Chapter XXV
"You're right, Jinny. I never ought to have married her." "I didn't say you never ought to have married her. I say you ought to be on your knees now you have married her. She's ten thousand times too good for you."
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Chapter XXV
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"You're
right,
Jinny.
I
never
ought
to
have
married
her."
"I
didn't
say
you
never
ought
to
have
married
her.
I
say
you
ought
to
be
on
your
knees
now
you
have
married
her.
She's
ten
thousand
times
too
good
for
you."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"You're
right,
Jinny.
Line 2
I
never
ought
to
have
married
her."
Line 3
"I
didn't
say
you
never
ought
to
have
married
her.
Line 4
I
say
you
ought
to
be
on
your
knees
now
you
have
married
her.
Line 5
She's
ten
thousand
times
too
good
for
you."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She's ten thousand times too good for you."”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I never ought to have married her."”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I never ought to have married her."”
Ought
modal verb
US /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “I never ought to have married her."”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You're right, Jinny.”
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I say you ought to be on your knees now you have married her.
didn't
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From this reading "I didn't say you never ought to have married her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She's ten thousand times too good for you."
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She's ten thousand times too good for you."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I never ought to have married her."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I never ought to have married her."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never ought to have married her."
Jinny
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From this reading "You're right, Jinny.
knees
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From this reading I say you ought to be on your knees now you have married her.
married
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From this reading I never ought to have married her."
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never ought to have married her."
now
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From this reading I say you ought to be on your knees now you have married her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I say you ought to be on your knees now you have married her.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading I never ought to have married her."
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You're right, Jinny.
say
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From this reading "I didn't say you never ought to have married her.
She's
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From this reading She's ten thousand times too good for you."
ten
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From this reading She's ten thousand times too good for you."
thousand
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From this reading She's ten thousand times too good for you."
times
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From this reading She's ten thousand times too good for you."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I never ought to have married her."
too
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From this reading She's ten thousand times too good for you."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I didn't say you never ought to have married her.
You're
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From this reading "You're right, Jinny.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I say you ought to be on your knees now you have married her.