Chapter VII
"No," said Brooke, "I scarcely think one would wish to if he could. One feels it wouldn't be fitting." "And yet we shall put the power that's in it into harness by and by." "Without taming it?" Barbara nodded.
A Damaged Reputation
Chapter VII
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"No,"
said
Brooke,
"I
scarcely
think
one
would
wish
to
if
he
could.
One
feels
it
wouldn't
be
fitting."
"And
yet
we
shall
put
the
power
that's
in
it
into
harness
by
and
by."
"Without
taming
it?"
Barbara
nodded.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"No,"
said
Brooke,
"I
scarcely
think
one
would
wish
to
if
he
could.
Line 2
One
feels
it
wouldn't
be
fitting."
Line 3
"And
yet
we
shall
put
the
power
that's
in
it
into
harness
by
and
by."
Line 4
"Without
taming
it?"
Line 5
Barbara
nodded.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"No," said Brooke, "I scarcely think one would wish to if he could.”
Nodded
noun
US /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Barbara nodded.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"No," said Brooke, "I scarcely think one would wish to if he could.”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"And yet we shall put the power that's in it into harness by and by."”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"No," said Brooke, "I scarcely think one would wish to if he could.”
Without
preposition
US /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “"Without taming it?"”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"No," said Brooke, "I scarcely think one would wish to if he could.”
Yet
conjunction
US /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “"And yet we shall put the power that's in it into harness by and by."”
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And yet we shall put the power that's in it into harness by and by."
Barbara
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From this reading Barbara nodded.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One feels it wouldn't be fitting."
Brooke
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From this reading "No," said Brooke, "I scarcely think one would wish to if he could.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "And yet we shall put the power that's in it into harness by and by."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "No," said Brooke, "I scarcely think one would wish to if he could.
feels
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From this reading One feels it wouldn't be fitting."
fitting
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From this reading One feels it wouldn't be fitting."
harness
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From this reading "And yet we shall put the power that's in it into harness by and by."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No," said Brooke, "I scarcely think one would wish to if he could.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No," said Brooke, "I scarcely think one would wish to if he could.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "No," said Brooke, "I scarcely think one would wish to if he could.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And yet we shall put the power that's in it into harness by and by."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "And yet we shall put the power that's in it into harness by and by."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One feels it wouldn't be fitting."
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No," said Brooke, "I scarcely think one would wish to if he could.
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Barbara nodded.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "No," said Brooke, "I scarcely think one would wish to if he could.
power
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From this reading "And yet we shall put the power that's in it into harness by and by."
put
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From this reading "And yet we shall put the power that's in it into harness by and by."
said
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From this reading "No," said Brooke, "I scarcely think one would wish to if he could.
scarcely
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From this reading "No," said Brooke, "I scarcely think one would wish to if he could.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "And yet we shall put the power that's in it into harness by and by."
taming
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From this reading "Without taming it?"
that's
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From this reading "And yet we shall put the power that's in it into harness by and by."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And yet we shall put the power that's in it into harness by and by."
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No," said Brooke, "I scarcely think one would wish to if he could.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No," said Brooke, "I scarcely think one would wish to if he could.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "And yet we shall put the power that's in it into harness by and by."
wish
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From this reading "No," said Brooke, "I scarcely think one would wish to if he could.
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Without taming it?"
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "No," said Brooke, "I scarcely think one would wish to if he could.
wouldn't
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From this reading One feels it wouldn't be fitting."
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "And yet we shall put the power that's in it into harness by and by."