Chapter IV
“You don’t mean to say she’s sick, do you?” “Oh no, not in this weather. But she likes to be above.” “And is that gentleman gone up to her?” “Yes, she’s under his mother’s care.”
The Patagonia
Chapter IV
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“You
don’t
mean
to
say
she’s
sick,
do
you?”
“Oh
no,
not
in
this
weather.
But
she
likes
to
be
above.”
“And
is
that
gentleman
gone
up
to
her?”
“Yes,
she’s
under
his
mother’s
care.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
“You
don’t
mean
to
say
she’s
sick,
do
you?”
Line 2
“Oh
no,
not
in
this
weather.
Line 3
But
she
likes
to
be
above.”
Line 4
“And
is
that
gentleman
gone
up
to
her?”
Line 5
“Yes,
she’s
under
his
mother’s
care.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Above
preposition
US /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading “But she likes to be above.””
Gentleman
noun
US /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““And is that gentleman gone up to her?””
Under
preposition
US /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading ““Yes, she’s under his mother’s care.””
All words in this reading · 31
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aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading But she likes to be above.”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And is that gentleman gone up to her?”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But she likes to be above.”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she likes to be above.”
care
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From this reading “Yes, she’s under his mother’s care.”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “You don’t mean to say she’s sick, do you?”
don't
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From this reading “You don’t mean to say she’s sick, do you?”
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And is that gentleman gone up to her?”
gone
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From this reading “And is that gentleman gone up to her?”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “And is that gentleman gone up to her?”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Yes, she’s under his mother’s care.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Oh no, not in this weather.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And is that gentleman gone up to her?”
likes
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From this reading But she likes to be above.”
mean
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From this reading “You don’t mean to say she’s sick, do you?”
mother's
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From this reading “Yes, she’s under his mother’s care.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “Oh no, not in this weather.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Oh no, not in this weather.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh no, not in this weather.
say
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From this reading “You don’t mean to say she’s sick, do you?”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she likes to be above.”
she's
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From this reading “You don’t mean to say she’s sick, do you?”
sick
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From this reading “You don’t mean to say she’s sick, do you?”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “And is that gentleman gone up to her?”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Oh no, not in this weather.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You don’t mean to say she’s sick, do you?”
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Yes, she’s under his mother’s care.”
up
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From this reading “And is that gentleman gone up to her?”
weather
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From this reading “Oh no, not in this weather.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes, she’s under his mother’s care.”
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You don’t mean to say she’s sick, do you?”