Chapter VII
“Ungrateful?” “Why to you--after what you had done. Don’t you remember that it was you who introduced us--?” And she paused with a fatigued delicacy. “Not to those snobs who are screaming like frightened peacocks.
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Chapter VII
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“Ungrateful?”
“Why
to
you--after
what
you
had
done.
Don’t
you
remember
that
it
was
you
who
introduced
us--?”
And
she
paused
with
a
fatigued
delicacy.
“Not
to
those
snobs
who
are
screaming
like
frightened
peacocks.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Ungrateful?”
Line 2
“Why
to
you--after
what
you
had
done.
Line 3
Don’t
you
remember
that
it
was
you
who
introduced
us--?”
Line 4
And
she
paused
with
a
fatigued
delicacy.
Line 5
“Not
to
those
snobs
who
are
screaming
like
frightened
peacocks.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading ““Why to you--after what you had done.”
Done
noun
US /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Why to you--after what you had done.”
Remember
verb
US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Don’t you remember that it was you who introduced us--?””
Those
determiner
US /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading ““Not to those snobs who are screaming like frightened peacocks.”
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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 And she paused with a fatigued delicacy.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Why to you--after what you had done.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And she paused with a fatigued delicacy.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Not to those snobs who are screaming like frightened peacocks.
delicacy
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From this reading And she paused with a fatigued delicacy.
Don't
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From this reading Don’t you remember that it was you who introduced us--?”
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why to you--after what you had done.
fatigued
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From this reading And she paused with a fatigued delicacy.
frightened
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From this reading “Not to those snobs who are screaming like frightened peacocks.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Why to you--after what you had done.
introduced
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From this reading Don’t you remember that it was you who introduced us--?”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Don’t you remember that it was you who introduced us--?”
like
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From this reading “Not to those snobs who are screaming like frightened peacocks.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not to those snobs who are screaming like frightened peacocks.
paused
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From this reading And she paused with a fatigued delicacy.
peacocks
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From this reading “Not to those snobs who are screaming like frightened peacocks.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading Don’t you remember that it was you who introduced us--?”
screaming
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From this reading “Not to those snobs who are screaming like frightened peacocks.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And she paused with a fatigued delicacy.
snobs
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From this reading “Not to those snobs who are screaming like frightened peacocks.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Don’t you remember that it was you who introduced us--?”
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Not to those snobs who are screaming like frightened peacocks.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Why to you--after what you had done.
Ungrateful
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From this reading “Ungrateful?”
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Don’t you remember that it was you who introduced us--?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Don’t you remember that it was you who introduced us--?”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Why to you--after what you had done.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Don’t you remember that it was you who introduced us--?”
Why
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From this reading “Why to you--after what you had done.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And she paused with a fatigued delicacy.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why to you--after what you had done.