Chapter XII
"It isn't that. I know how good you are, and that you would do anything for me." "Well, then, why don't you go to these fandangoes alone? I can see that you have me on your mind all the time, when I'm with you." "Oughtn't I?"
Indian Summer
Chapter XII
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"It
isn't
that.
I
know
how
good
you
are,
and
that
you
would
do
anything
for
me."
"Well,
then,
why
don't
you
go
to
these
fandangoes
alone?
I
can
see
that
you
have
me
on
your
mind
all
the
time,
when
I'm
with
you."
"Oughtn't
I?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"It
isn't
that.
Line 2
I
know
how
good
you
are,
and
that
you
would
do
anything
for
me."
Line 3
"Well,
then,
why
don't
you
go
to
these
fandangoes
alone?
Line 4
I
can
see
that
you
have
me
on
your
mind
all
the
time,
when
I'm
with
you."
Line 5
"Oughtn't
I?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Alone
noun
US /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, then, why don't you go to these fandangoes alone?”
Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “I know how good you are, and that you would do anything for me."”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know how good you are, and that you would do anything for me."”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I can see that you have me on your mind all the time, when I'm with you."”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know how good you are, and that you would do anything for me."”
Mind
noun
US /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I can see that you have me on your mind all the time, when I'm with you."”
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “"Well, then, why don't you go to these fandangoes alone?”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I can see that you have me on your mind all the time, when I'm with you."”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, then, why don't you go to these fandangoes alone?”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I know how good you are, and that you would do anything for me."”
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all
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From this reading I can see that you have me on your mind all the time, when I'm with you."
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, then, why don't you go to these fandangoes alone?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I know how good you are, and that you would do anything for me."
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading I know how good you are, and that you would do anything for me."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I know how good you are, and that you would do anything for me."
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can see that you have me on your mind all the time, when I'm with you."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I know how good you are, and that you would do anything for me."
don't
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From this reading "Well, then, why don't you go to these fandangoes alone?
fandangoes
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From this reading "Well, then, why don't you go to these fandangoes alone?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I know how good you are, and that you would do anything for me."
go
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From this reading "Well, then, why don't you go to these fandangoes alone?
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know how good you are, and that you would do anything for me."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I can see that you have me on your mind all the time, when I'm with you."
how
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From this reading I know how good you are, and that you would do anything for me."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I know how good you are, and that you would do anything for me."
I'm
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From this reading I can see that you have me on your mind all the time, when I'm with you."
isn't
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From this reading "It isn't that.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It isn't that.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know how good you are, and that you would do anything for me."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I know how good you are, and that you would do anything for me."
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I can see that you have me on your mind all the time, when I'm with you."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I can see that you have me on your mind all the time, when I'm with you."
Oughtn't
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From this reading "Oughtn't I?"
see
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From this reading I can see that you have me on your mind all the time, when I'm with you."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It isn't that.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I can see that you have me on your mind all the time, when I'm with you."
then
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From this reading "Well, then, why don't you go to these fandangoes alone?
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Well, then, why don't you go to these fandangoes alone?
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I can see that you have me on your mind all the time, when I'm with you."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, then, why don't you go to these fandangoes alone?
Well
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From this reading "Well, then, why don't you go to these fandangoes alone?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I can see that you have me on your mind all the time, when I'm with you."
why
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From this reading "Well, then, why don't you go to these fandangoes alone?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I can see that you have me on your mind all the time, when I'm with you."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I know how good you are, and that you would do anything for me."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I know how good you are, and that you would do anything for me."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I can see that you have me on your mind all the time, when I'm with you."