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From Jest to Earnest
From Jest to Earnest

Chapter XXI

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"YOU MUST WAIT AND SEE."
"How can you leave Miss Martell?" asked Lottie, as Hemstead approached propitiatingly with a large armful of the choicest evergreens.
"Well, I can," he replied with a smile.
"As yet, but the next time you will stay longer, and the next longer still."
"That depends.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

From Jest to Earnest

Chapter XXI

Reading 1/44 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"YOU MUST WAIT AND SEE."
Line 2
"How can you leave Miss Martell?" asked Lottie, as Hemstead approached propitiatingly with a large armful of the choicest evergreens.
Line 3
"Well, I can," he replied with a smile.
Line 4
"As yet, but the next time you will stay longer, and the next longer still."
Line 5
"That depends.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Asked noun US /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"How can you leave Miss Martell?" asked Lottie, as Hemstead approached propitiatingly with a large armful of the choicest evergreens.”

MUST modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “"YOU MUST WAIT AND SEE."”

Next noun US /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"As yet, but the next time you will stay longer, and the next longer still."”

Replied noun US /replied/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Well, I can," he replied with a smile.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"As yet, but the next time you will stay longer, and the next longer still."”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"As yet, but the next time you will stay longer, and the next longer still."”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Well, I can," he replied with a smile.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “"As yet, but the next time you will stay longer, and the next longer still."”

All words in this reading · 39

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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 "How can you leave Miss Martell?" asked Lottie, as Hemstead approached propitiatingly with a large armful of the choicest evergreens.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "YOU MUST WAIT AND SEE."

approached

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From this reading "How can you leave Miss Martell?" asked Lottie, as Hemstead approached propitiatingly with a large armful of the choicest evergreens.

armful

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From this reading "How can you leave Miss Martell?" asked Lottie, as Hemstead approached propitiatingly with a large armful of the choicest evergreens.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "How can you leave Miss Martell?" asked Lottie, as Hemstead approached propitiatingly with a large armful of the choicest evergreens.

askednounUS /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "How can you leave Miss Martell?" asked Lottie, as Hemstead approached propitiatingly with a large armful of the choicest evergreens.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "As yet, but the next time you will stay longer, and the next longer still."

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "How can you leave Miss Martell?" asked Lottie, as Hemstead approached propitiatingly with a large armful of the choicest evergreens.

choicest

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From this reading "How can you leave Miss Martell?" asked Lottie, as Hemstead approached propitiatingly with a large armful of the choicest evergreens.

depends

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From this reading "That depends.

evergreens

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From this reading "How can you leave Miss Martell?" asked Lottie, as Hemstead approached propitiatingly with a large armful of the choicest evergreens.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Well, I can," he replied with a smile.

Hemstead

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From this reading "How can you leave Miss Martell?" asked Lottie, as Hemstead approached propitiatingly with a large armful of the choicest evergreens.

How

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From this reading "How can you leave Miss Martell?" asked Lottie, as Hemstead approached propitiatingly with a large armful of the choicest evergreens.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "Well, I can," he replied with a smile.

large

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From this reading "How can you leave Miss Martell?" asked Lottie, as Hemstead approached propitiatingly with a large armful of the choicest evergreens.

leave

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From this reading "How can you leave Miss Martell?" asked Lottie, as Hemstead approached propitiatingly with a large armful of the choicest evergreens.

longer

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "As yet, but the next time you will stay longer, and the next longer still."

Lottie

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From this reading "How can you leave Miss Martell?" asked Lottie, as Hemstead approached propitiatingly with a large armful of the choicest evergreens.

Martell

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From this reading "How can you leave Miss Martell?" asked Lottie, as Hemstead approached propitiatingly with a large armful of the choicest evergreens.

Miss

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From this reading "How can you leave Miss Martell?" asked Lottie, as Hemstead approached propitiatingly with a large armful of the choicest evergreens.

MUSTmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading "YOU MUST WAIT AND SEE."

nextnounUS /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "As yet, but the next time you will stay longer, and the next longer still."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "How can you leave Miss Martell?" asked Lottie, as Hemstead approached propitiatingly with a large armful of the choicest evergreens.

propitiatingly

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From this reading "How can you leave Miss Martell?" asked Lottie, as Hemstead approached propitiatingly with a large armful of the choicest evergreens.

repliednounUS /replied/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Well, I can," he replied with a smile.

SEE

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From this reading "YOU MUST WAIT AND SEE."

smile

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Well, I can," he replied with a smile.

stay

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "As yet, but the next time you will stay longer, and the next longer still."

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "As yet, but the next time you will stay longer, and the next longer still."

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "That depends.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "How can you leave Miss Martell?" asked Lottie, as Hemstead approached propitiatingly with a large armful of the choicest evergreens.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "As yet, but the next time you will stay longer, and the next longer still."

WAIT

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "YOU MUST WAIT AND SEE."

Well

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Well, I can," he replied with a smile.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "As yet, but the next time you will stay longer, and the next longer still."

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "How can you leave Miss Martell?" asked Lottie, as Hemstead approached propitiatingly with a large armful of the choicest evergreens.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading "As yet, but the next time you will stay longer, and the next longer still."

YOUpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "YOU MUST WAIT AND SEE."