Chapter XIX
“What did you think of them?” said Fanshawe. “She cried a great deal; she is very young and pretty. Poor child!” said Marjory. “We did not say much to each other; how could we? Indeed, you know that I cannot talk.”
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Chapter XIX
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“What
did
you
think
of
them?”
said
Fanshawe.
“She
cried
a
great
deal;
she
is
very
young
and
pretty.
Poor
child!”
said
Marjory.
“We
did
not
say
much
to
each
other;
how
could
we?
Indeed,
you
know
that
I
cannot
talk.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“What
did
you
think
of
them?”
said
Fanshawe.
Line 2
“She
cried
a
great
deal;
she
is
very
young
and
pretty.
Line 3
Poor
child!”
said
Marjory.
Line 4
“We
did
not
say
much
to
each
other;
how
could
we?
Line 5
Indeed,
you
know
that
I
cannot
talk.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ““We did not say much to each other; how could we?”
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““She cried a great deal; she is very young and pretty.”
Great
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““She cried a great deal; she is very young and pretty.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Indeed, you know that I cannot talk.””
Poor
noun
US /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Poor child!” said Marjory.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What did you think of them?” said Fanshawe.”
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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 “She cried a great deal; she is very young and pretty.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “She cried a great deal; she is very young and pretty.
cannot
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From this reading Indeed, you know that I cannot talk.”
child
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From this reading Poor child!” said Marjory.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “We did not say much to each other; how could we?
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She cried a great deal; she is very young and pretty.
deal
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From this reading “She cried a great deal; she is very young and pretty.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “What did you think of them?” said Fanshawe.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading “We did not say much to each other; how could we?
Fanshawe
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From this reading “What did you think of them?” said Fanshawe.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She cried a great deal; she is very young and pretty.
how
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From this reading “We did not say much to each other; how could we?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Indeed, you know that I cannot talk.”
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed, you know that I cannot talk.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She cried a great deal; she is very young and pretty.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, you know that I cannot talk.”
Marjory
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From this reading Poor child!” said Marjory.
much
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From this reading “We did not say much to each other; how could we?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “We did not say much to each other; how could we?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “What did you think of them?” said Fanshawe.
other
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From this reading “We did not say much to each other; how could we?
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor child!” said Marjory.
pretty
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From this reading “She cried a great deal; she is very young and pretty.
said
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From this reading “What did you think of them?” said Fanshawe.
say
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From this reading “We did not say much to each other; how could we?
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She cried a great deal; she is very young and pretty.
talk
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From this reading Indeed, you know that I cannot talk.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Indeed, you know that I cannot talk.”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “What did you think of them?” said Fanshawe.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What did you think of them?” said Fanshawe.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We did not say much to each other; how could we?
very
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From this reading “She cried a great deal; she is very young and pretty.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We did not say much to each other; how could we?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What did you think of them?” said Fanshawe.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What did you think of them?” said Fanshawe.
young
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From this reading “She cried a great deal; she is very young and pretty.