Chapter IV
“To intercede?” Adela was too bewildered to ask her to sit down. “With your father, you know. He doesn’t know, but he’ll have to.” Her “have” sounded like “’ave.”
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Chapter IV
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“To
intercede?”
Adela
was
too
bewildered
to
ask
her
to
sit
down.
“With
your
father,
you
know.
He
doesn’t
know,
but
he’ll
have
to.”
Her
“have”
sounded
like
“’ave.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“To
intercede?”
Line 2
Adela
was
too
bewildered
to
ask
her
to
sit
down.
Line 3
“With
your
father,
you
know.
Line 4
He
doesn’t
know,
but
he’ll
have
to.”
Line 5
Her
“have”
sounded
like
“’ave.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Bewildered
noun
US /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Adela was too bewildered to ask her to sit down.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He doesn’t know, but he’ll have to.””
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““With your father, you know.”
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Adela
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ask
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From this reading Adela was too bewildered to ask her to sit down.
ave
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From this reading Her “have” sounded like “’ave.”
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Adela was too bewildered to ask her to sit down.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He doesn’t know, but he’ll have to.”
doesn't
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From this reading He doesn’t know, but he’ll have to.”
down
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From this reading Adela was too bewildered to ask her to sit down.
father
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From this reading “With your father, you know.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He doesn’t know, but he’ll have to.”
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He doesn’t know, but he’ll have to.”
he'll
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From this reading He doesn’t know, but he’ll have to.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Adela was too bewildered to ask her to sit down.
intercede
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From this reading “To intercede?”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With your father, you know.
like
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From this reading Her “have” sounded like “’ave.”
sit
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From this reading Adela was too bewildered to ask her to sit down.
sounded
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From this reading Her “have” sounded like “’ave.”
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “To intercede?”
too
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From this reading Adela was too bewildered to ask her to sit down.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Adela was too bewildered to ask her to sit down.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “With your father, you know.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “With your father, you know.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “With your father, you know.