Chapter XIII
“She wouldn’t see me if I went. What good would it do?” LX There was a sudden silence while Ellen beat her riding crop against her leg. “I must say she’s very queer. I never understood her.
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Chapter XIII
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“She
wouldn’t
see
me
if
I
went.
What
good
would
it
do?”
LX
There
was
a
sudden
silence
while
Ellen
beat
her
riding
crop
against
her
leg.
“I
must
say
she’s
very
queer.
I
never
understood
her.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“She
wouldn’t
see
me
if
I
went.
Line 2
What
good
would
it
do?”
/wʌt good wʊd ɪt duː/
Line 3
LX
There
was
a
sudden
silence
while
Ellen
beat
her
riding
crop
against
her
leg.
Line 4
“I
must
say
she’s
very
queer.
Line 5
I
never
understood
her.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Against
preposition
US /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “LX There was a sudden silence while Ellen beat her riding crop against her leg.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What good would it do?””
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““I must say she’s very queer.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I never understood her.”
Silence
noun
US /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “LX There was a sudden silence while Ellen beat her riding crop against her leg.”
Sudden
noun
US /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “LX There was a sudden silence while Ellen beat her riding crop against her leg.”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““She wouldn’t see me if I went.”
While
conjunction
US /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “LX There was a sudden silence while Ellen beat her riding crop against her leg.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “What good would it do?””
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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 LX There was a sudden silence while Ellen beat her riding crop against her leg.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading LX There was a sudden silence while Ellen beat her riding crop against her leg.
beat
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From this reading LX There was a sudden silence while Ellen beat her riding crop against her leg.
crop
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From this reading LX There was a sudden silence while Ellen beat her riding crop against her leg.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What good would it do?”
Ellen
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From this reading LX There was a sudden silence while Ellen beat her riding crop against her leg.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What good would it do?”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading LX There was a sudden silence while Ellen beat her riding crop against her leg.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “She wouldn’t see me if I went.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “She wouldn’t see me if I went.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What good would it do?”
leg
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From this reading LX There was a sudden silence while Ellen beat her riding crop against her leg.
LX
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From this reading LX There was a sudden silence while Ellen beat her riding crop against her leg.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “She wouldn’t see me if I went.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must say she’s very queer.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never understood her.
queer
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From this reading “I must say she’s very queer.
riding
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From this reading LX There was a sudden silence while Ellen beat her riding crop against her leg.
say
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From this reading “I must say she’s very queer.
see
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From this reading “She wouldn’t see me if I went.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She wouldn’t see me if I went.
she's
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From this reading “I must say she’s very queer.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading LX There was a sudden silence while Ellen beat her riding crop against her leg.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LX There was a sudden silence while Ellen beat her riding crop against her leg.
There
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From this reading LX There was a sudden silence while Ellen beat her riding crop against her leg.
understood
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From this reading I never understood her.
very
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From this reading “I must say she’s very queer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LX There was a sudden silence while Ellen beat her riding crop against her leg.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She wouldn’t see me if I went.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What good would it do?”
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading LX There was a sudden silence while Ellen beat her riding crop against her leg.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What good would it do?”
wouldn't
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From this reading “She wouldn’t see me if I went.