Chapter XXX
TAKING POSSESSION. "I want her to have it all," said William Belton to Mr. Green, the lawyer, when they came to discuss the necessary arrangements for the property. "But that would be absurd." "Never mind. It is what I wish.
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TAKING
POSSESSION.
"I
want
her
to
have
it
all,"
said
William
Belton
to
Mr.
Green,
the
lawyer,
when
they
came
to
discuss
the
necessary
arrangements
for
the
property.
"But
that
would
be
absurd."
"Never
mind.
It
is
what
I
wish.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
TAKING
POSSESSION.
Line 2
"I
want
her
to
have
it
all,"
said
William
Belton
to
Mr.
Green,
the
lawyer,
when
they
came
to
discuss
the
necessary
arrangements
for
the
property.
Line 3
"But
that
would
be
absurd."
Line 4
"Never
mind.
/never mind/
Line 5
It
is
what
I
wish.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I want her to have it all," said William Belton to Mr. Green, the lawyer, when they came to discuss the necessary arrangements for the property.”
Mind
noun
US /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Never mind.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Never mind.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"But that would be absurd."”
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absurd
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From this reading "But that would be absurd."
all
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From this reading "I want her to have it all," said William Belton to Mr. Green, the lawyer, when they came to discuss the necessary arrangements for the property.
arrangements
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From this reading "I want her to have it all," said William Belton to Mr. Green, the lawyer, when they came to discuss the necessary arrangements for the property.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "But that would be absurd."
Belton
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From this reading "I want her to have it all," said William Belton to Mr. Green, the lawyer, when they came to discuss the necessary arrangements for the property.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But that would be absurd."
came
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From this reading "I want her to have it all," said William Belton to Mr. Green, the lawyer, when they came to discuss the necessary arrangements for the property.
discuss
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From this reading "I want her to have it all," said William Belton to Mr. Green, the lawyer, when they came to discuss the necessary arrangements for the property.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I want her to have it all," said William Belton to Mr. Green, the lawyer, when they came to discuss the necessary arrangements for the property.
Green
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From this reading "I want her to have it all," said William Belton to Mr. Green, the lawyer, when they came to discuss the necessary arrangements for the property.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I want her to have it all," said William Belton to Mr. Green, the lawyer, when they came to discuss the necessary arrangements for the property.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I want her to have it all," said William Belton to Mr. Green, the lawyer, when they came to discuss the necessary arrangements for the property.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I want her to have it all," said William Belton to Mr. Green, the lawyer, when they came to discuss the necessary arrangements for the property.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is what I wish.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I want her to have it all," said William Belton to Mr. Green, the lawyer, when they came to discuss the necessary arrangements for the property.
lawyer
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From this reading "I want her to have it all," said William Belton to Mr. Green, the lawyer, when they came to discuss the necessary arrangements for the property.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Never mind.
Mr
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From this reading "I want her to have it all," said William Belton to Mr. Green, the lawyer, when they came to discuss the necessary arrangements for the property.
necessary
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From this reading "I want her to have it all," said William Belton to Mr. Green, the lawyer, when they came to discuss the necessary arrangements for the property.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Never mind.
POSSESSION
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From this reading TAKING POSSESSION.
property
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From this reading "I want her to have it all," said William Belton to Mr. Green, the lawyer, when they came to discuss the necessary arrangements for the property.
said
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From this reading "I want her to have it all," said William Belton to Mr. Green, the lawyer, when they came to discuss the necessary arrangements for the property.
TAKING
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From this reading TAKING POSSESSION.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "But that would be absurd."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I want her to have it all," said William Belton to Mr. Green, the lawyer, when they came to discuss the necessary arrangements for the property.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I want her to have it all," said William Belton to Mr. Green, the lawyer, when they came to discuss the necessary arrangements for the property.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I want her to have it all," said William Belton to Mr. Green, the lawyer, when they came to discuss the necessary arrangements for the property.
want
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From this reading "I want her to have it all," said William Belton to Mr. Green, the lawyer, when they came to discuss the necessary arrangements for the property.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It is what I wish.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "I want her to have it all," said William Belton to Mr. Green, the lawyer, when they came to discuss the necessary arrangements for the property.
William
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From this reading "I want her to have it all," said William Belton to Mr. Green, the lawyer, when they came to discuss the necessary arrangements for the property.
wish
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From this reading It is what I wish.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "But that would be absurd."