Chapter XVIII
"He hasn't kept coming a great deal, yet," suggested Penelope. "No; I know he hasn't. But if he--if he should?" "Then I should think he wanted to." "Oh, would you--WOULD you?
The Rise of Silas Lapham
Chapter XVIII
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"He
hasn't
kept
coming
a
great
deal,
yet,"
suggested
Penelope.
"No;
I
know
he
hasn't.
But
if
he--if
he
should?"
"Then
I
should
think
he
wanted
to."
"Oh,
would
you--WOULD
you?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"He
hasn't
kept
coming
a
great
deal,
yet,"
suggested
Penelope.
Line 2
"No;
I
know
he
hasn't.
Line 3
But
if
he--if
he
should?"
Line 4
"Then
I
should
think
he
wanted
to."
Line 5
"Oh,
would
you--WOULD
you?
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Great
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He hasn't kept coming a great deal, yet," suggested Penelope.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"No; I know he hasn't.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Then I should think he wanted to."”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"Oh, would you--WOULD you?”
Yet
conjunction
US /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “"He hasn't kept coming a great deal, yet," suggested Penelope.”
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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 "He hasn't kept coming a great deal, yet," suggested Penelope.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if he--if he should?"
coming
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From this reading "He hasn't kept coming a great deal, yet," suggested Penelope.
deal
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From this reading "He hasn't kept coming a great deal, yet," suggested Penelope.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He hasn't kept coming a great deal, yet," suggested Penelope.
hasn't
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From this reading "He hasn't kept coming a great deal, yet," suggested Penelope.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He hasn't kept coming a great deal, yet," suggested Penelope.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No; I know he hasn't.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if he--if he should?"
kept
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From this reading "He hasn't kept coming a great deal, yet," suggested Penelope.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No; I know he hasn't.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No; I know he hasn't.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, would you--WOULD you?
Penelope
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From this reading "He hasn't kept coming a great deal, yet," suggested Penelope.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But if he--if he should?"
suggested
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From this reading "He hasn't kept coming a great deal, yet," suggested Penelope.
Then
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From this reading "Then I should think he wanted to."
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Then I should think he wanted to."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Then I should think he wanted to."
wanted
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From this reading "Then I should think he wanted to."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Oh, would you--WOULD you?
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "He hasn't kept coming a great deal, yet," suggested Penelope.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, would you--WOULD you?