Chapter XIII
Miss Willow, who had been about to drink, set down her cup. “Because I knew you would help.” “Why?” “Because you love me,” said Julia boldly. Fulke emptied his glass.
As Other Men Are
Chapter XIII
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Miss
Willow,
who
had
been
about
to
drink,
set
down
her
cup.
“Because
I
knew
you
would
help.”
“Why?”
“Because
you
love
me,”
said
Julia
boldly.
Fulke
emptied
his
glass.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Miss
Willow,
who
had
been
about
to
drink,
set
down
her
cup.
Line 2
“Because
I
knew
you
would
help.”
Line 3
“Why?”
Line 4
“Because
you
love
me,”
said
Julia
boldly.
Line 5
Fulke
emptied
his
glass.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Miss Willow, who had been about to drink, set down her cup.”
Because
conjunction
US /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading ““Because I knew you would help.””
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Miss Willow, who had been about to drink, set down her cup.”
Drink
noun
US /drink/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Miss Willow, who had been about to drink, set down her cup.”
Help
noun
US /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Because I knew you would help.””
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““Because I knew you would help.””
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Miss Willow, who had been about to drink, set down her cup.
BecauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading “Because I knew you would help.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Miss Willow, who had been about to drink, set down her cup.
boldly
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From this reading “Because you love me,” said Julia boldly.
cup
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down
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From this reading Miss Willow, who had been about to drink, set down her cup.
drink
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From this reading Miss Willow, who had been about to drink, set down her cup.
emptied
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From this reading Fulke emptied his glass.
Fulke
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From this reading Fulke emptied his glass.
glass
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From this reading Fulke emptied his glass.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miss Willow, who had been about to drink, set down her cup.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Because I knew you would help.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Willow, who had been about to drink, set down her cup.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Fulke emptied his glass.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Because I knew you would help.”
Julia
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From this reading “Because you love me,” said Julia boldly.
knew
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love
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From this reading “Because you love me,” said Julia boldly.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Because you love me,” said Julia boldly.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Willow, who had been about to drink, set down her cup.
said
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From this reading “Because you love me,” said Julia boldly.
set
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From this reading Miss Willow, who had been about to drink, set down her cup.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Willow, who had been about to drink, set down her cup.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Miss Willow, who had been about to drink, set down her cup.
Why
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From this reading “Why?”
Willow
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From this reading Miss Willow, who had been about to drink, set down her cup.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Because I knew you would help.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Because I knew you would help.”