Chapter XI
“I mean,” said Belinda coolly, “that I’m not going to vacate this villa.” “Good,” said Ivan cheerfully. “Neither am I.” Miss Seneschal stared. Then she slid down from the table and stepped to his side.
As Other Men Are
Chapter XI
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“I
mean,”
said
Belinda
coolly,
“that
I’m
not
going
to
vacate
this
villa.”
“Good,”
said
Ivan
cheerfully.
“Neither
am
I.”
Miss
Seneschal
stared.
Then
she
slid
down
from
the
table
and
stepped
to
his
side.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“I
mean,”
said
Belinda
coolly,
“that
I’m
not
going
to
vacate
this
villa.”
Line 2
“Good,”
said
Ivan
cheerfully.
Line 3
“Neither
am
I.”
/ˈniːðər æm aɪ/
Line 4
Miss
Seneschal
stared.
Line 5
Then
she
slid
down
from
the
table
and
stepped
to
his
side.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Good,” said Ivan cheerfully.”
Neither
determiner
US /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading ““Neither am I.””
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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Neither am I.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then she slid down from the table and stepped to his side.
Belinda
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From this reading “I mean,” said Belinda coolly, “that I’m not going to vacate this villa.”
cheerfully
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From this reading “Good,” said Ivan cheerfully.
coolly
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From this reading “I mean,” said Belinda coolly, “that I’m not going to vacate this villa.”
down
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From this reading Then she slid down from the table and stepped to his side.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then she slid down from the table and stepped to his side.
going
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From this reading “I mean,” said Belinda coolly, “that I’m not going to vacate this villa.”
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good,” said Ivan cheerfully.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then she slid down from the table and stepped to his side.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I mean,” said Belinda coolly, “that I’m not going to vacate this villa.”
I'm
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From this reading “I mean,” said Belinda coolly, “that I’m not going to vacate this villa.”
Ivan
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From this reading “Good,” said Ivan cheerfully.
mean
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From this reading “I mean,” said Belinda coolly, “that I’m not going to vacate this villa.”
Miss
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From this reading Miss Seneschal stared.
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Neither am I.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I mean,” said Belinda coolly, “that I’m not going to vacate this villa.”
said
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From this reading “I mean,” said Belinda coolly, “that I’m not going to vacate this villa.”
Seneschal
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From this reading Miss Seneschal stared.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she slid down from the table and stepped to his side.
side
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From this reading Then she slid down from the table and stepped to his side.
slid
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From this reading Then she slid down from the table and stepped to his side.
stared
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From this reading Miss Seneschal stared.
stepped
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From this reading Then she slid down from the table and stepped to his side.
table
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From this reading Then she slid down from the table and stepped to his side.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I mean,” said Belinda coolly, “that I’m not going to vacate this villa.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then she slid down from the table and stepped to his side.
Then
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From this reading Then she slid down from the table and stepped to his side.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I mean,” said Belinda coolly, “that I’m not going to vacate this villa.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I mean,” said Belinda coolly, “that I’m not going to vacate this villa.”
vacate
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From this reading “I mean,” said Belinda coolly, “that I’m not going to vacate this villa.”
villa
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From this reading “I mean,” said Belinda coolly, “that I’m not going to vacate this villa.”