Chapter VI
Mr. Captain's blue eyes fixed themselves very hard. "Of course I love her, damn it, you know!" At this she also jumped up; she had fished out somehow her pocket-handkerchief. "So do I then. I do, I do, I do!" she passionately asseverated.
What Maisie Knew
Chapter VI
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Mr.
Captain's
blue
eyes
fixed
themselves
very
hard.
"Of
course
I
love
her,
damn
it,
you
know!"
At
this
she
also
jumped
up;
she
had
fished
out
somehow
her
pocket-handkerchief.
"So
do
I
then.
I
do,
I
do,
I
do!"
she
passionately
asseverated.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Mr.
Captain's
blue
eyes
fixed
themselves
very
hard.
Line 2
"Of
course
I
love
her,
damn
it,
you
know!"
Line 3
At
this
she
also
jumped
up;
she
had
fished
out
somehow
her
pocket-handkerchief.
Line 4
"So
do
I
then.
Line 5
I
do,
I
do,
I
do!"
she
passionately
asseverated.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Course
noun
US /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Of course I love her, damn it, you know!"”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Of course I love her, damn it, you know!"”
Themselves
pronoun
US /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “Mr. Captain's blue eyes fixed themselves very hard.”
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also
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asseverated
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AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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blue
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Captain's
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coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Of course I love her, damn it, you know!"
damn
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From this reading "Of course I love her, damn it, you know!"
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "So do I then.
eyes
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fished
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fixed
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At this she also jumped up; she had fished out somehow her pocket-handkerchief.
hard
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Of course I love her, damn it, you know!"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Of course I love her, damn it, you know!"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Of course I love her, damn it, you know!"
jumped
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knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Of course I love her, damn it, you know!"
love
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Mr
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OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course I love her, damn it, you know!"
out
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passionately
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pocket-handkerchief
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From this reading At this she also jumped up; she had fished out somehow her pocket-handkerchief.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At this she also jumped up; she had fished out somehow her pocket-handkerchief.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So do I then.
somehow
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themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Mr. Captain's blue eyes fixed themselves very hard.
then
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From this reading "So do I then.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this she also jumped up; she had fished out somehow her pocket-handkerchief.
up
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From this reading At this she also jumped up; she had fished out somehow her pocket-handkerchief.
very
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From this reading Mr. Captain's blue eyes fixed themselves very hard.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Of course I love her, damn it, you know!"