Chapter XVI
“I dare say. But all the same, whatever is going to come, one _must_ do something.” “You do think, then, that something is going to come?” said the Princess. “Oh, immense changes, I dare say. But I don’t belong to anything, you know.”
The Princess Casamassima: A Novel
Chapter XVI
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“I
dare
say.
But
all
the
same,
whatever
is
going
to
come,
one
_must_
do
something.”
“You
do
think,
then,
that
something
is
going
to
come?”
said
the
Princess.
“Oh,
immense
changes,
I
dare
say.
But
I
don’t
belong
to
anything,
you
know.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“I
dare
say.
Line 2
But
all
the
same,
whatever
is
going
to
come,
one
_must_
do
something.”
Line 3
“You
do
think,
then,
that
something
is
going
to
come?”
said
the
Princess.
Line 4
“Oh,
immense
changes,
I
dare
say.
Line 5
But
I
don’t
belong
to
anything,
you
know.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “But I don’t belong to anything, you know.””
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But all the same, whatever is going to come, one _must_ do something.””
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But I don’t belong to anything, you know.””
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “But all the same, whatever is going to come, one _must_ do something.””
Princess
noun
US /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading ““You do think, then, that something is going to come?” said the Princess.”
Same
noun
US /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But all the same, whatever is going to come, one _must_ do something.””
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “But all the same, whatever is going to come, one _must_ do something.””
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You do think, then, that something is going to come?” said the Princess.”
Whatever
determiner
US /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “But all the same, whatever is going to come, one _must_ do something.””
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all
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From this reading But all the same, whatever is going to come, one _must_ do something.”
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading But I don’t belong to anything, you know.”
belong
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From this reading But I don’t belong to anything, you know.”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But all the same, whatever is going to come, one _must_ do something.”
changes
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From this reading “Oh, immense changes, I dare say.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But all the same, whatever is going to come, one _must_ do something.”
dare
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From this reading “I dare say.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But all the same, whatever is going to come, one _must_ do something.”
don't
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From this reading But I don’t belong to anything, you know.”
going
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From this reading But all the same, whatever is going to come, one _must_ do something.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I dare say.
immense
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From this reading “Oh, immense changes, I dare say.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But all the same, whatever is going to come, one _must_ do something.”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I don’t belong to anything, you know.”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But all the same, whatever is going to come, one _must_ do something.”
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, immense changes, I dare say.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But all the same, whatever is going to come, one _must_ do something.”
PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “You do think, then, that something is going to come?” said the Princess.
said
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From this reading “You do think, then, that something is going to come?” said the Princess.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But all the same, whatever is going to come, one _must_ do something.”
say
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From this reading “I dare say.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But all the same, whatever is going to come, one _must_ do something.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You do think, then, that something is going to come?” said the Princess.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But all the same, whatever is going to come, one _must_ do something.”
then
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From this reading “You do think, then, that something is going to come?” said the Princess.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You do think, then, that something is going to come?” said the Princess.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But all the same, whatever is going to come, one _must_ do something.”
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading But all the same, whatever is going to come, one _must_ do something.”
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You do think, then, that something is going to come?” said the Princess.