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The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman
The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman

Chapter IX

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Lady Harman felt that one might adduce good arguments against this course if only one knew of them.
Sir Isaac had a bright idea.
He rang.
“Snagsby,” he said, “just tell Peters to pack up Lady Harman’s things....”
“_Well!_” said Lady Harman, as the door closed on Snagsby.
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman

Chapter IX

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Lady Harman felt that one might adduce good arguments against this course if only one knew of them.
Line 2
Sir Isaac had a bright idea.
Line 3
He rang.
Line 4
“Snagsby,” he said, “just tell Peters to pack up Lady Harman’s things....”
Line 5
“_Well!_” said Lady Harman, as the door closed on Snagsby.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Against preposition US /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading “Lady Harman felt that one might adduce good arguments against this course if only one knew of them.”

Course noun US /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Lady Harman felt that one might adduce good arguments against this course if only one knew of them.”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Lady Harman felt that one might adduce good arguments against this course if only one knew of them.”

Might modal verb US /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “Lady Harman felt that one might adduce good arguments against this course if only one knew of them.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Lady Harman felt that one might adduce good arguments against this course if only one knew of them.”

Tell noun US /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Snagsby,” he said, “just tell Peters to pack up Lady Harman’s things....””

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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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 Sir Isaac had a bright idea.

adduce

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From this reading Lady Harman felt that one might adduce good arguments against this course if only one knew of them.

againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading Lady Harman felt that one might adduce good arguments against this course if only one knew of them.

arguments

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From this reading Lady Harman felt that one might adduce good arguments against this course if only one knew of them.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading “_Well!_” said Lady Harman, as the door closed on Snagsby.

bright

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From this reading Sir Isaac had a bright idea.

closed

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From this reading “_Well!_” said Lady Harman, as the door closed on Snagsby.

coursenounUS /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Lady Harman felt that one might adduce good arguments against this course if only one knew of them.

door

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From this reading “_Well!_” said Lady Harman, as the door closed on Snagsby.

felt

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From this reading Lady Harman felt that one might adduce good arguments against this course if only one knew of them.

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Lady Harman felt that one might adduce good arguments against this course if only one knew of them.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Sir Isaac had a bright idea.

Harman

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From this reading Lady Harman felt that one might adduce good arguments against this course if only one knew of them.

Harman's

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From this reading “Snagsby,” he said, “just tell Peters to pack up Lady Harman’s things....”

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He rang.

idea

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From this reading Sir Isaac had a bright idea.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Lady Harman felt that one might adduce good arguments against this course if only one knew of them.

Isaac

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From this reading Sir Isaac had a bright idea.

just

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From this reading “Snagsby,” he said, “just tell Peters to pack up Lady Harman’s things....”

knew

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From this reading Lady Harman felt that one might adduce good arguments against this course if only one knew of them.

Lady

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From this reading Lady Harman felt that one might adduce good arguments against this course if only one knew of them.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Lady Harman felt that one might adduce good arguments against this course if only one knew of them.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Lady Harman felt that one might adduce good arguments against this course if only one knew of them.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “_Well!_” said Lady Harman, as the door closed on Snagsby.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Lady Harman felt that one might adduce good arguments against this course if only one knew of them.

only

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From this reading Lady Harman felt that one might adduce good arguments against this course if only one knew of them.

pack

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From this reading “Snagsby,” he said, “just tell Peters to pack up Lady Harman’s things....”

Peters

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From this reading “Snagsby,” he said, “just tell Peters to pack up Lady Harman’s things....”

rang

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From this reading He rang.

said

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From this reading “Snagsby,” he said, “just tell Peters to pack up Lady Harman’s things....”

Sir

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From this reading Sir Isaac had a bright idea.

Snagsby

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From this reading “Snagsby,” he said, “just tell Peters to pack up Lady Harman’s things....”

tellnounUS /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Snagsby,” he said, “just tell Peters to pack up Lady Harman’s things....”

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Lady Harman felt that one might adduce good arguments against this course if only one knew of them.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “_Well!_” said Lady Harman, as the door closed on Snagsby.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Lady Harman felt that one might adduce good arguments against this course if only one knew of them.

things

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From this reading “Snagsby,” he said, “just tell Peters to pack up Lady Harman’s things....”

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Lady Harman felt that one might adduce good arguments against this course if only one knew of them.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “Snagsby,” he said, “just tell Peters to pack up Lady Harman’s things....”

up

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From this reading “Snagsby,” he said, “just tell Peters to pack up Lady Harman’s things....”

Well

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From this reading “_Well!_” said Lady Harman, as the door closed on Snagsby.