Chapter III
"There you are, Father," she said. "I'll not ask you to shake hands with me. You probably wouldn't." "As I am a priest," Father Consett answered, "I could not refuse. But I'd rather not."
Some Do Not...: A Novel
Chapter III
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"There
you
are,
Father,"
she
said.
"I'll
not
ask
you
to
shake
hands
with
me.
You
probably
wouldn't."
"As
I
am
a
priest,"
Father
Consett
answered,
"I
could
not
refuse.
But
I'd
rather
not."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"There
you
are,
Father,"
she
said.
Line 2
"I'll
not
ask
you
to
shake
hands
with
me.
Line 3
You
probably
wouldn't."
Line 4
"As
I
am
a
priest,"
Father
Consett
answered,
"I
could
not
refuse.
Line 5
But
I'd
rather
not."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Answered
noun
US /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"As I am a priest," Father Consett answered, "I could not refuse.”
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"As I am a priest," Father Consett answered, "I could not refuse.”
Hands
plural noun
US /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “"I'll not ask you to shake hands with me.”
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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 "As I am a priest," Father Consett answered, "I could not refuse.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "As I am a priest," Father Consett answered, "I could not refuse.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "As I am a priest," Father Consett answered, "I could not refuse.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There you are, Father," she said.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As I am a priest," Father Consett answered, "I could not refuse.
ask
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From this reading "I'll not ask you to shake hands with me.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I'd rather not."
Consett
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From this reading "As I am a priest," Father Consett answered, "I could not refuse.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "As I am a priest," Father Consett answered, "I could not refuse.
Father
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From this reading "There you are, Father," she said.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "I'll not ask you to shake hands with me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "As I am a priest," Father Consett answered, "I could not refuse.
I'd
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From this reading But I'd rather not."
I'll
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From this reading "I'll not ask you to shake hands with me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I'll not ask you to shake hands with me.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I'll not ask you to shake hands with me.
priest
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From this reading "As I am a priest," Father Consett answered, "I could not refuse.
probably
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From this reading You probably wouldn't."
rather
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From this reading But I'd rather not."
refuse
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From this reading "As I am a priest," Father Consett answered, "I could not refuse.
said
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From this reading "There you are, Father," she said.
shake
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From this reading "I'll not ask you to shake hands with me.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There you are, Father," she said.
There
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From this reading "There you are, Father," she said.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'll not ask you to shake hands with me.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I'll not ask you to shake hands with me.
wouldn't
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From this reading You probably wouldn't."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There you are, Father," she said.