Chapter V
“You needn’t, dear.” Kathleen tossed her head. “I have been to her. She refuses.” “Refuses?
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“You
needn’t,
dear.”
Kathleen
tossed
her
head.
“I
have
been
to
her.
She
refuses.”
“Refuses?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“You
needn’t,
dear.”
Line 2
Kathleen
tossed
her
head.
Line 3
“I
have
been
to
her.
/aɪ hæv bɪn tuː hɜːr/
Line 4
She
refuses.”
Line 5
“Refuses?
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 ““I have been to her.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I have been to her.”
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have been to her.
dear
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From this reading “You needn’t, dear.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have been to her.
head
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From this reading Kathleen tossed her head.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Kathleen tossed her head.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have been to her.
Kathleen
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From this reading Kathleen tossed her head.
needn't
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From this reading “You needn’t, dear.”
refuses
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From this reading She refuses.”
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She refuses.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I have been to her.
tossed
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From this reading Kathleen tossed her head.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You needn’t, dear.”