Chapter XV
“Oh dear, yes.” “Ah then—!” “Ah then what?” Strether had after all to think. “Well, I’m sorry for them.”
The Ambassadors
Chapter XV
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“Oh
dear,
yes.”
“Ah
then—!”
“Ah
then
what?”
Strether
had
after
all
to
think.
“Well,
I’m
sorry
for
them.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Oh
dear,
yes.”
Line 2
“Ah
then—!”
Line 3
“Ah
then
what?”
Line 4
Strether
had
after
all
to
think.
Line 5
“Well,
I’m
sorry
for
them.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Strether had after all to think.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Strether had after all to think.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, I’m sorry for them.””
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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Strether had after all to think.
Ah
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From this reading “Ah then—!”
all
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From this reading Strether had after all to think.
dear
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From this reading “Oh dear, yes.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Well, I’m sorry for them.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Strether had after all to think.
I'm
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Oh
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From this reading “Oh dear, yes.”
sorry
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From this reading “Well, I’m sorry for them.”
Strether
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From this reading Strether had after all to think.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Well, I’m sorry for them.”
then
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From this reading “Ah then—!”
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Strether had after all to think.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Strether had after all to think.
Well
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From this reading “Well, I’m sorry for them.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Ah then what?”
yes
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From this reading “Oh dear, yes.”