Chapter XXX
“I do,” she said. “But this is a thing for US.” “Pip, I want to talk to him alone. There is something--something I can't say before you....” Sir Philip rose slowly to his feet.
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“I
do,”
she
said.
“But
this
is
a
thing
for
US.”
“Pip,
I
want
to
talk
to
him
alone.
There
is
something--something
I
can't
say
before
you....”
Sir
Philip
rose
slowly
to
his
feet.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“I
do,”
she
said.
Line 2
“But
this
is
a
thing
for
US.”
/bʌt ðɪs ɪz ə thing fɔːr ʌs/
Line 3
“Pip,
I
want
to
talk
to
him
alone.
Line 4
There
is
something--something
I
can't
say
before
you....”
Line 5
Sir
Philip
rose
slowly
to
his
feet.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Alone
noun
US /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Pip, I want to talk to him alone.”
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “There is something--something I can't say before you....””
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “There is something--something I can't say before you....””
Thing
noun
US /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““But this is a thing for US.””
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “But this is a thing for US.”
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pip, I want to talk to him alone.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There is something--something I can't say before you....”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But this is a thing for US.”
can't
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From this reading There is something--something I can't say before you....”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I do,” she said.
feet
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From this reading Sir Philip rose slowly to his feet.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “But this is a thing for US.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Pip, I want to talk to him alone.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Philip rose slowly to his feet.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I do,” she said.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But this is a thing for US.”
Philip
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Pip
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From this reading “Pip, I want to talk to him alone.
rose
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From this reading Sir Philip rose slowly to his feet.
said
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say
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From this reading There is something--something I can't say before you....”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I do,” she said.
Sir
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From this reading Sir Philip rose slowly to his feet.
slowly
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From this reading Sir Philip rose slowly to his feet.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There is something--something I can't say before you....”
talk
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From this reading “Pip, I want to talk to him alone.
There
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From this reading There is something--something I can't say before you....”
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But this is a thing for US.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “But this is a thing for US.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Pip, I want to talk to him alone.
USpronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “But this is a thing for US.”
want
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From this reading “Pip, I want to talk to him alone.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There is something--something I can't say before you....”