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Cursed by a Fortune
Cursed by a Fortune

Chapter II

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Context Illustration Reading 1/82 · 5 lines
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"With her consent, of course."
"With or without," said the young man, coolly.
"How?"
"Oh, I'll find a means.
Girls are only girls, and they'll give way to a stronger will.
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Cursed by a Fortune

Chapter II

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"With her consent, of course."
Line 2
"With or without," said the young man, coolly.
Line 3
"How?"
Line 4
"Oh, I'll find a means.
Line 5
Girls are only girls, and they'll give way to a stronger will.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Course noun US /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"With her consent, of course."”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “"With or without," said the young man, coolly.”

All words in this reading · 28

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "Oh, I'll find a means.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Girls are only girls, and they'll give way to a stronger will.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Girls are only girls, and they'll give way to a stronger will.

consent

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From this reading "With her consent, of course."

coolly

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From this reading "With or without," said the young man, coolly.

coursenounUS /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "With her consent, of course."

find

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From this reading "Oh, I'll find a means.

Girls

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From this reading Girls are only girls, and they'll give way to a stronger will.

give

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From this reading Girls are only girls, and they'll give way to a stronger will.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "With her consent, of course."

How

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From this reading "How?"

I'll

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From this reading "Oh, I'll find a means.

man

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From this reading "With or without," said the young man, coolly.

means

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From this reading "Oh, I'll find a means.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "With her consent, of course."

Oh

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From this reading "Oh, I'll find a means.

only

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From this reading Girls are only girls, and they'll give way to a stronger will.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading "With or without," said the young man, coolly.

said

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From this reading "With or without," said the young man, coolly.

stronger

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From this reading Girls are only girls, and they'll give way to a stronger will.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "With or without," said the young man, coolly.

they'll

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From this reading Girls are only girls, and they'll give way to a stronger will.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Girls are only girls, and they'll give way to a stronger will.

way

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From this reading Girls are only girls, and they'll give way to a stronger will.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Girls are only girls, and they'll give way to a stronger will.

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "With her consent, of course."

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading "With or without," said the young man, coolly.

young

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From this reading "With or without," said the young man, coolly.