Chapter IX
“No immediate danger? Surely he thinks her condition strange!” “Yes, because she had been excited. That affects her dreadfully.” “It will do so again then, because she excites herself.
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Chapter IX
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“No
immediate
danger?
Surely
he
thinks
her
condition
strange!”
“Yes,
because
she
had
been
excited.
That
affects
her
dreadfully.”
“It
will
do
so
again
then,
because
she
excites
herself.
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Line 1
“No
immediate
danger?
Line 2
Surely
he
thinks
her
condition
strange!”
Line 3
“Yes,
because
she
had
been
excited.
Line 4
That
affects
her
dreadfully.”
Line 5
“It
will
do
so
again
then,
because
she
excites
herself.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It will do so again then, because she excites herself.”
Because
conjunction
US /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading ““Yes, because she had been excited.”
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““Yes, because she had been excited.”
Excited
adjective
US /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading ““Yes, because she had been excited.”
Herself
pronoun
US /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading ““It will do so again then, because she excites herself.”
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affects
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From this reading That affects her dreadfully.”
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It will do so again then, because she excites herself.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading “Yes, because she had been excited.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Yes, because she had been excited.
condition
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From this reading Surely he thinks her condition strange!”
danger
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From this reading “No immediate danger?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “It will do so again then, because she excites herself.
dreadfully
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From this reading That affects her dreadfully.”
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading “Yes, because she had been excited.
excites
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From this reading “It will do so again then, because she excites herself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Yes, because she had been excited.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Surely he thinks her condition strange!”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Surely he thinks her condition strange!”
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “It will do so again then, because she excites herself.
immediate
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From this reading “No immediate danger?
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It will do so again then, because she excites herself.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No immediate danger?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Yes, because she had been excited.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “It will do so again then, because she excites herself.
strange
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From this reading Surely he thinks her condition strange!”
Surely
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From this reading Surely he thinks her condition strange!”
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That affects her dreadfully.”
then
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From this reading “It will do so again then, because she excites herself.
thinks
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From this reading Surely he thinks her condition strange!”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “It will do so again then, because she excites herself.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes, because she had been excited.