Chapter X
Rose looked as if positively she couldn't believe her ears. But it was at Jane that she looked, not at Tanqueray. "No," said Jinny. "I don't want to talk about Hambleby. I want to talk to your wife."
The Creators: A Comedy
Chapter X
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Rose
looked
as
if
positively
she
couldn't
believe
her
ears.
But
it
was
at
Jane
that
she
looked,
not
at
Tanqueray.
"No,"
said
Jinny.
"I
don't
want
to
talk
about
Hambleby.
I
want
to
talk
to
your
wife."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Rose
looked
as
if
positively
she
couldn't
believe
her
ears.
Line 2
But
it
was
at
Jane
that
she
looked,
not
at
Tanqueray.
Line 3
"No,"
said
Jinny.
Line 4
"I
don't
want
to
talk
about
Hambleby.
Line 5
I
want
to
talk
to
your
wife."
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 don't want to talk about Hambleby.”
Believe
noun
US /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Rose looked as if positively she couldn't believe her ears.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rose looked as if positively she couldn't believe her ears.”
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I don't want to talk about Hambleby.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Rose looked as if positively she couldn't believe her ears.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But it was at Jane that she looked, not at Tanqueray.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Rose looked as if positively she couldn't believe her ears.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was at Jane that she looked, not at Tanqueray.
couldn't
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From this reading Rose looked as if positively she couldn't believe her ears.
don't
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From this reading "I don't want to talk about Hambleby.
ears
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From this reading Rose looked as if positively she couldn't believe her ears.
Hambleby
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From this reading "I don't want to talk about Hambleby.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Rose looked as if positively she couldn't believe her ears.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't want to talk about Hambleby.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Rose looked as if positively she couldn't believe her ears.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it was at Jane that she looked, not at Tanqueray.
Jane
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From this reading But it was at Jane that she looked, not at Tanqueray.
Jinny
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From this reading "No," said Jinny.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rose looked as if positively she couldn't believe her ears.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No," said Jinny.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But it was at Jane that she looked, not at Tanqueray.
positively
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From this reading Rose looked as if positively she couldn't believe her ears.
Rose
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From this reading Rose looked as if positively she couldn't believe her ears.
said
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From this reading "No," said Jinny.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rose looked as if positively she couldn't believe her ears.
talk
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From this reading "I don't want to talk about Hambleby.
Tanqueray
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From this reading But it was at Jane that she looked, not at Tanqueray.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But it was at Jane that she looked, not at Tanqueray.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I don't want to talk about Hambleby.
want
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From this reading "I don't want to talk about Hambleby.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it was at Jane that she looked, not at Tanqueray.
wife
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From this reading I want to talk to your wife."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I want to talk to your wife."