Chapter X
Miss Seneschal frowned. “My plans,” she said, “are rather unsettled. I don’t think I want to bind myself .
As Other Men Are
Chapter X
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Miss
Seneschal
frowned.
“My
plans,”
she
said,
“are
rather
unsettled.
I
don’t
think
I
want
to
bind
myself .
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Miss
Seneschal
frowned.
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“My
plans,”
she
said,
“are
rather
unsettled.
Line 3
I
don’t
think
I
want
to
bind
myself .
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Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Myself
pronoun
US /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I don’t think I want to bind myself .”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t think I want to bind myself .”
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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bind
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don't
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frowned
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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Miss
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MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My plans,” she said, “are rather unsettled.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
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plans
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rather
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said
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Seneschal
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “My plans,” she said, “are rather unsettled.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don’t think I want to bind myself .
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don’t think I want to bind myself .
unsettled
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want
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