Chapter XVI
Then he touched Clorinde's knee to force her to look at him. 'Well, now, about yourself!' he continued. 'I am going to talk to the Emperor this morning. Is there anything that I can ask for you?' 'No, thank you,' she answered drily.
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Chapter XVI
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Then
he
touched
Clorinde's
knee
to
force
her
to
look
at
him.
'Well,
now,
about
yourself!'
he
continued.
'I
am
going
to
talk
to
the
Emperor
this
morning.
Is
there
anything
that
I
can
ask
for
you?'
'No,
thank
you,'
she
answered
drily.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Then
he
touched
Clorinde's
knee
to
force
her
to
look
at
him.
Line 2
'Well,
now,
about
yourself!'
he
continued.
Line 3
'I
am
going
to
talk
to
the
Emperor
this
morning.
Line 4
Is
there
anything
that
I
can
ask
for
you?'
Line 5
'No,
thank
you,'
she
answered
drily.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “'Well, now, about yourself!' he continued.”
Answered
noun
US /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “'No, thank you,' she answered drily.”
Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “Is there anything that I can ask for you?'”
Continued
noun
US /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “'Well, now, about yourself!' he continued.”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then he touched Clorinde's knee to force her to look at him.”
Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'I am going to talk to the Emperor this morning.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Well, now, about yourself!' he continued.”
Yourself
pronoun
US /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “'Well, now, about yourself!' he continued.”
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading 'Well, now, about yourself!' he continued.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading 'I am going to talk to the Emperor this morning.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'No, thank you,' she answered drily.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Is there anything that I can ask for you?'
ask
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From this reading Is there anything that I can ask for you?'
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then he touched Clorinde's knee to force her to look at him.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Is there anything that I can ask for you?'
Clorinde's
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From this reading Then he touched Clorinde's knee to force her to look at him.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'Well, now, about yourself!' he continued.
drily
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From this reading 'No, thank you,' she answered drily.
Emperor
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From this reading 'I am going to talk to the Emperor this morning.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Is there anything that I can ask for you?'
force
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From this reading Then he touched Clorinde's knee to force her to look at him.
going
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From this reading 'I am going to talk to the Emperor this morning.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he touched Clorinde's knee to force her to look at him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he touched Clorinde's knee to force her to look at him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then he touched Clorinde's knee to force her to look at him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I am going to talk to the Emperor this morning.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is there anything that I can ask for you?'
knee
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From this reading Then he touched Clorinde's knee to force her to look at him.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he touched Clorinde's knee to force her to look at him.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I am going to talk to the Emperor this morning.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading 'No, thank you,' she answered drily.
now
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From this reading 'Well, now, about yourself!' he continued.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'No, thank you,' she answered drily.
talk
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From this reading 'I am going to talk to the Emperor this morning.
thank
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From this reading 'No, thank you,' she answered drily.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Is there anything that I can ask for you?'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'I am going to talk to the Emperor this morning.
Then
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From this reading Then he touched Clorinde's knee to force her to look at him.
there
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From this reading Is there anything that I can ask for you?'
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'I am going to talk to the Emperor this morning.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he touched Clorinde's knee to force her to look at him.
touched
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From this reading Then he touched Clorinde's knee to force her to look at him.
Well
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From this reading 'Well, now, about yourself!' he continued.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Is there anything that I can ask for you?'
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading 'Well, now, about yourself!' he continued.