Chapter XVII
“You’re welcome to it!” Mrs. Assingham breathed. “You never HAVE entertained it?” Maggie pursued. “Never for an instant,” said Fanny with her head very high.
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Chapter XVII
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“You’re
welcome
to
it!”
Mrs.
Assingham
breathed.
“You
never
HAVE
entertained
it?”
Maggie
pursued.
“Never
for
an
instant,”
said
Fanny
with
her
head
very
high.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“You’re
welcome
to
it!”
Line 2
Mrs.
Assingham
breathed.
Line 3
“You
never
HAVE
entertained
it?”
Line 4
Maggie
pursued.
Line 5
“Never
for
an
instant,”
said
Fanny
with
her
head
very
high.
Learner Dictionary
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HAVE
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““You never HAVE entertained it?””
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You never HAVE entertained it?””
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
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Assingham
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From this reading Mrs. Assingham breathed.
breathed
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From this reading Mrs. Assingham breathed.
entertained
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Fanny
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Never for an instant,” said Fanny with her head very high.
HAVEauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You never HAVE entertained it?”
head
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From this reading “Never for an instant,” said Fanny with her head very high.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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high
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From this reading “Never for an instant,” said Fanny with her head very high.
instant
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From this reading “Never for an instant,” said Fanny with her head very high.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You’re welcome to it!”
Maggie
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From this reading Maggie pursued.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Assingham breathed.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You never HAVE entertained it?”
pursued
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From this reading Maggie pursued.
said
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From this reading “Never for an instant,” said Fanny with her head very high.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You’re welcome to it!”
very
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From this reading “Never for an instant,” said Fanny with her head very high.
welcome
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From this reading “You’re welcome to it!”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Never for an instant,” said Fanny with her head very high.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You never HAVE entertained it?”
You're
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From this reading “You’re welcome to it!”