Chapter XIII
"I thought. 'That's quite possible, Hetty. If you can wait a week or so. Ten days say.' "'You see I have a friend, a girl who married a Canadian.
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Chapter XIII
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"I
thought.
'That's
quite
possible,
Hetty.
If
you
can
wait
a
week
or
so.
Ten
days
say.'
"'You
see
I
have
a
friend,
a
girl
who
married
a
Canadian.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"I
thought.
/aɪ thought/
Line 2
'That's
quite
possible,
Hetty.
Line 3
If
you
can
wait
a
week
or
so.
Line 4
Ten
days
say.'
Line 5
"'You
see
I
have
a
friend,
a
girl
who
married
a
Canadian.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"'You see I have a friend, a girl who married a Canadian.”
Quite
noun
US /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'That's quite possible, Hetty.”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I thought.”
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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 If you can wait a week or so.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If you can wait a week or so.
Canadian
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From this reading "'You see I have a friend, a girl who married a Canadian.
days
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From this reading Ten days say.'
friend
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From this reading "'You see I have a friend, a girl who married a Canadian.
girl
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From this reading "'You see I have a friend, a girl who married a Canadian.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "'You see I have a friend, a girl who married a Canadian.
Hetty
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From this reading 'That's quite possible, Hetty.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you can wait a week or so.
married
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From this reading "'You see I have a friend, a girl who married a Canadian.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If you can wait a week or so.
possible
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From this reading 'That's quite possible, Hetty.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'That's quite possible, Hetty.
say
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From this reading Ten days say.'
see
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From this reading "'You see I have a friend, a girl who married a Canadian.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If you can wait a week or so.
Ten
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From this reading Ten days say.'
That's
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From this reading 'That's quite possible, Hetty.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I thought.
wait
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From this reading If you can wait a week or so.
week
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From this reading If you can wait a week or so.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "'You see I have a friend, a girl who married a Canadian.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you can wait a week or so.