Chapter XIX
I struggled with tangled ideas and emotions. “I don’t know what love is. It’s all sorts of things—it’s made of a dozen strands twisted in a thousand ways.” “But you want her? You want her now—when you think of her?”
Tono-Bungay
Chapter XIX
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I
struggled
with
tangled
ideas
and
emotions.
“I
don’t
know
what
love
is.
It’s
all
sorts
of
things—it’s
made
of
a
dozen
strands
twisted
in
a
thousand
ways.”
“But
you
want
her?
You
want
her
now—when
you
think
of
her?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
I
struggled
with
tangled
ideas
and
emotions.
Line 2
“I
don’t
know
what
love
is.
Line 3
It’s
all
sorts
of
things—it’s
made
of
a
dozen
strands
twisted
in
a
thousand
ways.”
Line 4
“But
you
want
her?
Line 5
You
want
her
now—when
you
think
of
her?”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I don’t know what love is.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You want her now—when you think of her?””
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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 It’s all sorts of things—it’s made of a dozen strands twisted in a thousand ways.”
all
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From this reading It’s all sorts of things—it’s made of a dozen strands twisted in a thousand ways.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I struggled with tangled ideas and emotions.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But you want her?
don't
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From this reading “I don’t know what love is.
dozen
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From this reading It’s all sorts of things—it’s made of a dozen strands twisted in a thousand ways.”
emotions
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From this reading I struggled with tangled ideas and emotions.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “But you want her?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I struggled with tangled ideas and emotions.
ideas
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From this reading I struggled with tangled ideas and emotions.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It’s all sorts of things—it’s made of a dozen strands twisted in a thousand ways.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I don’t know what love is.
It's
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From this reading It’s all sorts of things—it’s made of a dozen strands twisted in a thousand ways.”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t know what love is.
love
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From this reading “I don’t know what love is.
made
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From this reading It’s all sorts of things—it’s made of a dozen strands twisted in a thousand ways.”
now
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From this reading You want her now—when you think of her?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It’s all sorts of things—it’s made of a dozen strands twisted in a thousand ways.”
sorts
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From this reading It’s all sorts of things—it’s made of a dozen strands twisted in a thousand ways.”
strands
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From this reading It’s all sorts of things—it’s made of a dozen strands twisted in a thousand ways.”
struggled
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From this reading I struggled with tangled ideas and emotions.
tangled
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From this reading I struggled with tangled ideas and emotions.
things
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From this reading It’s all sorts of things—it’s made of a dozen strands twisted in a thousand ways.”
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You want her now—when you think of her?”
thousand
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From this reading It’s all sorts of things—it’s made of a dozen strands twisted in a thousand ways.”
twisted
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From this reading It’s all sorts of things—it’s made of a dozen strands twisted in a thousand ways.”
want
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From this reading “But you want her?
ways
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From this reading It’s all sorts of things—it’s made of a dozen strands twisted in a thousand ways.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I don’t know what love is.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading You want her now—when you think of her?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I struggled with tangled ideas and emotions.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But you want her?