Chapter XV
“I will not go upstairs,” said I. “I have all I want here.” She looked her contempt at me, and there never was a face which could look it plainer. “Very good. You can take these medals.
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Chapter XV
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“I
will
not
go
upstairs,”
said
I.
“I
have
all
I
want
here.”
She
looked
her
contempt
at
me,
and
there
never
was
a
face
which
could
look
it
plainer.
“Very
good.
You
can
take
these
medals.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“I
will
not
go
upstairs,”
said
I.
Line 2
“I
have
all
I
want
here.”
Line 3
She
looked
her
contempt
at
me,
and
there
never
was
a
face
which
could
look
it
plainer.
Line 4
“Very
good.
Line 5
You
can
take
these
medals.
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 “She looked her contempt at me, and there never was a face which could look it plainer.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Very good.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I have all I want here.””
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I have all I want here.””
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She looked her contempt at me, and there never was a face which could look it plainer.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She looked her contempt at me, and there never was a face which could look it plainer.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She looked her contempt at me, and there never was a face which could look it plainer.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You can take these medals.”
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “You can take these medals.”
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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 looked her contempt at me, and there never was a face which could look it plainer.
all
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From this reading “I have all I want here.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She looked her contempt at me, and there never was a face which could look it plainer.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She looked her contempt at me, and there never was a face which could look it plainer.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can take these medals.
contempt
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From this reading She looked her contempt at me, and there never was a face which could look it plainer.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She looked her contempt at me, and there never was a face which could look it plainer.
face
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From this reading She looked her contempt at me, and there never was a face which could look it plainer.
go
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From this reading “I will not go upstairs,” said I.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Very good.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have all I want here.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She looked her contempt at me, and there never was a face which could look it plainer.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have all I want here.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I will not go upstairs,” said I.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She looked her contempt at me, and there never was a face which could look it plainer.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked her contempt at me, and there never was a face which could look it plainer.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked her contempt at me, and there never was a face which could look it plainer.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She looked her contempt at me, and there never was a face which could look it plainer.
medals
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From this reading You can take these medals.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked her contempt at me, and there never was a face which could look it plainer.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I will not go upstairs,” said I.
plainer
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From this reading She looked her contempt at me, and there never was a face which could look it plainer.
said
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From this reading “I will not go upstairs,” said I.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked her contempt at me, and there never was a face which could look it plainer.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You can take these medals.
there
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From this reading She looked her contempt at me, and there never was a face which could look it plainer.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading You can take these medals.
upstairs
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From this reading “I will not go upstairs,” said I.
Very
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From this reading “Very good.
want
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From this reading “I have all I want here.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She looked her contempt at me, and there never was a face which could look it plainer.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She looked her contempt at me, and there never was a face which could look it plainer.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I will not go upstairs,” said I.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can take these medals.