Chapter VI
MRS. MASTERSON. Oh! So that is your idea! You have already weaned the child from me... you have made her a traitor to me; and now you wish to buy her altogether.
The Naturewoman
Chapter VI
English subtitles · tap any word to listen
1 / 5
MRS.
MASTERSON.
Oh!
So
that
is
your
idea!
You
have
already
weaned
the
child
from
me...
you
have
made
her
a
traitor
to
me;
and
now
you
wish
to
buy
her
altogether.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
MRS.
Line 2
MASTERSON.
Line 3
Oh!
Line 4
So
that
is
your
idea!
Line 5
You
have
already
weaned
the
child
from
me...
you
have
made
her
a
traitor
to
me;
and
now
you
wish
to
buy
her
altogether.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Already
noun
US /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You have already weaned the child from me... you have made her a traitor to me; and now you wish to buy her altogether.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have already weaned the child from me... you have made her a traitor to me; and now you wish to buy her altogether.”
All words in this reading · 26
Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You have already weaned the child from me... you have made her a traitor to me; and now you wish to buy her altogether.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You have already weaned the child from me... you have made her a traitor to me; and now you wish to buy her altogether.
altogether
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have already weaned the child from me... you have made her a traitor to me; and now you wish to buy her altogether.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You have already weaned the child from me... you have made her a traitor to me; and now you wish to buy her altogether.
buy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have already weaned the child from me... you have made her a traitor to me; and now you wish to buy her altogether.
child
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have already weaned the child from me... you have made her a traitor to me; and now you wish to buy her altogether.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading You have already weaned the child from me... you have made her a traitor to me; and now you wish to buy her altogether.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have already weaned the child from me... you have made her a traitor to me; and now you wish to buy her altogether.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading You have already weaned the child from me... you have made her a traitor to me; and now you wish to buy her altogether.
idea
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So that is your idea!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So that is your idea!
made
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have already weaned the child from me... you have made her a traitor to me; and now you wish to buy her altogether.
MASTERSON
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MASTERSON.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You have already weaned the child from me... you have made her a traitor to me; and now you wish to buy her altogether.
MRS
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MRS.
now
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have already weaned the child from me... you have made her a traitor to me; and now you wish to buy her altogether.
Oh
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh!
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So that is your idea!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So that is your idea!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You have already weaned the child from me... you have made her a traitor to me; and now you wish to buy her altogether.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You have already weaned the child from me... you have made her a traitor to me; and now you wish to buy her altogether.
traitor
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have already weaned the child from me... you have made her a traitor to me; and now you wish to buy her altogether.
weaned
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have already weaned the child from me... you have made her a traitor to me; and now you wish to buy her altogether.
wish
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have already weaned the child from me... you have made her a traitor to me; and now you wish to buy her altogether.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have already weaned the child from me... you have made her a traitor to me; and now you wish to buy her altogether.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So that is your idea!