Chapter IX
“Ah, was the gentleman your husband?” “Unfortunately! What do you think of him?” “Oh, I can’t think—!” Hyacinth decently pleaded.
The Princess Casamassima (Volume 1 of 2)
Chapter IX
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“Ah,
was
the
gentleman
your
husband?”
“Unfortunately!
What
do
you
think
of
him?”
“Oh,
I
can’t
think—!”
Hyacinth
decently
pleaded.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Ah,
was
the
gentleman
your
husband?”
Line 2
“Unfortunately!
Line 3
What
do
you
think
of
him?”
/wʌt duː juː think ʌv hɪm/
Line 4
“Oh,
I
can’t
think—!”
Line 5
Hyacinth
decently
pleaded.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Gentleman
noun
US /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Ah, was the gentleman your husband?””
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What do you think of him?””
All words in this reading · 19
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Ah
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From this reading “Ah, was the gentleman your husband?”
can't
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From this reading “Oh, I can’t think—!”
decently
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From this reading Hyacinth decently pleaded.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What do you think of him?”
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Ah, was the gentleman your husband?”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What do you think of him?”
husband
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From this reading “Ah, was the gentleman your husband?”
Hyacinth
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From this reading Hyacinth decently pleaded.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, I can’t think—!”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What do you think of him?”
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, I can’t think—!”
pleaded
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From this reading Hyacinth decently pleaded.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Ah, was the gentleman your husband?”
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What do you think of him?”
Unfortunately
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From this reading “Unfortunately!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Ah, was the gentleman your husband?”
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What do you think of him?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What do you think of him?”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ah, was the gentleman your husband?”