Chapter VI
ALICE. ‘Take care, Amy, or I shall begin to believe that your father was right. What do you think would happen if I were to leave you to him!’ AMY. ‘Poor father.’
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Chapter VI
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ALICE.
‘Take
care,
Amy,
or
I
shall
begin
to
believe
that
your
father
was
right.
What
do
you
think
would
happen
if
I
were
to
leave
you
to
him!’
AMY.
‘Poor
father.’
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
ALICE.
Line 2
‘Take
care,
Amy,
or
I
shall
begin
to
believe
that
your
father
was
right.
Line 3
What
do
you
think
would
happen
if
I
were
to
leave
you
to
him!’
Line 4
AMY.
Line 5
‘Poor
father.’
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Believe
noun
US /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “‘Take care, Amy, or I shall begin to believe that your father was right.”
Poor
noun
US /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Poor father.’”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Take care, Amy, or I shall begin to believe that your father was right.”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “‘Take care, Amy, or I shall begin to believe that your father was right.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Take care, Amy, or I shall begin to believe that your father was right.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What do you think would happen if I were to leave you to him!’”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “What do you think would happen if I were to leave you to him!’”
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ALICE
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Amy
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begin
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believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘Take care, Amy, or I shall begin to believe that your father was right.
care
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From this reading ‘Take care, Amy, or I shall begin to believe that your father was right.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What do you think would happen if I were to leave you to him!’
father
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From this reading ‘Take care, Amy, or I shall begin to believe that your father was right.
happen
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From this reading What do you think would happen if I were to leave you to him!’
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What do you think would happen if I were to leave you to him!’
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘Take care, Amy, or I shall begin to believe that your father was right.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading What do you think would happen if I were to leave you to him!’
leave
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From this reading What do you think would happen if I were to leave you to him!’
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading ‘Take care, Amy, or I shall begin to believe that your father was right.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Poor father.’
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Take care, Amy, or I shall begin to believe that your father was right.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ‘Take care, Amy, or I shall begin to believe that your father was right.
TakenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Take care, Amy, or I shall begin to believe that your father was right.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘Take care, Amy, or I shall begin to believe that your father was right.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What do you think would happen if I were to leave you to him!’
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘Take care, Amy, or I shall begin to believe that your father was right.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Take care, Amy, or I shall begin to believe that your father was right.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What do you think would happen if I were to leave you to him!’
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What do you think would happen if I were to leave you to him!’
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What do you think would happen if I were to leave you to him!’
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What do you think would happen if I were to leave you to him!’
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Take care, Amy, or I shall begin to believe that your father was right.