Chapter VI
“Why should you not? The change would do you good.” She looked up at him and smiled sadly. “I am not in a fit state to undertake it.” “Not if you imagine that you are unable, certainly.
Derues: Celebrated Crimes
Chapter VI
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“Why
should
you
not?
The
change
would
do
you
good.”
She
looked
up
at
him
and
smiled
sadly.
“I
am
not
in
a
fit
state
to
undertake
it.”
“Not
if
you
imagine
that
you
are
unable,
certainly.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Why
should
you
not?
Line 2
The
change
would
do
you
good.”
Line 3
She
looked
up
at
him
and
smiled
sadly.
Line 4
“I
am
not
in
a
fit
state
to
undertake
it.”
Line 5
“Not
if
you
imagine
that
you
are
unable,
certainly.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The change would do you good.””
Imagine
noun
US /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Not if you imagine that you are unable, certainly.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She looked up at him and smiled sadly.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The change would do you good.””
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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 “I am not in a fit state to undertake it.”
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am not in a fit state to undertake it.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She looked up at him and smiled sadly.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Not if you imagine that you are unable, certainly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She looked up at him and smiled sadly.
certainly
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From this reading “Not if you imagine that you are unable, certainly.
change
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From this reading The change would do you good.”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The change would do you good.”
fit
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From this reading “I am not in a fit state to undertake it.”
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The change would do you good.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She looked up at him and smiled sadly.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am not in a fit state to undertake it.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Not if you imagine that you are unable, certainly.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Not if you imagine that you are unable, certainly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I am not in a fit state to undertake it.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I am not in a fit state to undertake it.”
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked up at him and smiled sadly.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Why should you not?
sadly
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From this reading She looked up at him and smiled sadly.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked up at him and smiled sadly.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Why should you not?
smiled
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From this reading She looked up at him and smiled sadly.
state
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From this reading “I am not in a fit state to undertake it.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Not if you imagine that you are unable, certainly.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The change would do you good.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I am not in a fit state to undertake it.”
unable
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From this reading “Not if you imagine that you are unable, certainly.
undertake
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From this reading “I am not in a fit state to undertake it.”
up
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From this reading She looked up at him and smiled sadly.
Why
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From this reading “Why should you not?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The change would do you good.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why should you not?