Chapter X
“He's asked me to make a statuette of his daughter on horseback.” “And will you?” “I don't know.” “If she's really so pretty, you'd better.” “Pretty's hardly the word—but she's not ordinary.”
The Dark Flower
Chapter X
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“He's
asked
me
to
make
a
statuette
of
his
daughter
on
horseback.”
“And
will
you?”
“I
don't
know.”
“If
she's
really
so
pretty,
you'd
better.”
“Pretty's
hardly
the
word—but
she's
not
ordinary.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“He's
asked
me
to
make
a
statuette
of
his
daughter
on
horseback.”
Line 2
“And
will
you?”
/ənd wɪl juː/
Line 3
“I
don't
know.”
Line 4
“If
she's
really
so
pretty,
you'd
better.”
Line 5
“Pretty's
hardly
the
word—but
she's
not
ordinary.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““He's asked me to make a statuette of his daughter on horseback.””
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I don't know.””
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““He's asked me to make a statuette of his daughter on horseback.””
All words in this reading · 32
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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 “He's asked me to make a statuette of his daughter on horseback.”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And will you?”
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He's asked me to make a statuette of his daughter on horseback.”
better
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From this reading “If she's really so pretty, you'd better.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Pretty's hardly the word—but she's not ordinary.”
daughter
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From this reading “He's asked me to make a statuette of his daughter on horseback.”
don't
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From this reading “I don't know.”
hardly
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From this reading “Pretty's hardly the word—but she's not ordinary.”
He's
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From this reading “He's asked me to make a statuette of his daughter on horseback.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “He's asked me to make a statuette of his daughter on horseback.”
horseback
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From this reading “He's asked me to make a statuette of his daughter on horseback.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don't know.”
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If she's really so pretty, you'd better.”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don't know.”
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He's asked me to make a statuette of his daughter on horseback.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “He's asked me to make a statuette of his daughter on horseback.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Pretty's hardly the word—but she's not ordinary.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “He's asked me to make a statuette of his daughter on horseback.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “He's asked me to make a statuette of his daughter on horseback.”
ordinary
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From this reading “Pretty's hardly the word—but she's not ordinary.”
pretty
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From this reading “If she's really so pretty, you'd better.”
Pretty's
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From this reading “Pretty's hardly the word—but she's not ordinary.”
really
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From this reading “If she's really so pretty, you'd better.”
she's
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From this reading “If she's really so pretty, you'd better.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “If she's really so pretty, you'd better.”
statuette
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From this reading “He's asked me to make a statuette of his daughter on horseback.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Pretty's hardly the word—but she's not ordinary.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “He's asked me to make a statuette of his daughter on horseback.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “And will you?”
word
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From this reading “Pretty's hardly the word—but she's not ordinary.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And will you?”
you'd
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From this reading “If she's really so pretty, you'd better.”