Chapter XVII
NORWOOD. You hardly expect us to wait a year before she is allowed to make up her mind? DENNIS. I waited four years for her out there.
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Chapter XVII
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NORWOOD.
You
hardly
expect
us
to
wait
a
year
before
she
is
allowed
to
make
up
her
mind?
DENNIS.
I
waited
four
years
for
her
out
there.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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NORWOOD.
Line 2
You
hardly
expect
us
to
wait
a
year
before
she
is
allowed
to
make
up
her
mind?
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DENNIS.
Line 4
I
waited
four
years
for
her
out
there.
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Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “You hardly expect us to wait a year before she is allowed to make up her mind?”
Expect
verb
US /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading “You hardly expect us to wait a year before she is allowed to make up her mind?”
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You hardly expect us to wait a year before she is allowed to make up her mind?”
Mind
noun
US /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You hardly expect us to wait a year before she is allowed to make up her mind?”
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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 You hardly expect us to wait a year before she is allowed to make up her mind?
allowed
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From this reading You hardly expect us to wait a year before she is allowed to make up her mind?
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading You hardly expect us to wait a year before she is allowed to make up her mind?
DENNIS
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From this reading DENNIS.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading You hardly expect us to wait a year before she is allowed to make up her mind?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I waited four years for her out there.
four
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From this reading I waited four years for her out there.
hardly
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From this reading You hardly expect us to wait a year before she is allowed to make up her mind?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading You hardly expect us to wait a year before she is allowed to make up her mind?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I waited four years for her out there.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You hardly expect us to wait a year before she is allowed to make up her mind?
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You hardly expect us to wait a year before she is allowed to make up her mind?
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You hardly expect us to wait a year before she is allowed to make up her mind?
NORWOOD
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From this reading NORWOOD.
out
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From this reading I waited four years for her out there.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You hardly expect us to wait a year before she is allowed to make up her mind?
there
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From this reading I waited four years for her out there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You hardly expect us to wait a year before she is allowed to make up her mind?
up
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From this reading You hardly expect us to wait a year before she is allowed to make up her mind?
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You hardly expect us to wait a year before she is allowed to make up her mind?
wait
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From this reading You hardly expect us to wait a year before she is allowed to make up her mind?
waited
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From this reading I waited four years for her out there.
year
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From this reading You hardly expect us to wait a year before she is allowed to make up her mind?
years
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From this reading I waited four years for her out there.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You hardly expect us to wait a year before she is allowed to make up her mind?