Chapter III
ANABEL. Sometimes I feel I ought never to have come to Gerald again--never--never--never. OLIVER. Just left the gap?--Perhaps, if everything has to come asunder. But I think, if ever there is to be life--hope,--then you had to come back.
Touch and Go: A Play in Three Acts
Chapter III
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ANABEL.
Sometimes
I
feel
I
ought
never
to
have
come
to
Gerald
again--never--never--never.
OLIVER.
Just
left
the
gap?--Perhaps,
if
everything
has
to
come
asunder.
But
I
think,
if
ever
there
is
to
be
life--hope,--then
you
had
to
come
back.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
ANABEL.
Line 2
Sometimes
I
feel
I
ought
never
to
have
come
to
Gerald
again--never--never--never.
Line 3
OLIVER.
Line 4
Just
left
the
gap?--Perhaps,
if
everything
has
to
come
asunder.
Line 5
But
I
think,
if
ever
there
is
to
be
life--hope,--then
you
had
to
come
back.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sometimes I feel I ought never to have come to Gerald again--never--never--never.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sometimes I feel I ought never to have come to Gerald again--never--never--never.”
Ever
noun
US /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But I think, if ever there is to be life--hope,--then you had to come back.”
Everything
pronoun
US /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Just left the gap?--Perhaps, if everything has to come asunder.”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Just left the gap?--Perhaps, if everything has to come asunder.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Sometimes I feel I ought never to have come to Gerald again--never--never--never.”
Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Just left the gap?--Perhaps, if everything has to come asunder.”
Life
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But I think, if ever there is to be life--hope,--then you had to come back.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sometimes I feel I ought never to have come to Gerald again--never--never--never.”
Ought
modal verb
US /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “Sometimes I feel I ought never to have come to Gerald again--never--never--never.”
Perhaps
noun
US /perhaps/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Just left the gap?--Perhaps, if everything has to come asunder.”
Sometimes
noun
US /sometimes/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sometimes I feel I ought never to have come to Gerald again--never--never--never.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But I think, if ever there is to be life--hope,--then you had to come back.”
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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes I feel I ought never to have come to Gerald again--never--never--never.
ANABEL
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From this reading ANABEL.
asunder
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back
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From this reading But I think, if ever there is to be life--hope,--then you had to come back.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But I think, if ever there is to be life--hope,--then you had to come back.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I think, if ever there is to be life--hope,--then you had to come back.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes I feel I ought never to have come to Gerald again--never--never--never.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I think, if ever there is to be life--hope,--then you had to come back.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Just left the gap?--Perhaps, if everything has to come asunder.
feel
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From this reading Sometimes I feel I ought never to have come to Gerald again--never--never--never.
gap
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From this reading Just left the gap?--Perhaps, if everything has to come asunder.
Gerald
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From this reading Sometimes I feel I ought never to have come to Gerald again--never--never--never.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But I think, if ever there is to be life--hope,--then you had to come back.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Just left the gap?--Perhaps, if everything has to come asunder.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Sometimes I feel I ought never to have come to Gerald again--never--never--never.
hope
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From this reading But I think, if ever there is to be life--hope,--then you had to come back.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Sometimes I feel I ought never to have come to Gerald again--never--never--never.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Just left the gap?--Perhaps, if everything has to come asunder.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But I think, if ever there is to be life--hope,--then you had to come back.
Just
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From this reading Just left the gap?--Perhaps, if everything has to come asunder.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just left the gap?--Perhaps, if everything has to come asunder.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I think, if ever there is to be life--hope,--then you had to come back.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes I feel I ought never to have come to Gerald again--never--never--never.
OLIVER
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From this reading OLIVER.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Sometimes I feel I ought never to have come to Gerald again--never--never--never.
Perhaps
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From this reading Just left the gap?--Perhaps, if everything has to come asunder.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes I feel I ought never to have come to Gerald again--never--never--never.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Just left the gap?--Perhaps, if everything has to come asunder.
then
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From this reading But I think, if ever there is to be life--hope,--then you had to come back.
there
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From this reading But I think, if ever there is to be life--hope,--then you had to come back.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I think, if ever there is to be life--hope,--then you had to come back.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sometimes I feel I ought never to have come to Gerald again--never--never--never.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But I think, if ever there is to be life--hope,--then you had to come back.