Chapter V
SENNA. [_Starts--half glancing up at him._] I--I don't know. This year--next year--now--_never_! I cannot marry him ... I cannot--I _cannot_--it is so utterly impossible to leave you!
Mr Punch's Pocket Ibsen
Chapter V
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SENNA.
[_Starts--half
glancing
up
at
him._]
I--I
don't
know.
This
year--next
year--now--_never_!
I
cannot
marry
him ...
I
cannot--I
_cannot_--it
is
so
utterly
impossible
to
leave
you!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
SENNA.
Line 2
[_Starts--half
glancing
up
at
him._]
I--I
don't
know.
Line 3
This
year--next
year--now--_never_!
Line 4
I
cannot
marry
him ...
Line 5
I
cannot--I
_cannot_--it
is
so
utterly
impossible
to
leave
you!
Learner Dictionary
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Half
noun
US /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[_Starts--half glancing up at him._] I--I don't know.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[_Starts--half glancing up at him._] I--I don't know.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
Next
noun
US /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This year--next year--now--_never_!”
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading [_Starts--half glancing up at him._] I--I don't know.
cannot
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From this reading I cannot marry him ...
don't
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From this reading [_Starts--half glancing up at him._] I--I don't know.
glancing
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From this reading [_Starts--half glancing up at him._] I--I don't know.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [_Starts--half glancing up at him._] I--I don't know.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading [_Starts--half glancing up at him._] I--I don't know.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [_Starts--half glancing up at him._] I--I don't know.
impossible
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From this reading I cannot--I _cannot_--it is so utterly impossible to leave you!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I cannot--I _cannot_--it is so utterly impossible to leave you!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I cannot--I _cannot_--it is so utterly impossible to leave you!
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [_Starts--half glancing up at him._] I--I don't know.
leave
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From this reading I cannot--I _cannot_--it is so utterly impossible to leave you!
marry
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From this reading I cannot marry him ...
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This year--next year--now--_never_!
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This year--next year--now--_never_!
now
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From this reading This year--next year--now--_never_!
SENNA
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From this reading SENNA.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I cannot--I _cannot_--it is so utterly impossible to leave you!
Starts
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From this reading [_Starts--half glancing up at him._] I--I don't know.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This year--next year--now--_never_!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I cannot--I _cannot_--it is so utterly impossible to leave you!
up
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From this reading [_Starts--half glancing up at him._] I--I don't know.
utterly
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From this reading I cannot--I _cannot_--it is so utterly impossible to leave you!
year
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From this reading This year--next year--now--_never_!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I cannot--I _cannot_--it is so utterly impossible to leave you!