Chapter II
“No matter. Even as a divorced woman, you oughtn’t to go on in this way.” “Well, I wouldn’t, with _every_ one. But it’s quite different with Mr. Libby. And, besides, I have to keep my mind from preying on itself _some_how.”
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Chapter II
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“No
matter.
Even
as
a
divorced
woman,
you
oughtn’t
to
go
on
in
this
way.”
“Well,
I
wouldn’t,
with
_every_
one.
But
it’s
quite
different
with
Mr.
Libby.
And,
besides,
I
have
to
keep
my
mind
from
preying
on
itself
_some_how.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“No
matter.
Line 2
Even
as
a
divorced
woman,
you
oughtn’t
to
go
on
in
this
way.”
Line 3
“Well,
I
wouldn’t,
with
_every_
one.
Line 4
But
it’s
quite
different
with
Mr.
Libby.
Line 5
And,
besides,
I
have
to
keep
my
mind
from
preying
on
itself
_some_how.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Besides
preposition
US /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “And, besides, I have to keep my mind from preying on itself _some_how.””
Different
noun
US /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But it’s quite different with Mr. Libby.”
Even
noun
US /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even as a divorced woman, you oughtn’t to go on in this way.””
Every
determiner
US /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And, besides, I have to keep my mind from preying on itself _some_how.””
Itself
pronoun
US /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “And, besides, I have to keep my mind from preying on itself _some_how.””
Mind
noun
US /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And, besides, I have to keep my mind from preying on itself _some_how.””
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““Well, I wouldn’t, with _every_ one.”
Quite
noun
US /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But it’s quite different with Mr. Libby.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, I wouldn’t, with _every_ one.”
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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 Even as a divorced woman, you oughtn’t to go on in this way.”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And, besides, I have to keep my mind from preying on itself _some_how.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Even as a divorced woman, you oughtn’t to go on in this way.”
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading And, besides, I have to keep my mind from preying on itself _some_how.”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it’s quite different with Mr. Libby.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But it’s quite different with Mr. Libby.
divorced
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From this reading Even as a divorced woman, you oughtn’t to go on in this way.”
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even as a divorced woman, you oughtn’t to go on in this way.”
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Well, I wouldn’t, with _every_ one.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And, besides, I have to keep my mind from preying on itself _some_how.”
go
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From this reading Even as a divorced woman, you oughtn’t to go on in this way.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And, besides, I have to keep my mind from preying on itself _some_how.”
how
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From this reading And, besides, I have to keep my mind from preying on itself _some_how.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, I wouldn’t, with _every_ one.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even as a divorced woman, you oughtn’t to go on in this way.”
it's
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From this reading But it’s quite different with Mr. Libby.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading And, besides, I have to keep my mind from preying on itself _some_how.”
keep
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From this reading And, besides, I have to keep my mind from preying on itself _some_how.”
Libby
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From this reading But it’s quite different with Mr. Libby.
matter
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From this reading “No matter.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, besides, I have to keep my mind from preying on itself _some_how.”
Mr
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From this reading But it’s quite different with Mr. Libby.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And, besides, I have to keep my mind from preying on itself _some_how.”
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No matter.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Even as a divorced woman, you oughtn’t to go on in this way.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Well, I wouldn’t, with _every_ one.
oughtn't
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From this reading Even as a divorced woman, you oughtn’t to go on in this way.”
preying
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From this reading And, besides, I have to keep my mind from preying on itself _some_how.”
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it’s quite different with Mr. Libby.
some
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From this reading And, besides, I have to keep my mind from preying on itself _some_how.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Even as a divorced woman, you oughtn’t to go on in this way.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even as a divorced woman, you oughtn’t to go on in this way.”
way
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From this reading Even as a divorced woman, you oughtn’t to go on in this way.”
Well
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From this reading “Well, I wouldn’t, with _every_ one.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Well, I wouldn’t, with _every_ one.
woman
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From this reading Even as a divorced woman, you oughtn’t to go on in this way.”
wouldn't
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From this reading “Well, I wouldn’t, with _every_ one.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Even as a divorced woman, you oughtn’t to go on in this way.”