Chapter VII
"If she did?" his friend repeated. "It would have been odious." "I see," said Bolton-Brown gently. "But how will they break off?" "It will be Mary who'll break off."
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"If
she
did?"
his
friend
repeated.
"It
would
have
been
odious."
"I
see,"
said
Bolton-Brown
gently.
"But
how
will
they
break
off?"
"It
will
be
Mary
who'll
break
off."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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Chapter VII
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
"If
she
did?"
his
friend
repeated.
Line 2
"It
would
have
been
odious."
Line 3
"I
see,"
said
Bolton-Brown
gently.
Line 4
"But
how
will
they
break
off?"
Line 5
"It
will
be
Mary
who'll
break
off."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"It would have been odious."”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"It would have been odious."”
Repeated
noun
US /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If she did?" his friend repeated.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"It would have been odious."”
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It will be Mary who'll break off."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "It would have been odious."
Bolton-Brown
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From this reading "I see," said Bolton-Brown gently.
break
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From this reading "But how will they break off?"
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But how will they break off?"
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "If she did?" his friend repeated.
friend
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From this reading "If she did?" his friend repeated.
gently
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From this reading "I see," said Bolton-Brown gently.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It would have been odious."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "If she did?" his friend repeated.
how
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From this reading "But how will they break off?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I see," said Bolton-Brown gently.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If she did?" his friend repeated.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It would have been odious."
Mary
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From this reading "It will be Mary who'll break off."
odious
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From this reading "It would have been odious."
off
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From this reading "But how will they break off?"
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If she did?" his friend repeated.
said
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From this reading "I see," said Bolton-Brown gently.
see
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From this reading "I see," said Bolton-Brown gently.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If she did?" his friend repeated.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But how will they break off?"
who'll
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From this reading "It will be Mary who'll break off."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "But how will they break off?"
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "It would have been odious."