Chapter XX
“But don’t you see, Mary--” He made an effort to laugh. “I got used to obeying Jessie! I knew her a long time before I knew you.” “Ah, Joe! Ye’ve a kind heart, and a pleasant way of speakin’.
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Chapter XX
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“But
don’t
you
see,
Mary--”
He
made
an
effort
to
laugh.
“I
got
used
to
obeying
Jessie!
I
knew
her
a
long
time
before
I
knew
you.”
“Ah,
Joe!
Ye’ve
a
kind
heart,
and
a
pleasant
way
of
speakin’.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“But
don’t
you
see,
Mary--”
He
made
an
effort
to
laugh.
Line 2
“I
got
used
to
obeying
Jessie!
Line 3
I
knew
her
a
long
time
before
I
knew
you.”
Line 4
“Ah,
Joe!
Line 5
Ye’ve
a
kind
heart,
and
a
pleasant
way
of
speakin’.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I knew her a long time before I knew you.””
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I knew her a long time before I knew you.””
Pleasant
noun
US /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ye’ve a kind heart, and a pleasant way of speakin’.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I knew her a long time before I knew you.””
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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 I knew her a long time before I knew you.”
Ah
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From this reading “Ah, Joe!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “But don’t you see, Mary--” He made an effort to laugh.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ye’ve a kind heart, and a pleasant way of speakin’.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I knew her a long time before I knew you.”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But don’t you see, Mary--” He made an effort to laugh.
don't
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From this reading “But don’t you see, Mary--” He made an effort to laugh.
effort
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From this reading “But don’t you see, Mary--” He made an effort to laugh.
got
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From this reading “I got used to obeying Jessie!
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “But don’t you see, Mary--” He made an effort to laugh.
heart
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From this reading Ye’ve a kind heart, and a pleasant way of speakin’.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I knew her a long time before I knew you.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I got used to obeying Jessie!
Jessie
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From this reading “I got used to obeying Jessie!
Joe
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From this reading “Ah, Joe!
kind
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From this reading Ye’ve a kind heart, and a pleasant way of speakin’.
knew
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From this reading I knew her a long time before I knew you.”
laugh
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From this reading “But don’t you see, Mary--” He made an effort to laugh.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I knew her a long time before I knew you.”
made
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From this reading “But don’t you see, Mary--” He made an effort to laugh.
Mary
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From this reading “But don’t you see, Mary--” He made an effort to laugh.
obeying
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From this reading “I got used to obeying Jessie!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ye’ve a kind heart, and a pleasant way of speakin’.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ye’ve a kind heart, and a pleasant way of speakin’.
see
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From this reading “But don’t you see, Mary--” He made an effort to laugh.
speakin
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From this reading Ye’ve a kind heart, and a pleasant way of speakin’.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I knew her a long time before I knew you.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But don’t you see, Mary--” He made an effort to laugh.
used
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From this reading “I got used to obeying Jessie!
way
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From this reading Ye’ve a kind heart, and a pleasant way of speakin’.
Ye've
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From this reading Ye’ve a kind heart, and a pleasant way of speakin’.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But don’t you see, Mary--” He made an effort to laugh.