Chapter XIX
At the drop of the Duchess’s fan he restored his nippers. “And he doesn’t--not a bit--want HER!” “There it is. She has put down her money, as it were, without a return. She has given Mitchy up and got nothing instead.”
The Awkward Age
Chapter XIX
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At
the
drop
of
the
Duchess’s
fan
he
restored
his
nippers.
“And
he
doesn’t--not
a
bit--want
HER!”
“There
it
is.
She
has
put
down
her
money,
as
it
were,
without
a
return.
She
has
given
Mitchy
up
and
got
nothing
instead.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
At
the
drop
of
the
Duchess’s
fan
he
restored
his
nippers.
Line 2
“And
he
doesn’t--not
a
bit--want
HER!”
Line 3
“There
it
is.
Line 4
She
has
put
down
her
money,
as
it
were,
without
a
return.
Line 5
She
has
given
Mitchy
up
and
got
nothing
instead.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She has put down her money, as it were, without a return.”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “She has given Mitchy up and got nothing instead.””
Without
preposition
US /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “She has put down her money, as it were, without a return.”
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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 “And he doesn’t--not a bit--want HER!”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And he doesn’t--not a bit--want HER!”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She has put down her money, as it were, without a return.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the drop of the Duchess’s fan he restored his nippers.
bit
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doesn't
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down
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drop
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Duchess's
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fan
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given
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got
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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has put down her money, as it were, without a return.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the drop of the Duchess’s fan he restored his nippers.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “And he doesn’t--not a bit--want HER!”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the drop of the Duchess’s fan he restored his nippers.
instead
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From this reading She has given Mitchy up and got nothing instead.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There it is.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “There it is.
Mitchy
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From this reading She has given Mitchy up and got nothing instead.”
money
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From this reading She has put down her money, as it were, without a return.
nippers
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From this reading At the drop of the Duchess’s fan he restored his nippers.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “And he doesn’t--not a bit--want HER!”
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She has given Mitchy up and got nothing instead.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the drop of the Duchess’s fan he restored his nippers.
put
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From this reading She has put down her money, as it were, without a return.
restored
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From this reading At the drop of the Duchess’s fan he restored his nippers.
return
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From this reading She has put down her money, as it were, without a return.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She has put down her money, as it were, without a return.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the drop of the Duchess’s fan he restored his nippers.
There
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From this reading “There it is.
up
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From this reading She has given Mitchy up and got nothing instead.”
want
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From this reading “And he doesn’t--not a bit--want HER!”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She has put down her money, as it were, without a return.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She has put down her money, as it were, without a return.