Chapter II
OUR HEROINE. "He has said nothing to her?" asked Sir Harry, anxiously, of his wife. "I think not," replied Lady Elizabeth. "Had he said anything that meant anything, she would have told you?" "Certainly she would," said Lady Elizabeth.
Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite
Chapter II
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OUR
HEROINE.
"He
has
said
nothing
to
her?"
asked
Sir
Harry,
anxiously,
of
his
wife.
"I
think
not,"
replied
Lady
Elizabeth.
"Had
he
said
anything
that
meant
anything,
she
would
have
told
you?"
"Certainly
she
would,"
said
Lady
Elizabeth.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
OUR
HEROINE.
Line 2
"He
has
said
nothing
to
her?"
asked
Sir
Harry,
anxiously,
of
his
wife.
Line 3
"I
think
not,"
replied
Lady
Elizabeth.
Line 4
"Had
he
said
anything
that
meant
anything,
she
would
have
told
you?"
Line 5
"Certainly
she
would,"
said
Lady
Elizabeth.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “"Had he said anything that meant anything, she would have told you?"”
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He has said nothing to her?" asked Sir Harry, anxiously, of his wife.”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"He has said nothing to her?" asked Sir Harry, anxiously, of his wife.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Had he said anything that meant anything, she would have told you?"”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"He has said nothing to her?" asked Sir Harry, anxiously, of his wife.”
Replied
noun
US /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I think not," replied Lady Elizabeth.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I think not," replied Lady Elizabeth.”
Told
noun
US /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Had he said anything that meant anything, she would have told you?"”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"Had he said anything that meant anything, she would have told you?"”
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anxiously
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From this reading "He has said nothing to her?" asked Sir Harry, anxiously, of his wife.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "Had he said anything that meant anything, she would have told you?"
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He has said nothing to her?" asked Sir Harry, anxiously, of his wife.
Certainly
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From this reading "Certainly she would," said Lady Elizabeth.
Elizabeth
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From this reading "I think not," replied Lady Elizabeth.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Had he said anything that meant anything, she would have told you?"
Harry
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From this reading "He has said nothing to her?" asked Sir Harry, anxiously, of his wife.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He has said nothing to her?" asked Sir Harry, anxiously, of his wife.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Had he said anything that meant anything, she would have told you?"
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He has said nothing to her?" asked Sir Harry, anxiously, of his wife.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "He has said nothing to her?" asked Sir Harry, anxiously, of his wife.
HEROINE
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From this reading OUR HEROINE.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "He has said nothing to her?" asked Sir Harry, anxiously, of his wife.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I think not," replied Lady Elizabeth.
Lady
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From this reading "I think not," replied Lady Elizabeth.
meant
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From this reading "Had he said anything that meant anything, she would have told you?"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I think not," replied Lady Elizabeth.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "He has said nothing to her?" asked Sir Harry, anxiously, of his wife.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "He has said nothing to her?" asked Sir Harry, anxiously, of his wife.
OURdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading OUR HEROINE.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I think not," replied Lady Elizabeth.
said
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From this reading "He has said nothing to her?" asked Sir Harry, anxiously, of his wife.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Had he said anything that meant anything, she would have told you?"
Sir
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From this reading "He has said nothing to her?" asked Sir Harry, anxiously, of his wife.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Had he said anything that meant anything, she would have told you?"
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I think not," replied Lady Elizabeth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He has said nothing to her?" asked Sir Harry, anxiously, of his wife.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Had he said anything that meant anything, she would have told you?"
wife
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From this reading "He has said nothing to her?" asked Sir Harry, anxiously, of his wife.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Had he said anything that meant anything, she would have told you?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Had he said anything that meant anything, she would have told you?"