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To Have and to Hold
To Have and to Hold

Chapter V · In Which a Woman Has Her Way

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TEN days later, Rolfe, going down river in his barge, touched at my wharf, and finding me there walked with me toward the house.
“I have not seen you since you laughed my advice to scorn--and took it,” he said.
“Where's the farthingale, Benedick the married man?”
“In the house.”
“Oh, ay!” he commented.
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To Have and to Hold

Chapter V · In Which a Woman Has Her Way

Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
TEN days later, Rolfe, going down river in his barge, touched at my wharf, and finding me there walked with me toward the house.
Line 2
“I have not seen you since you laughed my advice to scorn--and took it,” he said.
Line 3
“Where's the farthingale, Benedick the married man?”
Line 4
“In the house.”
Line 5
“Oh, ay!” he commented.

Learner Dictionary

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

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading ““I have not seen you since you laughed my advice to scorn--and took it,” he said.”

Since preposition US /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading ““I have not seen you since you laughed my advice to scorn--and took it,” he said.”

Took noun US /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““I have not seen you since you laughed my advice to scorn--and took it,” he said.”

Toward preposition US /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading “TEN days later, Rolfe, going down river in his barge, touched at my wharf, and finding me there walked with me toward the house.”

All words in this reading · 45

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advice

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From this reading “I have not seen you since you laughed my advice to scorn--and took it,” he said.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading TEN days later, Rolfe, going down river in his barge, touched at my wharf, and finding me there walked with me toward the house.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading TEN days later, Rolfe, going down river in his barge, touched at my wharf, and finding me there walked with me toward the house.

ay

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From this reading “Oh, ay!” he commented.

barge

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From this reading TEN days later, Rolfe, going down river in his barge, touched at my wharf, and finding me there walked with me toward the house.

Benedick

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From this reading “Where's the farthingale, Benedick the married man?”

commented

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From this reading “Oh, ay!” he commented.

days

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From this reading TEN days later, Rolfe, going down river in his barge, touched at my wharf, and finding me there walked with me toward the house.

down

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From this reading TEN days later, Rolfe, going down river in his barge, touched at my wharf, and finding me there walked with me toward the house.

farthingale

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From this reading “Where's the farthingale, Benedick the married man?”

finding

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From this reading TEN days later, Rolfe, going down river in his barge, touched at my wharf, and finding me there walked with me toward the house.

going

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From this reading TEN days later, Rolfe, going down river in his barge, touched at my wharf, and finding me there walked with me toward the house.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “I have not seen you since you laughed my advice to scorn--and took it,” he said.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading “I have not seen you since you laughed my advice to scorn--and took it,” he said.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading TEN days later, Rolfe, going down river in his barge, touched at my wharf, and finding me there walked with me toward the house.

house

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From this reading TEN days later, Rolfe, going down river in his barge, touched at my wharf, and finding me there walked with me toward the house.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “I have not seen you since you laughed my advice to scorn--and took it,” he said.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading TEN days later, Rolfe, going down river in his barge, touched at my wharf, and finding me there walked with me toward the house.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “I have not seen you since you laughed my advice to scorn--and took it,” he said.

later

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From this reading TEN days later, Rolfe, going down river in his barge, touched at my wharf, and finding me there walked with me toward the house.

laughed

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From this reading “I have not seen you since you laughed my advice to scorn--and took it,” he said.

man

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From this reading “Where's the farthingale, Benedick the married man?”

married

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From this reading “Where's the farthingale, Benedick the married man?”

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading TEN days later, Rolfe, going down river in his barge, touched at my wharf, and finding me there walked with me toward the house.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading TEN days later, Rolfe, going down river in his barge, touched at my wharf, and finding me there walked with me toward the house.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “I have not seen you since you laughed my advice to scorn--and took it,” he said.

Oh

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From this reading “Oh, ay!” he commented.

river

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From this reading TEN days later, Rolfe, going down river in his barge, touched at my wharf, and finding me there walked with me toward the house.

Rolfe

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From this reading TEN days later, Rolfe, going down river in his barge, touched at my wharf, and finding me there walked with me toward the house.

said

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From this reading “I have not seen you since you laughed my advice to scorn--and took it,” he said.

scorn

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From this reading “I have not seen you since you laughed my advice to scorn--and took it,” he said.

seen

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From this reading “I have not seen you since you laughed my advice to scorn--and took it,” he said.

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading “I have not seen you since you laughed my advice to scorn--and took it,” he said.

TEN

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From this reading TEN days later, Rolfe, going down river in his barge, touched at my wharf, and finding me there walked with me toward the house.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading TEN days later, Rolfe, going down river in his barge, touched at my wharf, and finding me there walked with me toward the house.

there

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From this reading TEN days later, Rolfe, going down river in his barge, touched at my wharf, and finding me there walked with me toward the house.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading “I have not seen you since you laughed my advice to scorn--and took it,” he said.

tooknounUS /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I have not seen you since you laughed my advice to scorn--and took it,” he said.

touched

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From this reading TEN days later, Rolfe, going down river in his barge, touched at my wharf, and finding me there walked with me toward the house.

towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading TEN days later, Rolfe, going down river in his barge, touched at my wharf, and finding me there walked with me toward the house.

walked

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From this reading TEN days later, Rolfe, going down river in his barge, touched at my wharf, and finding me there walked with me toward the house.

wharf

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From this reading TEN days later, Rolfe, going down river in his barge, touched at my wharf, and finding me there walked with me toward the house.

Where's

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From this reading “Where's the farthingale, Benedick the married man?”

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading TEN days later, Rolfe, going down river in his barge, touched at my wharf, and finding me there walked with me toward the house.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “I have not seen you since you laughed my advice to scorn--and took it,” he said.