Chapter V
"Have you preserved the ashes?" "No," responded the old lady; "Ann threw them into the dustbin at once. I didn't like to keep them about." "And what is your private opinion?" I asked, now that we had grown confidential.
The Bond of Black
Chapter V
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"Have
you
preserved
the
ashes?"
"No,"
responded
the
old
lady;
"Ann
threw
them
into
the
dustbin
at
once.
I
didn't
like
to
keep
them
about."
"And
what
is
your
private
opinion?"
I
asked,
now
that
we
had
grown
confidential.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Have
you
preserved
the
ashes?"
Line 2
"No,"
responded
the
old
lady;
"Ann
threw
them
into
the
dustbin
at
once.
Line 3
I
didn't
like
to
keep
them
about."
Line 4
"And
what
is
your
private
opinion?"
Line 5
I
asked,
now
that
we
had
grown
confidential.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I didn't like to keep them about."”
Ashes
noun
US /ˈæʃ.ɪz/
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading “"Have you preserved the ashes?"”
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I asked, now that we had grown confidential.”
Confidential
adjective
US /ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl/
spoken privately and not for general knowledge
From this reading “I asked, now that we had grown confidential.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Have you preserved the ashes?"”
Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"No," responded the old lady; "Ann threw them into the dustbin at once.”
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I didn't like to keep them about."
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And what is your private opinion?"
Ann
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From this reading "No," responded the old lady; "Ann threw them into the dustbin at once.
ashesnounUS /ˈæʃ.ɪz/
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading "Have you preserved the ashes?"
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked, now that we had grown confidential.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "No," responded the old lady; "Ann threw them into the dustbin at once.
confidentialadjectiveUS /ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl/
spoken privately and not for general knowledge
From this reading I asked, now that we had grown confidential.
didn't
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From this reading I didn't like to keep them about."
dustbin
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From this reading "No," responded the old lady; "Ann threw them into the dustbin at once.
grown
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From this reading I asked, now that we had grown confidential.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I asked, now that we had grown confidential.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you preserved the ashes?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I didn't like to keep them about."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "No," responded the old lady; "Ann threw them into the dustbin at once.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And what is your private opinion?"
keep
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From this reading I didn't like to keep them about."
lady
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From this reading "No," responded the old lady; "Ann threw them into the dustbin at once.
like
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From this reading I didn't like to keep them about."
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No," responded the old lady; "Ann threw them into the dustbin at once.
now
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From this reading I asked, now that we had grown confidential.
old
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From this reading "No," responded the old lady; "Ann threw them into the dustbin at once.
once
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From this reading "No," responded the old lady; "Ann threw them into the dustbin at once.
opinion
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From this reading "And what is your private opinion?"
preserved
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From this reading "Have you preserved the ashes?"
private
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From this reading "And what is your private opinion?"
responded
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From this reading "No," responded the old lady; "Ann threw them into the dustbin at once.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I asked, now that we had grown confidential.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Have you preserved the ashes?"
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "No," responded the old lady; "Ann threw them into the dustbin at once.
threw
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From this reading "No," responded the old lady; "Ann threw them into the dustbin at once.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I didn't like to keep them about."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I asked, now that we had grown confidential.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "And what is your private opinion?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you preserved the ashes?"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And what is your private opinion?"