Chapter XVII
'I would rather not tell.' 'But--Well, never mind.' 'Yes, Swithin, I will tell you. There should be no secrets between us. He urges upon me the necessity of marrying, day after day.'
Two on a Tower
Chapter XVII
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'I
would
rather
not
tell.'
'But--Well,
never
mind.'
'Yes,
Swithin,
I
will
tell
you.
There
should
be
no
secrets
between
us.
He
urges
upon
me
the
necessity
of
marrying,
day
after
day.'
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
'I
would
rather
not
tell.'
Line 2
'But--Well,
never
mind.'
Line 3
'Yes,
Swithin,
I
will
tell
you.
Line 4
There
should
be
no
secrets
between
us.
Line 5
He
urges
upon
me
the
necessity
of
marrying,
day
after
day.'
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “He urges upon me the necessity of marrying, day after day.'”
Between
preposition
US /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “There should be no secrets between us.”
Mind
noun
US /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'But--Well, never mind.'”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'But--Well, never mind.'”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'I would rather not tell.'”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “He urges upon me the necessity of marrying, day after day.'”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'But--Well, never mind.'”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “'I would rather not tell.'”
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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He urges upon me the necessity of marrying, day after day.'
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There should be no secrets between us.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There should be no secrets between us.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'But--Well, never mind.'
day
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From this reading He urges upon me the necessity of marrying, day after day.'
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He urges upon me the necessity of marrying, day after day.'
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I would rather not tell.'
marrying
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From this reading He urges upon me the necessity of marrying, day after day.'
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He urges upon me the necessity of marrying, day after day.'
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'But--Well, never mind.'
necessity
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From this reading He urges upon me the necessity of marrying, day after day.'
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'But--Well, never mind.'
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There should be no secrets between us.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'I would rather not tell.'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He urges upon me the necessity of marrying, day after day.'
rather
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From this reading 'I would rather not tell.'
secrets
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From this reading There should be no secrets between us.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading There should be no secrets between us.
Swithin
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From this reading 'Yes, Swithin, I will tell you.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I would rather not tell.'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He urges upon me the necessity of marrying, day after day.'
There
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From this reading There should be no secrets between us.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He urges upon me the necessity of marrying, day after day.'
urges
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From this reading He urges upon me the necessity of marrying, day after day.'
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There should be no secrets between us.
Well
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From this reading 'But--Well, never mind.'
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 'Yes, Swithin, I will tell you.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 'I would rather not tell.'
Yes
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From this reading 'Yes, Swithin, I will tell you.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Yes, Swithin, I will tell you.