Chapter III
MILDRED. There is a cloud around me. GUENDOLEN. But you said You would receive his suit in spite of this? MILDRED.
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Chapter III
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MILDRED.
There
is
a
cloud
around
me.
GUENDOLEN.
But
you
said
You
would
receive
his
suit
in
spite
of
this?
MILDRED.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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MILDRED.
Line 2
There
is
a
cloud
around
me.
Line 3
GUENDOLEN.
Line 4
But
you
said
You
would
receive
his
suit
in
spite
of
this?
Line 5
MILDRED.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Around
preposition
US /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “There is a cloud around me.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “But you said You would receive his suit in spite of this?”
All words in this reading · 19
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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 There is a cloud around me.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading There is a cloud around me.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you said You would receive his suit in spite of this?
cloud
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From this reading There is a cloud around me.
GUENDOLEN
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From this reading GUENDOLEN.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But you said You would receive his suit in spite of this?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But you said You would receive his suit in spite of this?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is a cloud around me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There is a cloud around me.
MILDRED
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From this reading MILDRED.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But you said You would receive his suit in spite of this?
receive
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said
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spite
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suit
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From this reading But you said You would receive his suit in spite of this?
There
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From this reading There is a cloud around me.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But you said You would receive his suit in spite of this?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But you said You would receive his suit in spite of this?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But you said You would receive his suit in spite of this?