrong, wrong!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Hold on; you wouldn’t do anything like that!
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Think a minute of the position in which it would place your father.”