Chapter IV
"You might respect yourself, then," said the girl. "Or perhaps that wouldn't be so easy, either." "No, it wouldn't. I like to have you say these things to me," said Beaton, impartially. "Well, I like to say them," Alma returned.
A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 3
Chapter IV
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"You
might
respect
yourself,
then,"
said
the
girl.
"Or
perhaps
that
wouldn't
be
so
easy,
either."
"No,
it
wouldn't.
I
like
to
have
you
say
these
things
to
me,"
said
Beaton,
impartially.
"Well,
I
like
to
say
them,"
Alma
returned.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"You
might
respect
yourself,
then,"
said
the
girl.
Line 2
"Or
perhaps
that
wouldn't
be
so
easy,
either."
Line 3
"No,
it
wouldn't.
Line 4
I
like
to
have
you
say
these
things
to
me,"
said
Beaton,
impartially.
Line 5
"Well,
I
like
to
say
them,"
Alma
returned.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Either
determiner
US /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading “"Or perhaps that wouldn't be so easy, either."”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I like to have you say these things to me," said Beaton, impartially.”
Might
modal verb
US /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “"You might respect yourself, then," said the girl.”
Perhaps
noun
US /perhaps/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Or perhaps that wouldn't be so easy, either."”
Returned
noun
US /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Well, I like to say them," Alma returned.”
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “I like to have you say these things to me," said Beaton, impartially.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, I like to say them," Alma returned.”
Yourself
pronoun
US /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “"You might respect yourself, then," said the girl.”
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Alma
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From this reading "Well, I like to say them," Alma returned.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Or perhaps that wouldn't be so easy, either."
Beaton
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From this reading I like to have you say these things to me," said Beaton, impartially.
easy
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From this reading "Or perhaps that wouldn't be so easy, either."
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading "Or perhaps that wouldn't be so easy, either."
girl
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From this reading "You might respect yourself, then," said the girl.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I like to have you say these things to me," said Beaton, impartially.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I like to have you say these things to me," said Beaton, impartially.
impartially
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From this reading I like to have you say these things to me," said Beaton, impartially.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "No, it wouldn't.
like
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From this reading I like to have you say these things to me," said Beaton, impartially.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I like to have you say these things to me," said Beaton, impartially.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "You might respect yourself, then," said the girl.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No, it wouldn't.
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Or perhaps that wouldn't be so easy, either."
perhaps
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From this reading "Or perhaps that wouldn't be so easy, either."
respect
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From this reading "You might respect yourself, then," said the girl.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Well, I like to say them," Alma returned.
said
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From this reading "You might respect yourself, then," said the girl.
say
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From this reading I like to have you say these things to me," said Beaton, impartially.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Or perhaps that wouldn't be so easy, either."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Or perhaps that wouldn't be so easy, either."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You might respect yourself, then," said the girl.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Well, I like to say them," Alma returned.
then
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From this reading "You might respect yourself, then," said the girl.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I like to have you say these things to me," said Beaton, impartially.
things
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From this reading I like to have you say these things to me," said Beaton, impartially.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I like to have you say these things to me," said Beaton, impartially.
Well
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From this reading "Well, I like to say them," Alma returned.
wouldn't
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From this reading "Or perhaps that wouldn't be so easy, either."
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You might respect yourself, then," said the girl.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "You might respect yourself, then," said the girl.