Chapter II
Chapter 2
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DELIA. What did she say? DEVENISH. She accepted me conditionally. DELIA.
Belinda: An April Folly in Three Acts
Chapter II · Chapter 2
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DELIA.
What
did
she
say?
DEVENISH.
She
accepted
me
conditionally.
DELIA.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Belinda: An April Folly in Three Acts
Chapter II · Chapter 2
Chapter 2 of Belinda: An April Folly in Three Acts is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
DELIA.
Line 2
What
did
she
say?
/wʌt dɪd ʃiː seɪ/
Line 3
DEVENISH.
Line 4
She
accepted
me
conditionally.
/ʃiː ækˈseptɪd miː kənˈdɪʃənəli/
Line 5
DELIA.
Learner Dictionary
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accepted
adjective
US /ækˈseptɪd/
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading “She accepted me conditionally.”
conditionally
adverb
US /kənˈdɪʃənəli/
subject to a condition
From this reading “She accepted me conditionally.”
say
verb
US /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading “What did she say?”
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acceptedadjectiveUS /ækˈseptɪd/
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading She accepted me conditionally.
conditionallyadverbUS /kənˈdɪʃənəli/
subject to a condition
From this reading She accepted me conditionally.
DELIA
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DELIA.
DEVENISH
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DEVENISH.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What did she say?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She accepted me conditionally.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading What did she say?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What did she say?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What did she say?
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