Chapter XIV
"We should still have met." "Stephen!... Stephen, you must bear with me...." "This is a thing," I said, "that falls as you say out of the sky. It seemed so natural--for her to write....
The Passionate Friends
Chapter XIV
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"We
should
still
have
met."
"Stephen!...
Stephen,
you
must
bear
with
me...."
"This
is
a
thing,"
I
said,
"that
falls
as
you
say
out
of
the
sky.
It
seemed
so
natural--for
her
to
write....
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"We
should
still
have
met."
Line 2
"Stephen!...
Line 3
Stephen,
you
must
bear
with
me...."
Line 4
"This
is
a
thing,"
I
said,
"that
falls
as
you
say
out
of
the
sky.
Line 5
It
seemed
so
natural--for
her
to
write....
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"We should still have met."”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Stephen, you must bear with me...."”
Seemed
noun
US /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seemed so natural--for her to write....”
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We should still have met."”
Thing
noun
US /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"This is a thing," I said, "that falls as you say out of the sky.”
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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 "This is a thing," I said, "that falls as you say out of the sky.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "This is a thing," I said, "that falls as you say out of the sky.
bear
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From this reading Stephen, you must bear with me...."
falls
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From this reading "This is a thing," I said, "that falls as you say out of the sky.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It seemed so natural--for her to write....
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We should still have met."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It seemed so natural--for her to write....
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "This is a thing," I said, "that falls as you say out of the sky.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is a thing," I said, "that falls as you say out of the sky.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed so natural--for her to write....
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Stephen, you must bear with me...."
met
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From this reading "We should still have met."
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Stephen, you must bear with me...."
natural
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From this reading It seemed so natural--for her to write....
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "This is a thing," I said, "that falls as you say out of the sky.
out
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From this reading "This is a thing," I said, "that falls as you say out of the sky.
said
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From this reading "This is a thing," I said, "that falls as you say out of the sky.
say
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From this reading "This is a thing," I said, "that falls as you say out of the sky.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed so natural--for her to write....
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "We should still have met."
sky
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From this reading "This is a thing," I said, "that falls as you say out of the sky.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It seemed so natural--for her to write....
Stephen
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From this reading "Stephen!...
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We should still have met."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "This is a thing," I said, "that falls as you say out of the sky.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "This is a thing," I said, "that falls as you say out of the sky.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "This is a thing," I said, "that falls as you say out of the sky.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is a thing," I said, "that falls as you say out of the sky.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed so natural--for her to write....
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We should still have met."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Stephen, you must bear with me...."
write
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From this reading It seemed so natural--for her to write....
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Stephen, you must bear with me...."