Chapter XIII
“I'VE won the wager, Tom.” “Did n't know there was one.” “Don't you remember you said Polly would be tired of her teaching and give it up in three months, and I said she would n't?” “Well, is n't she?” “Not a bit of it.
An Old-Fashioned Girl
Chapter XIII
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“I'VE
won
the
wager,
Tom.”
“Did
n't
know
there
was
one.”
“Don't
you
remember
you
said
Polly
would
be
tired
of
her
teaching
and
give
it
up
in
three
months,
and
I
said
she
would
n't?”
“Well,
is
n't
she?”
“Not
a
bit
of
it.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“I'VE
won
the
wager,
Tom.”
Line 2
“Did
n't
know
there
was
one.”
Line 3
“Don't
you
remember
you
said
Polly
would
be
tired
of
her
teaching
and
give
it
up
in
three
months,
and
I
said
she
would
n't?”
Line 4
“Well,
is
n't
she?”
Line 5
“Not
a
bit
of
it.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Did n't know there was one.””
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““Did n't know there was one.””
Remember
verb
US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading ““Don't you remember you said Polly would be tired of her teaching and give it up in three months, and I said she would n't?””
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, is n't she?””
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““Don't you remember you said Polly would be tired of her teaching and give it up in three months, and I said she would n't?””
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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 “Not a bit of it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Don't you remember you said Polly would be tired of her teaching and give it up in three months, and I said she would n't?”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Don't you remember you said Polly would be tired of her teaching and give it up in three months, and I said she would n't?”
bit
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From this reading “Not a bit of it.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did n't know there was one.”
Don't
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From this reading “Don't you remember you said Polly would be tired of her teaching and give it up in three months, and I said she would n't?”
give
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From this reading “Don't you remember you said Polly would be tired of her teaching and give it up in three months, and I said she would n't?”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Don't you remember you said Polly would be tired of her teaching and give it up in three months, and I said she would n't?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Don't you remember you said Polly would be tired of her teaching and give it up in three months, and I said she would n't?”
I'VE
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From this reading “I'VE won the wager, Tom.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Don't you remember you said Polly would be tired of her teaching and give it up in three months, and I said she would n't?”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, is n't she?”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Don't you remember you said Polly would be tired of her teaching and give it up in three months, and I said she would n't?”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Did n't know there was one.”
months
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From this reading “Don't you remember you said Polly would be tired of her teaching and give it up in three months, and I said she would n't?”
n't
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From this reading “Did n't know there was one.”
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not a bit of it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Don't you remember you said Polly would be tired of her teaching and give it up in three months, and I said she would n't?”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Did n't know there was one.”
Polly
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From this reading “Don't you remember you said Polly would be tired of her teaching and give it up in three months, and I said she would n't?”
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Don't you remember you said Polly would be tired of her teaching and give it up in three months, and I said she would n't?”
said
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From this reading “Don't you remember you said Polly would be tired of her teaching and give it up in three months, and I said she would n't?”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Don't you remember you said Polly would be tired of her teaching and give it up in three months, and I said she would n't?”
teaching
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From this reading “Don't you remember you said Polly would be tired of her teaching and give it up in three months, and I said she would n't?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I'VE won the wager, Tom.”
there
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From this reading “Did n't know there was one.”
three
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From this reading “Don't you remember you said Polly would be tired of her teaching and give it up in three months, and I said she would n't?”
tired
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From this reading “Don't you remember you said Polly would be tired of her teaching and give it up in three months, and I said she would n't?”
Tom
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From this reading “I'VE won the wager, Tom.”
up
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From this reading “Don't you remember you said Polly would be tired of her teaching and give it up in three months, and I said she would n't?”
wager
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From this reading “I'VE won the wager, Tom.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Did n't know there was one.”
Well
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From this reading “Well, is n't she?”
won
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From this reading “I'VE won the wager, Tom.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Don't you remember you said Polly would be tired of her teaching and give it up in three months, and I said she would n't?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Don't you remember you said Polly would be tired of her teaching and give it up in three months, and I said she would n't?”