Chapter X
"_Don't_ thank me--don't. Just let us _enjoy_ ourselves." And she might have been lying among the long, thick weeds of the pond. And it would not have been the accident it would have appeared to be. Of that she felt sure.
Emily Fox-Seton
Chapter X
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"_Don't_
thank
me--don't.
Just
let
us
_enjoy_
ourselves."
And
she
might
have
been
lying
among
the
long,
thick
weeds
of
the
pond.
And
it
would
not
have
been
the
accident
it
would
have
appeared
to
be.
Of
that
she
felt
sure.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"_Don't_
thank
me--don't.
Line 2
Just
let
us
_enjoy_
ourselves."
Line 3
And
she
might
have
been
lying
among
the
long,
thick
weeds
of
the
pond.
Line 4
And
it
would
not
have
been
the
accident
it
would
have
appeared
to
be.
Line 5
Of
that
she
felt
sure.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Among
preposition
US /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “And she might have been lying among the long, thick weeds of the pond.”
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “And she might have been lying among the long, thick weeds of the pond.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And she might have been lying among the long, thick weeds of the pond.”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Just let us _enjoy_ ourselves."”
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And she might have been lying among the long, thick weeds of the pond.”
Might
modal verb
US /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “And she might have been lying among the long, thick weeds of the pond.”
Ourselves
pronoun
US /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “Just let us _enjoy_ ourselves."”
Sure
noun
US /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of that she felt sure.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “And it would not have been the accident it would have appeared to be.”
All words in this reading · 31
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accident
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From this reading And it would not have been the accident it would have appeared to be.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading And she might have been lying among the long, thick weeds of the pond.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And she might have been lying among the long, thick weeds of the pond.
appeared
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From this reading And it would not have been the accident it would have appeared to be.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And it would not have been the accident it would have appeared to be.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And she might have been lying among the long, thick weeds of the pond.
Don't
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From this reading "_Don't_ thank me--don't.
enjoy
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From this reading Just let us _enjoy_ ourselves."
felt
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From this reading Of that she felt sure.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And she might have been lying among the long, thick weeds of the pond.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And it would not have been the accident it would have appeared to be.
Just
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From this reading Just let us _enjoy_ ourselves."
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Just let us _enjoy_ ourselves."
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And she might have been lying among the long, thick weeds of the pond.
lying
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From this reading And she might have been lying among the long, thick weeds of the pond.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "_Don't_ thank me--don't.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And she might have been lying among the long, thick weeds of the pond.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And it would not have been the accident it would have appeared to be.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And she might have been lying among the long, thick weeds of the pond.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading Just let us _enjoy_ ourselves."
pond
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From this reading And she might have been lying among the long, thick weeds of the pond.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And she might have been lying among the long, thick weeds of the pond.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of that she felt sure.
thank
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From this reading "_Don't_ thank me--don't.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of that she felt sure.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And she might have been lying among the long, thick weeds of the pond.
thick
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From this reading And she might have been lying among the long, thick weeds of the pond.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And it would not have been the accident it would have appeared to be.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Just let us _enjoy_ ourselves."
weeds
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And she might have been lying among the long, thick weeds of the pond.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And it would not have been the accident it would have appeared to be.