Chapter III
“Certainly,” was the immediate response. “My name is Socrates, nee Xanthippe.” I instinctively cowered. Candidly, I was afraid. Never in my life before had I met a woman whom I feared.
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“Certainly,”
was
the
immediate
response.
“My
name
is
Socrates,
nee
Xanthippe.”
I
instinctively
cowered.
Candidly,
I
was
afraid.
Never
in
my
life
before
had
I
met
a
woman
whom
I
feared.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Certainly,”
was
the
immediate
response.
Line 2
“My
name
is
Socrates,
nee
Xanthippe.”
Line 3
I
instinctively
cowered.
Line 4
Candidly,
I
was
afraid.
Line 5
Never
in
my
life
before
had
I
met
a
woman
whom
I
feared.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Never in my life before had I met a woman whom I feared.”
Life
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Never in my life before had I met a woman whom I feared.”
Name
noun
US /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““My name is Socrates, nee Xanthippe.””
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Never in my life before had I met a woman whom I feared.”
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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 Never in my life before had I met a woman whom I feared.
afraid
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From this reading Candidly, I was afraid.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Never in my life before had I met a woman whom I feared.
Candidly
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From this reading Candidly, I was afraid.
Certainly
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From this reading “Certainly,” was the immediate response.
cowered
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From this reading I instinctively cowered.
feared
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From this reading Never in my life before had I met a woman whom I feared.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Never in my life before had I met a woman whom I feared.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I instinctively cowered.
immediate
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From this reading “Certainly,” was the immediate response.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Never in my life before had I met a woman whom I feared.
instinctively
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From this reading I instinctively cowered.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “My name is Socrates, nee Xanthippe.”
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never in my life before had I met a woman whom I feared.
met
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From this reading Never in my life before had I met a woman whom I feared.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My name is Socrates, nee Xanthippe.”
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My name is Socrates, nee Xanthippe.”
nee
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From this reading “My name is Socrates, nee Xanthippe.”
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never in my life before had I met a woman whom I feared.
response
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From this reading “Certainly,” was the immediate response.
Socrates
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From this reading “My name is Socrates, nee Xanthippe.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Certainly,” was the immediate response.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Certainly,” was the immediate response.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Never in my life before had I met a woman whom I feared.
woman
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From this reading Never in my life before had I met a woman whom I feared.
Xanthippe
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From this reading “My name is Socrates, nee Xanthippe.”