Chapter XXXVII
I nodded. “Yes. And you'll always be something fine and good for me anyhow. I know things about you,--qualities--no mere act can destroy them..
The New Machiavelli
Chapter XXXVII
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I
nodded.
“Yes.
And
you'll
always
be
something
fine
and
good
for
me
anyhow.
I
know
things
about
you,--qualities--no
mere
act
can
destroy
them..
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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I
nodded.
/aɪ nodded/
Line 2
“Yes.
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And
you'll
always
be
something
fine
and
good
for
me
anyhow.
Line 4
I
know
things
about
you,--qualities--no
mere
act
can
destroy
them..
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Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I know things about you,--qualities--no mere act can destroy them..”
Fine
noun
US /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And you'll always be something fine and good for me anyhow.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And you'll always be something fine and good for me anyhow.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know things about you,--qualities--no mere act can destroy them..”
Nodded
noun
US /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I nodded.”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “And you'll always be something fine and good for me anyhow.”
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I know things about you,--qualities--no mere act can destroy them..
act
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From this reading I know things about you,--qualities--no mere act can destroy them..
always
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From this reading And you'll always be something fine and good for me anyhow.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And you'll always be something fine and good for me anyhow.
anyhow
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From this reading And you'll always be something fine and good for me anyhow.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And you'll always be something fine and good for me anyhow.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I know things about you,--qualities--no mere act can destroy them..
destroy
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From this reading I know things about you,--qualities--no mere act can destroy them..
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And you'll always be something fine and good for me anyhow.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And you'll always be something fine and good for me anyhow.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And you'll always be something fine and good for me anyhow.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I nodded.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know things about you,--qualities--no mere act can destroy them..
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And you'll always be something fine and good for me anyhow.
mere
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From this reading I know things about you,--qualities--no mere act can destroy them..
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I know things about you,--qualities--no mere act can destroy them..
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I nodded.
qualities
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From this reading I know things about you,--qualities--no mere act can destroy them..
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading And you'll always be something fine and good for me anyhow.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I know things about you,--qualities--no mere act can destroy them..
things
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From this reading I know things about you,--qualities--no mere act can destroy them..
Yes
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From this reading “Yes.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I know things about you,--qualities--no mere act can destroy them..
you'll
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From this reading And you'll always be something fine and good for me anyhow.