Chapter III
Witness. "Not for another month. They went to Italy, and I went with them." The Attorney-general. "Did the prisoner's attentions to his wife undergo any marked change after her convalescence?
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Chapter III
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Witness.
"Not
for
another
month.
They
went
to
Italy,
and
I
went
with
them."
The
Attorney-general.
"Did
the
prisoner's
attentions
to
his
wife
undergo
any
marked
change
after
her
convalescence?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Witness.
Line 2
"Not
for
another
month.
Line 3
They
went
to
Italy,
and
I
went
with
them."
Line 4
The
Attorney-general.
Line 5
"Did
the
prisoner's
attentions
to
his
wife
undergo
any
marked
change
after
her
convalescence?
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 “"Did the prisoner's attentions to his wife undergo any marked change after her convalescence?”
Another
noun
US /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Not for another month.”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They went to Italy, and I went with them."”
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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Did the prisoner's attentions to his wife undergo any marked change after her convalescence?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They went to Italy, and I went with them."
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Not for another month.
any
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From this reading "Did the prisoner's attentions to his wife undergo any marked change after her convalescence?
attentions
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From this reading "Did the prisoner's attentions to his wife undergo any marked change after her convalescence?
Attorney-general
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From this reading The Attorney-general.
change
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From this reading "Did the prisoner's attentions to his wife undergo any marked change after her convalescence?
convalescence
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From this reading "Did the prisoner's attentions to his wife undergo any marked change after her convalescence?
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did the prisoner's attentions to his wife undergo any marked change after her convalescence?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Not for another month.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Did the prisoner's attentions to his wife undergo any marked change after her convalescence?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Did the prisoner's attentions to his wife undergo any marked change after her convalescence?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading They went to Italy, and I went with them."
Italy
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From this reading They went to Italy, and I went with them."
marked
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From this reading "Did the prisoner's attentions to his wife undergo any marked change after her convalescence?
month
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From this reading "Not for another month.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not for another month.
prisoner's
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From this reading "Did the prisoner's attentions to his wife undergo any marked change after her convalescence?
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Attorney-general.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They went to Italy, and I went with them."
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They went to Italy, and I went with them."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They went to Italy, and I went with them."
undergo
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From this reading "Did the prisoner's attentions to his wife undergo any marked change after her convalescence?
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went to Italy, and I went with them."
wife
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From this reading "Did the prisoner's attentions to his wife undergo any marked change after her convalescence?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They went to Italy, and I went with them."
Witness
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From this reading Witness.