Chapter XVII
"I don't see why he shouldn't be pleasant," said Mrs. Lapham. "He's never done anything else." Lapham looked up consciously, with an uneasy laugh. "Pshaw, Persis! you never forget anything?" "Oh, I've got more than that to remember.
The Rise of Silas Lapham
Chapter XVII
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"I
don't
see
why
he
shouldn't
be
pleasant,"
said
Mrs.
Lapham.
"He's
never
done
anything
else."
Lapham
looked
up
consciously,
with
an
uneasy
laugh.
"Pshaw,
Persis!
you
never
forget
anything?"
"Oh,
I've
got
more
than
that
to
remember.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"I
don't
see
why
he
shouldn't
be
pleasant,"
said
Mrs.
Lapham.
Line 2
"He's
never
done
anything
else."
Line 3
Lapham
looked
up
consciously,
with
an
uneasy
laugh.
Line 4
"Pshaw,
Persis!
you
never
forget
anything?"
Line 5
"Oh,
I've
got
more
than
that
to
remember.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “"He's never done anything else."”
Done
noun
US /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He's never done anything else."”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lapham looked up consciously, with an uneasy laugh.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He's never done anything else."”
Pleasant
noun
US /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't see why he shouldn't be pleasant," said Mrs. Lapham.”
Remember
verb
US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading “"Oh, I've got more than that to remember.”
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Lapham looked up consciously, with an uneasy laugh.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "He's never done anything else."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I don't see why he shouldn't be pleasant," said Mrs. Lapham.
consciously
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From this reading Lapham looked up consciously, with an uneasy laugh.
don't
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From this reading "I don't see why he shouldn't be pleasant," said Mrs. Lapham.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He's never done anything else."
else
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From this reading "He's never done anything else."
forget
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From this reading "Pshaw, Persis! you never forget anything?"
got
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From this reading "Oh, I've got more than that to remember.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I don't see why he shouldn't be pleasant," said Mrs. Lapham.
He's
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From this reading "He's never done anything else."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't see why he shouldn't be pleasant," said Mrs. Lapham.
I've
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From this reading "Oh, I've got more than that to remember.
Lapham
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From this reading "I don't see why he shouldn't be pleasant," said Mrs. Lapham.
laugh
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From this reading Lapham looked up consciously, with an uneasy laugh.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lapham looked up consciously, with an uneasy laugh.
more
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From this reading "Oh, I've got more than that to remember.
Mrs
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From this reading "I don't see why he shouldn't be pleasant," said Mrs. Lapham.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He's never done anything else."
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, I've got more than that to remember.
Persis
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From this reading "Pshaw, Persis! you never forget anything?"
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't see why he shouldn't be pleasant," said Mrs. Lapham.
Pshaw
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From this reading "Pshaw, Persis! you never forget anything?"
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading "Oh, I've got more than that to remember.
said
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From this reading "I don't see why he shouldn't be pleasant," said Mrs. Lapham.
see
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From this reading "I don't see why he shouldn't be pleasant," said Mrs. Lapham.
shouldn't
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From this reading "I don't see why he shouldn't be pleasant," said Mrs. Lapham.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Oh, I've got more than that to remember.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh, I've got more than that to remember.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh, I've got more than that to remember.
uneasy
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From this reading Lapham looked up consciously, with an uneasy laugh.
up
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From this reading Lapham looked up consciously, with an uneasy laugh.
why
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From this reading "I don't see why he shouldn't be pleasant," said Mrs. Lapham.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lapham looked up consciously, with an uneasy laugh.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Pshaw, Persis! you never forget anything?"