Chapter XVIII
“Resignation to what?” “To a change of—of our plans.” “My plans have not changed!” said Catherine, with a little laugh. “Ah, but Mr. Townsend’s have,” her aunt answered very gently. “What do you mean?”
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Chapter XVIII
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“Resignation
to
what?”
“To
a
change
of—of
our
plans.”
“My
plans
have
not
changed!”
said
Catherine,
with
a
little
laugh.
“Ah,
but
Mr.
Townsend’s
have,”
her
aunt
answered
very
gently.
“What
do
you
mean?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
“Resignation
to
what?”
Line 2
“To
a
change
of—of
our
plans.”
Line 3
“My
plans
have
not
changed!”
said
Catherine,
with
a
little
laugh.
Line 4
“Ah,
but
Mr.
Townsend’s
have,”
her
aunt
answered
very
gently.
Line 5
“What
do
you
mean?”
Learner Dictionary
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Answered
noun
US /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Ah, but Mr. Townsend’s have,” her aunt answered very gently.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““My plans have not changed!” said Catherine, with a little laugh.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““My plans have not changed!” said Catherine, with a little laugh.”
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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 “To a change of—of our plans.”
Ah
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From this reading “Ah, but Mr. Townsend’s have,” her aunt answered very gently.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Ah, but Mr. Townsend’s have,” her aunt answered very gently.
aunt
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From this reading “Ah, but Mr. Townsend’s have,” her aunt answered very gently.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Ah, but Mr. Townsend’s have,” her aunt answered very gently.
Catherine
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From this reading “My plans have not changed!” said Catherine, with a little laugh.
change
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From this reading “To a change of—of our plans.”
changed
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From this reading “My plans have not changed!” said Catherine, with a little laugh.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What do you mean?”
gently
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From this reading “Ah, but Mr. Townsend’s have,” her aunt answered very gently.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “My plans have not changed!” said Catherine, with a little laugh.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Ah, but Mr. Townsend’s have,” her aunt answered very gently.
laugh
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From this reading “My plans have not changed!” said Catherine, with a little laugh.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My plans have not changed!” said Catherine, with a little laugh.
mean
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From this reading “What do you mean?”
Mr
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From this reading “Ah, but Mr. Townsend’s have,” her aunt answered very gently.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My plans have not changed!” said Catherine, with a little laugh.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “My plans have not changed!” said Catherine, with a little laugh.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “To a change of—of our plans.”
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “To a change of—of our plans.”
plans
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From this reading “To a change of—of our plans.”
Resignation
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From this reading “Resignation to what?”
said
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From this reading “My plans have not changed!” said Catherine, with a little laugh.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Resignation to what?”
Townsend's
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From this reading “Ah, but Mr. Townsend’s have,” her aunt answered very gently.
very
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From this reading “Ah, but Mr. Townsend’s have,” her aunt answered very gently.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Resignation to what?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “My plans have not changed!” said Catherine, with a little laugh.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What do you mean?”