Chapter IV
He smiled, accustomed to her wilful wanderings. "Yes, frequently," he said in turn. "We have known one another so long, that I look upon him as my best friend." "Your best friend!" she echoed. "Ah! that is to be regretted.
The Temptress
Chapter IV
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He
smiled,
accustomed
to
her
wilful
wanderings.
"Yes,
frequently,"
he
said
in
turn.
"We
have
known
one
another
so
long,
that
I
look
upon
him
as
my
best
friend."
"Your
best
friend!"
she
echoed.
"Ah!
that
is
to
be
regretted.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
He
smiled,
accustomed
to
her
wilful
wanderings.
Line 2
"Yes,
frequently,"
he
said
in
turn.
Line 3
"We
have
known
one
another
so
long,
that
I
look
upon
him
as
my
best
friend."
Line 4
"Your
best
friend!"
she
echoed.
Line 5
"Ah!
that
is
to
be
regretted.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Another
noun
US /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"We have known one another so long, that I look upon him as my best friend."”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"We have known one another so long, that I look upon him as my best friend."”
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We have known one another so long, that I look upon him as my best friend."”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We have known one another so long, that I look upon him as my best friend."”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"We have known one another so long, that I look upon him as my best friend."”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “"We have known one another so long, that I look upon him as my best friend."”
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accustomed
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From this reading He smiled, accustomed to her wilful wanderings.
Ah
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From this reading "Ah! that is to be regretted.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "We have known one another so long, that I look upon him as my best friend."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "We have known one another so long, that I look upon him as my best friend."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Ah! that is to be regretted.
best
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From this reading "We have known one another so long, that I look upon him as my best friend."
echoed
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From this reading "Your best friend!" she echoed.
frequently
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From this reading "Yes, frequently," he said in turn.
friend
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From this reading "We have known one another so long, that I look upon him as my best friend."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We have known one another so long, that I look upon him as my best friend."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He smiled, accustomed to her wilful wanderings.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He smiled, accustomed to her wilful wanderings.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We have known one another so long, that I look upon him as my best friend."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "We have known one another so long, that I look upon him as my best friend."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yes, frequently," he said in turn.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Ah! that is to be regretted.
known
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From this reading "We have known one another so long, that I look upon him as my best friend."
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We have known one another so long, that I look upon him as my best friend."
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We have known one another so long, that I look upon him as my best friend."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "We have known one another so long, that I look upon him as my best friend."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "We have known one another so long, that I look upon him as my best friend."
regretted
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From this reading "Ah! that is to be regretted.
said
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From this reading "Yes, frequently," he said in turn.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Your best friend!" she echoed.
smiled
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From this reading He smiled, accustomed to her wilful wanderings.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "We have known one another so long, that I look upon him as my best friend."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "We have known one another so long, that I look upon him as my best friend."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He smiled, accustomed to her wilful wanderings.
turn
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From this reading "Yes, frequently," he said in turn.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "We have known one another so long, that I look upon him as my best friend."
wanderings
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From this reading He smiled, accustomed to her wilful wanderings.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We have known one another so long, that I look upon him as my best friend."
wilful
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From this reading He smiled, accustomed to her wilful wanderings.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, frequently," he said in turn.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your best friend!" she echoed.