Chapter XV
'And then?' 'I don't know. Even if I did give you up, I don't see what would be gained. All I could do would be to ask you not to come to the house any more.' 'That is nonsense.'
Celibates
Chapter XV
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'And
then?'
'I
don't
know.
Even
if
I
did
give
you
up,
I
don't
see
what
would
be
gained.
All
I
could
do
would
be
to
ask
you
not
to
come
to
the
house
any
more.'
'That
is
nonsense.'
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
'And
then?'
Line 2
'I
don't
know.
Line 3
Even
if
I
did
give
you
up,
I
don't
see
what
would
be
gained.
Line 4
All
I
could
do
would
be
to
ask
you
not
to
come
to
the
house
any
more.'
Line 5
'That
is
nonsense.'
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All I could do would be to ask you not to come to the house any more.'”
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “All I could do would be to ask you not to come to the house any more.'”
Even
noun
US /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even if I did give you up, I don't see what would be gained.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'I don't know.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Even if I did give you up, I don't see what would be gained.”
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All
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From this reading All I could do would be to ask you not to come to the house any more.'
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'And then?'
any
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From this reading All I could do would be to ask you not to come to the house any more.'
ask
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From this reading All I could do would be to ask you not to come to the house any more.'
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Even if I did give you up, I don't see what would be gained.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All I could do would be to ask you not to come to the house any more.'
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading All I could do would be to ask you not to come to the house any more.'
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Even if I did give you up, I don't see what would be gained.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading All I could do would be to ask you not to come to the house any more.'
don't
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From this reading 'I don't know.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even if I did give you up, I don't see what would be gained.
gained
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From this reading Even if I did give you up, I don't see what would be gained.
give
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From this reading Even if I did give you up, I don't see what would be gained.
house
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From this reading All I could do would be to ask you not to come to the house any more.'
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I don't know.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Even if I did give you up, I don't see what would be gained.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'That is nonsense.'
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I don't know.
more
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From this reading All I could do would be to ask you not to come to the house any more.'
nonsense
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From this reading 'That is nonsense.'
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading All I could do would be to ask you not to come to the house any more.'
see
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From this reading Even if I did give you up, I don't see what would be gained.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'That is nonsense.'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All I could do would be to ask you not to come to the house any more.'
then
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From this reading 'And then?'
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All I could do would be to ask you not to come to the house any more.'
up
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From this reading Even if I did give you up, I don't see what would be gained.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Even if I did give you up, I don't see what would be gained.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Even if I did give you up, I don't see what would be gained.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Even if I did give you up, I don't see what would be gained.