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Chapter XIV

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OLIVIA.
I think it would make it much easier if she did.
GEORGE.
Is this a threat, Olivia?
Are you telling me that if I do not allow young Strange to marry Dinah, you will not marry me?
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Second Plays

Chapter XIV

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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OLIVIA.
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I think it would make it much easier if she did.
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GEORGE.
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Is this a threat, Olivia?
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Are you telling me that if I do not allow young Strange to marry Dinah, you will not marry me?

Learner Dictionary

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

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I think it would make it much easier if she did.”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I think it would make it much easier if she did.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

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

From this reading “I think it would make it much easier if she did.”

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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 Is this a threat, Olivia?

allow

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From this reading Are you telling me that if I do not allow young Strange to marry Dinah, you will not marry me?

Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading Are you telling me that if I do not allow young Strange to marry Dinah, you will not marry me?

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading I think it would make it much easier if she did.

Dinah

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From this reading Are you telling me that if I do not allow young Strange to marry Dinah, you will not marry me?

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Are you telling me that if I do not allow young Strange to marry Dinah, you will not marry me?

easier

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From this reading I think it would make it much easier if she did.

GEORGE

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From this reading GEORGE.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I think it would make it much easier if she did.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I think it would make it much easier if she did.

Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Is this a threat, Olivia?

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I think it would make it much easier if she did.

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I think it would make it much easier if she did.

marry

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From this reading Are you telling me that if I do not allow young Strange to marry Dinah, you will not marry me?

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading Are you telling me that if I do not allow young Strange to marry Dinah, you will not marry me?

much

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From this reading I think it would make it much easier if she did.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Are you telling me that if I do not allow young Strange to marry Dinah, you will not marry me?

OLIVIA

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From this reading OLIVIA.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading I think it would make it much easier if she did.

Strange

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From this reading Are you telling me that if I do not allow young Strange to marry Dinah, you will not marry me?

telling

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From this reading Are you telling me that if I do not allow young Strange to marry Dinah, you will not marry me?

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Are you telling me that if I do not allow young Strange to marry Dinah, you will not marry me?

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I think it would make it much easier if she did.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading Is this a threat, Olivia?

threat

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From this reading Is this a threat, Olivia?

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Are you telling me that if I do not allow young Strange to marry Dinah, you will not marry me?

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Are you telling me that if I do not allow young Strange to marry Dinah, you will not marry me?

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

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

From this reading I think it would make it much easier if she did.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Are you telling me that if I do not allow young Strange to marry Dinah, you will not marry me?

young

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From this reading Are you telling me that if I do not allow young Strange to marry Dinah, you will not marry me?