Chapter XI
“Yes, do,” he urged. “You thought I was wrong?” “Yes,” she assented. “Then you ought to say, in so many words, ‘I forgive you.’” He waited, but she would not speak.
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Chapter XI
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“Yes,
do,”
he
urged.
“You
thought
I
was
wrong?”
“Yes,”
she
assented.
“Then
you
ought
to
say,
in
so
many
words,
‘I
forgive
you.’”
He
waited,
but
she
would
not
speak.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
“Yes,
do,”
he
urged.
Line 2
“You
thought
I
was
wrong?”
Line 3
“Yes,”
she
assented.
Line 4
“Then
you
ought
to
say,
in
so
many
words,
‘I
forgive
you.’”
Line 5
He
waited,
but
she
would
not
speak.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Ought
modal verb
US /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading ““Then you ought to say, in so many words, ‘I forgive you.’””
Speak
noun
US /speak/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He waited, but she would not speak.”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You thought I was wrong?””
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He waited, but she would not speak.”
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assented
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From this reading “Yes,” she assented.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He waited, but she would not speak.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Yes, do,” he urged.
forgive
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From this reading “Then you ought to say, in so many words, ‘I forgive you.’”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Yes, do,” he urged.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You thought I was wrong?”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Then you ought to say, in so many words, ‘I forgive you.’”
many
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From this reading “Then you ought to say, in so many words, ‘I forgive you.’”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He waited, but she would not speak.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “Then you ought to say, in so many words, ‘I forgive you.’”
say
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From this reading “Then you ought to say, in so many words, ‘I forgive you.’”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Yes,” she assented.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Then you ought to say, in so many words, ‘I forgive you.’”
speak
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From this reading He waited, but she would not speak.
Then
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From this reading “Then you ought to say, in so many words, ‘I forgive you.’”
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You thought I was wrong?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Then you ought to say, in so many words, ‘I forgive you.’”
urged
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From this reading “Yes, do,” he urged.
waited
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From this reading He waited, but she would not speak.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You thought I was wrong?”
words
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From this reading “Then you ought to say, in so many words, ‘I forgive you.’”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He waited, but she would not speak.
wrong
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From this reading “You thought I was wrong?”
Yes
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From this reading “Yes, do,” he urged.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You thought I was wrong?”