Chapter XXII
"I was longing to go out, but I had not the courage. I feared it might be against the rule for me to go into the garden alone. But tell me first who you are." "Oh, I'm Sister Veronica. I'm only a novice as yet."
Evelyn Innes
Chapter XXII
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"I
was
longing
to
go
out,
but
I
had
not
the
courage.
I
feared
it
might
be
against
the
rule
for
me
to
go
into
the
garden
alone.
But
tell
me
first
who
you
are."
"Oh,
I'm
Sister
Veronica.
I'm
only
a
novice
as
yet."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"I
was
longing
to
go
out,
but
I
had
not
the
courage.
Line 2
I
feared
it
might
be
against
the
rule
for
me
to
go
into
the
garden
alone.
Line 3
But
tell
me
first
who
you
are."
/bʌt tell miː first huː juː ɑːr/
Line 4
"Oh,
I'm
Sister
Veronica.
Line 5
I'm
only
a
novice
as
yet."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Against
preposition
US /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “I feared it might be against the rule for me to go into the garden alone.”
Alone
noun
US /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I feared it might be against the rule for me to go into the garden alone.”
First
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But tell me first who you are."”
Might
modal verb
US /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “I feared it might be against the rule for me to go into the garden alone.”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But tell me first who you are."”
Yet
conjunction
US /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “I'm only a novice as yet."”
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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'm only a novice as yet."
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading I feared it might be against the rule for me to go into the garden alone.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I feared it might be against the rule for me to go into the garden alone.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But tell me first who you are."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I'm only a novice as yet."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I feared it might be against the rule for me to go into the garden alone.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I was longing to go out, but I had not the courage.
courage
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From this reading "I was longing to go out, but I had not the courage.
feared
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From this reading I feared it might be against the rule for me to go into the garden alone.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But tell me first who you are."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I feared it might be against the rule for me to go into the garden alone.
garden
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From this reading I feared it might be against the rule for me to go into the garden alone.
go
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From this reading "I was longing to go out, but I had not the courage.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I was longing to go out, but I had not the courage.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was longing to go out, but I had not the courage.
I'm
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From this reading "Oh, I'm Sister Veronica.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I feared it might be against the rule for me to go into the garden alone.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I feared it might be against the rule for me to go into the garden alone.
longing
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From this reading "I was longing to go out, but I had not the courage.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I feared it might be against the rule for me to go into the garden alone.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I feared it might be against the rule for me to go into the garden alone.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I was longing to go out, but I had not the courage.
novice
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From this reading I'm only a novice as yet."
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, I'm Sister Veronica.
only
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From this reading I'm only a novice as yet."
out
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From this reading "I was longing to go out, but I had not the courage.
rule
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From this reading I feared it might be against the rule for me to go into the garden alone.
Sister
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From this reading "Oh, I'm Sister Veronica.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But tell me first who you are."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I was longing to go out, but I had not the courage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I was longing to go out, but I had not the courage.
Veronica
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From this reading "Oh, I'm Sister Veronica.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was longing to go out, but I had not the courage.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But tell me first who you are."
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading I'm only a novice as yet."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But tell me first who you are."