Chapter IX
“He’d be wanting to know why,” she objected. “What if he does? I’ll tell him why.” “Tell him that you’re trying to help a poor girl back to her feet?--and you wanting to marry his daughter?” “Who told you I wanted to marry his daughter?”
David Vallory
Chapter IX
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“He’d
be
wanting
to
know
why,”
she
objected.
“What
if
he
does?
I’ll
tell
him
why.”
“Tell
him
that
you’re
trying
to
help
a
poor
girl
back
to
her
feet?--and
you
wanting
to
marry
his
daughter?”
“Who
told
you
I
wanted
to
marry
his
daughter?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“He’d
be
wanting
to
know
why,”
she
objected.
Line 2
“What
if
he
does?
/wʌt ɪf hiː dʌz/
Line 3
I’ll
tell
him
why.”
Line 4
“Tell
him
that
you’re
trying
to
help
a
poor
girl
back
to
her
feet?--and
you
wanting
to
marry
his
daughter?”
Line 5
“Who
told
you
I
wanted
to
marry
his
daughter?”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Help
noun
US /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Tell him that you’re trying to help a poor girl back to her feet?--and you wanting to marry his daughter?””
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““He’d be wanting to know why,” she objected.”
Poor
noun
US /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Tell him that you’re trying to help a poor girl back to her feet?--and you wanting to marry his daughter?””
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’ll tell him why.””
Told
noun
US /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Who told you I wanted to marry his daughter?””
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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 “Tell him that you’re trying to help a poor girl back to her feet?--and you wanting to marry his daughter?”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Tell him that you’re trying to help a poor girl back to her feet?--and you wanting to marry his daughter?”
back
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From this reading “Tell him that you’re trying to help a poor girl back to her feet?--and you wanting to marry his daughter?”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “He’d be wanting to know why,” she objected.
daughter
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From this reading “Tell him that you’re trying to help a poor girl back to her feet?--and you wanting to marry his daughter?”
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What if he does?
feet
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From this reading “Tell him that you’re trying to help a poor girl back to her feet?--and you wanting to marry his daughter?”
girl
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From this reading “Tell him that you’re trying to help a poor girl back to her feet?--and you wanting to marry his daughter?”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What if he does?
He'd
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From this reading “He’d be wanting to know why,” she objected.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tell him that you’re trying to help a poor girl back to her feet?--and you wanting to marry his daughter?”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Tell him that you’re trying to help a poor girl back to her feet?--and you wanting to marry his daughter?”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I’ll tell him why.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Tell him that you’re trying to help a poor girl back to her feet?--and you wanting to marry his daughter?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Who told you I wanted to marry his daughter?”
I'll
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From this reading I’ll tell him why.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “What if he does?
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He’d be wanting to know why,” she objected.
marry
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From this reading “Tell him that you’re trying to help a poor girl back to her feet?--and you wanting to marry his daughter?”
objected
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From this reading “He’d be wanting to know why,” she objected.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tell him that you’re trying to help a poor girl back to her feet?--and you wanting to marry his daughter?”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He’d be wanting to know why,” she objected.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I’ll tell him why.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Tell him that you’re trying to help a poor girl back to her feet?--and you wanting to marry his daughter?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “He’d be wanting to know why,” she objected.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Who told you I wanted to marry his daughter?”
trying
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From this reading “Tell him that you’re trying to help a poor girl back to her feet?--and you wanting to marry his daughter?”
wanted
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From this reading “Who told you I wanted to marry his daughter?”
wanting
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From this reading “He’d be wanting to know why,” she objected.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What if he does?
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Who told you I wanted to marry his daughter?”
why
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From this reading “He’d be wanting to know why,” she objected.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Tell him that you’re trying to help a poor girl back to her feet?--and you wanting to marry his daughter?”
you're
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From this reading “Tell him that you’re trying to help a poor girl back to her feet?--and you wanting to marry his daughter?”