Chapter IV
"So that I just dealt the blow----?" But it was as if she cared too little even to try to make that right. "He doesn't want, you see, to live after." "After having found he is mistaken?" She had a faint impatience.
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Chapter IV
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"So
that
I
just
dealt
the
blow----?"
But
it
was
as
if
she
cared
too
little
even
to
try
to
make
that
right.
"He
doesn't
want,
you
see,
to
live
after."
"After
having
found
he
is
mistaken?"
She
had
a
faint
impatience.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"So
that
I
just
dealt
the
blow----?"
Line 2
But
it
was
as
if
she
cared
too
little
even
to
try
to
make
that
right.
Line 3
"He
doesn't
want,
you
see,
to
live
after."
Line 4
"After
having
found
he
is
mistaken?"
Line 5
She
had
a
faint
impatience.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “"He doesn't want, you see, to live after."”
Even
noun
US /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But it was as if she cared too little even to try to make that right.”
Found
noun
US /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"After having found he is mistaken?"”
Having
auxiliary verb
US /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “"After having found he is mistaken?"”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But it was as if she cared too little even to try to make that right.”
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But it was as if she cared too little even to try to make that right.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But it was as if she cared too little even to try to make that right.”
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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 She had a faint impatience.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "He doesn't want, you see, to live after."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But it was as if she cared too little even to try to make that right.
blow
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From this reading "So that I just dealt the blow----?"
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was as if she cared too little even to try to make that right.
cared
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From this reading But it was as if she cared too little even to try to make that right.
dealt
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From this reading "So that I just dealt the blow----?"
doesn't
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From this reading "He doesn't want, you see, to live after."
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it was as if she cared too little even to try to make that right.
faint
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From this reading She had a faint impatience.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "After having found he is mistaken?"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had a faint impatience.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading "After having found he is mistaken?"
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He doesn't want, you see, to live after."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "So that I just dealt the blow----?"
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But it was as if she cared too little even to try to make that right.
impatience
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From this reading She had a faint impatience.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "After having found he is mistaken?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it was as if she cared too little even to try to make that right.
just
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From this reading "So that I just dealt the blow----?"
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it was as if she cared too little even to try to make that right.
live
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From this reading "He doesn't want, you see, to live after."
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it was as if she cared too little even to try to make that right.
mistaken
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From this reading "After having found he is mistaken?"
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it was as if she cared too little even to try to make that right.
see
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From this reading "He doesn't want, you see, to live after."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But it was as if she cared too little even to try to make that right.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So that I just dealt the blow----?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "So that I just dealt the blow----?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "So that I just dealt the blow----?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But it was as if she cared too little even to try to make that right.
too
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From this reading But it was as if she cared too little even to try to make that right.
try
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From this reading But it was as if she cared too little even to try to make that right.
want
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From this reading "He doesn't want, you see, to live after."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it was as if she cared too little even to try to make that right.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "He doesn't want, you see, to live after."