Chapter XXI
"Well, it will not happen with us." "Why?" "Because as soon as you love some one else, I shall love you no longer, my dear, never, never again." "But just now you said perhaps.... Ah! you see you do not love me!"
Jean-Christophe, Volume I
Chapter XXI
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"Well,
it
will
not
happen
with
us."
"Why?"
"Because
as
soon
as
you
love
some
one
else,
I
shall
love
you
no
longer,
my
dear,
never,
never
again."
"But
just
now
you
said
perhaps....
Ah!
you
see
you
do
not
love
me!"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"Well,
it
will
not
happen
with
us."
Line 2
"Why?"
Line 3
"Because
as
soon
as
you
love
some
one
else,
I
shall
love
you
no
longer,
my
dear,
never,
never
again."
Line 4
"But
just
now
you
said
perhaps....
Line 5
Ah!
you
see
you
do
not
love
me!"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Because as soon as you love some one else, I shall love you no longer, my dear, never, never again."”
Because
conjunction
US /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading “"Because as soon as you love some one else, I shall love you no longer, my dear, never, never again."”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Because as soon as you love some one else, I shall love you no longer, my dear, never, never again."”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Because as soon as you love some one else, I shall love you no longer, my dear, never, never again."”
Perhaps
noun
US /perhaps/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But just now you said perhaps....”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"Because as soon as you love some one else, I shall love you no longer, my dear, never, never again."”
Soon
noun
US /soon/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Because as soon as you love some one else, I shall love you no longer, my dear, never, never again."”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, it will not happen with us."”
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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Because as soon as you love some one else, I shall love you no longer, my dear, never, never again."
Ah
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From this reading Ah! you see you do not love me!"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Because as soon as you love some one else, I shall love you no longer, my dear, never, never again."
BecauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading "Because as soon as you love some one else, I shall love you no longer, my dear, never, never again."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But just now you said perhaps....
dear
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From this reading "Because as soon as you love some one else, I shall love you no longer, my dear, never, never again."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Ah! you see you do not love me!"
else
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From this reading "Because as soon as you love some one else, I shall love you no longer, my dear, never, never again."
happen
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From this reading "Well, it will not happen with us."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Because as soon as you love some one else, I shall love you no longer, my dear, never, never again."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, it will not happen with us."
just
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From this reading "But just now you said perhaps....
longer
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From this reading "Because as soon as you love some one else, I shall love you no longer, my dear, never, never again."
love
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From this reading "Because as soon as you love some one else, I shall love you no longer, my dear, never, never again."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ah! you see you do not love me!"
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Because as soon as you love some one else, I shall love you no longer, my dear, never, never again."
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Because as soon as you love some one else, I shall love you no longer, my dear, never, never again."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Because as soon as you love some one else, I shall love you no longer, my dear, never, never again."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Well, it will not happen with us."
now
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From this reading "But just now you said perhaps....
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Because as soon as you love some one else, I shall love you no longer, my dear, never, never again."
perhaps
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From this reading "But just now you said perhaps....
said
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From this reading "But just now you said perhaps....
see
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From this reading Ah! you see you do not love me!"
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Because as soon as you love some one else, I shall love you no longer, my dear, never, never again."
some
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From this reading "Because as soon as you love some one else, I shall love you no longer, my dear, never, never again."
soon
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From this reading "Because as soon as you love some one else, I shall love you no longer, my dear, never, never again."
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, it will not happen with us."
Well
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From this reading "Well, it will not happen with us."
Why
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From this reading "Why?"
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Well, it will not happen with us."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Well, it will not happen with us."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Because as soon as you love some one else, I shall love you no longer, my dear, never, never again."