Chapter VI
I told him. "And you think a girl ought to be left to follow the noble example of the mother!" "Oh no, no!" I cried out. "Anything is better than that."
The Diary of a Saint
Chapter VI
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I
told
him.
"And
you
think
a
girl
ought
to
be
left
to
follow
the
noble
example
of
the
mother!"
"Oh
no,
no!"
I
cried
out.
"Anything
is
better
than
that."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
I
told
him.
/aɪ told hɪm/
Line 2
"And
you
think
a
girl
ought
to
be
left
to
follow
the
noble
example
of
the
mother!"
Line 3
"Oh
no,
no!"
Line 4
I
cried
out.
Line 5
"Anything
is
better
than
that."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “"Anything is better than that."”
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I cried out.”
Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And you think a girl ought to be left to follow the noble example of the mother!"”
Ought
modal verb
US /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “"And you think a girl ought to be left to follow the noble example of the mother!"”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And you think a girl ought to be left to follow the noble example of the mother!"”
Told
noun
US /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I told him.”
All words in this reading · 27
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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 "And you think a girl ought to be left to follow the noble example of the mother!"
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And you think a girl ought to be left to follow the noble example of the mother!"
AnythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "Anything is better than that."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "And you think a girl ought to be left to follow the noble example of the mother!"
better
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From this reading "Anything is better than that."
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I cried out.
example
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From this reading "And you think a girl ought to be left to follow the noble example of the mother!"
follow
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From this reading "And you think a girl ought to be left to follow the noble example of the mother!"
girl
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From this reading "And you think a girl ought to be left to follow the noble example of the mother!"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I told him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I told him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Anything is better than that."
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And you think a girl ought to be left to follow the noble example of the mother!"
mother
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From this reading "And you think a girl ought to be left to follow the noble example of the mother!"
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh no, no!"
noble
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From this reading "And you think a girl ought to be left to follow the noble example of the mother!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And you think a girl ought to be left to follow the noble example of the mother!"
Oh
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From this reading "Oh no, no!"
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "And you think a girl ought to be left to follow the noble example of the mother!"
out
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From this reading I cried out.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Anything is better than that."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Anything is better than that."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And you think a girl ought to be left to follow the noble example of the mother!"
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And you think a girl ought to be left to follow the noble example of the mother!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And you think a girl ought to be left to follow the noble example of the mother!"
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I told him.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And you think a girl ought to be left to follow the noble example of the mother!"