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Mrs. Geoffrey
Mrs. Geoffrey

Chapter XXXIX

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HOW WEDDING-BELLS CAN BE HEARD IN THE DISTANCE--HOW LOVE ENCOMPASSES MONA--AND HOW AT LAST FAREWELL IS SPOKEN.
And now what remains to be told?
But little, I think!
For my gentle Mona has reached that haven where she would be!
Violet and Dorothy are to be married next month, both on the same day, at the same hour, in the same church,--St. George's Hanover Square, without telling.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Mrs. Geoffrey

Chapter XXXIX

Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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HOW WEDDING-BELLS CAN BE HEARD IN THE DISTANCE--HOW LOVE ENCOMPASSES MONA--AND HOW AT LAST FAREWELL IS SPOKEN.
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And now what remains to be told?
Line 3
But little, I think!
/bʌt little aɪ think/
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For my gentle Mona has reached that haven where she would be!
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Violet and Dorothy are to be married next month, both on the same day, at the same hour, in the same church,--St. George's Hanover Square, without telling.

Learner Dictionary

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

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “For my gentle Mona has reached that haven where she would be!”

LAST noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “HOW WEDDING-BELLS CAN BE HEARD IN THE DISTANCE--HOW LOVE ENCOMPASSES MONA--AND HOW AT LAST FAREWELL IS SPOKEN.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But little, I think!”

Next noun US /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Violet and Dorothy are to be married next month, both on the same day, at the same hour, in the same church,--St. George's Hanover Square, without telling.”

Same noun US /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Violet and Dorothy are to be married next month, both on the same day, at the same hour, in the same church,--St. George's Hanover Square, without telling.”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But little, I think!”

Told noun US /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And now what remains to be told?”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “Violet and Dorothy are to be married next month, both on the same day, at the same hour, in the same church,--St. George's Hanover Square, without telling.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “For my gentle Mona has reached that haven where she would be!”

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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading HOW WEDDING-BELLS CAN BE HEARD IN THE DISTANCE--HOW LOVE ENCOMPASSES MONA--AND HOW AT LAST FAREWELL IS SPOKEN.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading Violet and Dorothy are to be married next month, both on the same day, at the same hour, in the same church,--St. George's Hanover Square, without telling.

ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading HOW WEDDING-BELLS CAN BE HEARD IN THE DISTANCE--HOW LOVE ENCOMPASSES MONA--AND HOW AT LAST FAREWELL IS SPOKEN.

BEauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading HOW WEDDING-BELLS CAN BE HEARD IN THE DISTANCE--HOW LOVE ENCOMPASSES MONA--AND HOW AT LAST FAREWELL IS SPOKEN.

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading Violet and Dorothy are to be married next month, both on the same day, at the same hour, in the same church,--St. George's Hanover Square, without telling.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But little, I think!

CANmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading HOW WEDDING-BELLS CAN BE HEARD IN THE DISTANCE--HOW LOVE ENCOMPASSES MONA--AND HOW AT LAST FAREWELL IS SPOKEN.

church

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From this reading Violet and Dorothy are to be married next month, both on the same day, at the same hour, in the same church,--St. George's Hanover Square, without telling.

day

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From this reading Violet and Dorothy are to be married next month, both on the same day, at the same hour, in the same church,--St. George's Hanover Square, without telling.

DISTANCE

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From this reading HOW WEDDING-BELLS CAN BE HEARD IN THE DISTANCE--HOW LOVE ENCOMPASSES MONA--AND HOW AT LAST FAREWELL IS SPOKEN.

Dorothy

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From this reading Violet and Dorothy are to be married next month, both on the same day, at the same hour, in the same church,--St. George's Hanover Square, without telling.

ENCOMPASSES

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From this reading HOW WEDDING-BELLS CAN BE HEARD IN THE DISTANCE--HOW LOVE ENCOMPASSES MONA--AND HOW AT LAST FAREWELL IS SPOKEN.

FAREWELL

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From this reading HOW WEDDING-BELLS CAN BE HEARD IN THE DISTANCE--HOW LOVE ENCOMPASSES MONA--AND HOW AT LAST FAREWELL IS SPOKEN.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For my gentle Mona has reached that haven where she would be!

gentle

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From this reading For my gentle Mona has reached that haven where she would be!

George's

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From this reading Violet and Dorothy are to be married next month, both on the same day, at the same hour, in the same church,--St. George's Hanover Square, without telling.

Hanover

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From this reading Violet and Dorothy are to be married next month, both on the same day, at the same hour, in the same church,--St. George's Hanover Square, without telling.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading For my gentle Mona has reached that haven where she would be!

haven

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From this reading For my gentle Mona has reached that haven where she would be!

HEARD

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From this reading HOW WEDDING-BELLS CAN BE HEARD IN THE DISTANCE--HOW LOVE ENCOMPASSES MONA--AND HOW AT LAST FAREWELL IS SPOKEN.

hour

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From this reading Violet and Dorothy are to be married next month, both on the same day, at the same hour, in the same church,--St. George's Hanover Square, without telling.

HOW

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From this reading HOW WEDDING-BELLS CAN BE HEARD IN THE DISTANCE--HOW LOVE ENCOMPASSES MONA--AND HOW AT LAST FAREWELL IS SPOKEN.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading But little, I think!

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading HOW WEDDING-BELLS CAN BE HEARD IN THE DISTANCE--HOW LOVE ENCOMPASSES MONA--AND HOW AT LAST FAREWELL IS SPOKEN.

ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading HOW WEDDING-BELLS CAN BE HEARD IN THE DISTANCE--HOW LOVE ENCOMPASSES MONA--AND HOW AT LAST FAREWELL IS SPOKEN.

LASTnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading HOW WEDDING-BELLS CAN BE HEARD IN THE DISTANCE--HOW LOVE ENCOMPASSES MONA--AND HOW AT LAST FAREWELL IS SPOKEN.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But little, I think!

LOVE

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From this reading HOW WEDDING-BELLS CAN BE HEARD IN THE DISTANCE--HOW LOVE ENCOMPASSES MONA--AND HOW AT LAST FAREWELL IS SPOKEN.

married

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From this reading Violet and Dorothy are to be married next month, both on the same day, at the same hour, in the same church,--St. George's Hanover Square, without telling.

MONA

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From this reading HOW WEDDING-BELLS CAN BE HEARD IN THE DISTANCE--HOW LOVE ENCOMPASSES MONA--AND HOW AT LAST FAREWELL IS SPOKEN.

month

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From this reading Violet and Dorothy are to be married next month, both on the same day, at the same hour, in the same church,--St. George's Hanover Square, without telling.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading For my gentle Mona has reached that haven where she would be!

nextnounUS /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Violet and Dorothy are to be married next month, both on the same day, at the same hour, in the same church,--St. George's Hanover Square, without telling.

now

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From this reading And now what remains to be told?

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Violet and Dorothy are to be married next month, both on the same day, at the same hour, in the same church,--St. George's Hanover Square, without telling.

reached

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From this reading For my gentle Mona has reached that haven where she would be!

remains

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From this reading And now what remains to be told?

samenounUS /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Violet and Dorothy are to be married next month, both on the same day, at the same hour, in the same church,--St. George's Hanover Square, without telling.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading For my gentle Mona has reached that haven where she would be!

SPOKEN

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From this reading HOW WEDDING-BELLS CAN BE HEARD IN THE DISTANCE--HOW LOVE ENCOMPASSES MONA--AND HOW AT LAST FAREWELL IS SPOKEN.

Square

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From this reading Violet and Dorothy are to be married next month, both on the same day, at the same hour, in the same church,--St. George's Hanover Square, without telling.

St

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From this reading Violet and Dorothy are to be married next month, both on the same day, at the same hour, in the same church,--St. George's Hanover Square, without telling.

telling

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From this reading Violet and Dorothy are to be married next month, both on the same day, at the same hour, in the same church,--St. George's Hanover Square, without telling.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading For my gentle Mona has reached that haven where she would be!

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading HOW WEDDING-BELLS CAN BE HEARD IN THE DISTANCE--HOW LOVE ENCOMPASSES MONA--AND HOW AT LAST FAREWELL IS SPOKEN.

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But little, I think!

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading And now what remains to be told?

toldnounUS /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading And now what remains to be told?

Violet

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From this reading Violet and Dorothy are to be married next month, both on the same day, at the same hour, in the same church,--St. George's Hanover Square, without telling.

WEDDING-BELLS

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From this reading HOW WEDDING-BELLS CAN BE HEARD IN THE DISTANCE--HOW LOVE ENCOMPASSES MONA--AND HOW AT LAST FAREWELL IS SPOKEN.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading And now what remains to be told?

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading For my gentle Mona has reached that haven where she would be!

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Violet and Dorothy are to be married next month, both on the same day, at the same hour, in the same church,--St. George's Hanover Square, without telling.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading For my gentle Mona has reached that haven where she would be!