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Lady Cassandra
Lady Cassandra

Chapter XVII

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Cassandra shook her head with a dreary indifference.
"But I don't care, you see; I don't care.
Nothing matters to me at this moment but just our two selves!
It's so easy for you to talk, Grizel.
You are more than happy; you are content!
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Lady Cassandra

Chapter XVII

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Cassandra shook her head with a dreary indifference.
Line 2
"But I don't care, you see; I don't care.
Line 3
Nothing matters to me at this moment but just our two selves!
Line 4
It's so easy for you to talk, Grizel.
Line 5
You are more than happy; you are content!

Learner Dictionary

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

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “Nothing matters to me at this moment but just our two selves!”

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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 Cassandra shook her head with a dreary indifference.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading You are more than happy; you are content!

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Nothing matters to me at this moment but just our two selves!

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "But I don't care, you see; I don't care.

care

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From this reading "But I don't care, you see; I don't care.

Cassandra

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From this reading Cassandra shook her head with a dreary indifference.

content

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From this reading You are more than happy; you are content!

don't

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From this reading "But I don't care, you see; I don't care.

dreary

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From this reading Cassandra shook her head with a dreary indifference.

easy

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From this reading It's so easy for you to talk, Grizel.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It's so easy for you to talk, Grizel.

Grizel

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From this reading It's so easy for you to talk, Grizel.

happy

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From this reading You are more than happy; you are content!

head

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From this reading Cassandra shook her head with a dreary indifference.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Cassandra shook her head with a dreary indifference.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "But I don't care, you see; I don't care.

indifference

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From this reading Cassandra shook her head with a dreary indifference.

It's

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From this reading It's so easy for you to talk, Grizel.

just

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From this reading Nothing matters to me at this moment but just our two selves!

matters

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From this reading Nothing matters to me at this moment but just our two selves!

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Nothing matters to me at this moment but just our two selves!

moment

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From this reading Nothing matters to me at this moment but just our two selves!

more

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From this reading You are more than happy; you are content!

NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Nothing matters to me at this moment but just our two selves!

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Nothing matters to me at this moment but just our two selves!

see

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From this reading "But I don't care, you see; I don't care.

selves

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From this reading Nothing matters to me at this moment but just our two selves!

shook

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From this reading Cassandra shook her head with a dreary indifference.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It's so easy for you to talk, Grizel.

talk

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From this reading It's so easy for you to talk, Grizel.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading You are more than happy; you are content!

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Nothing matters to me at this moment but just our two selves!

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Nothing matters to me at this moment but just our two selves!

two

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From this reading Nothing matters to me at this moment but just our two selves!

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Cassandra shook her head with a dreary indifference.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "But I don't care, you see; I don't care.