Chapter V
FANNY. Never noticed any sign of it myself. NEWTE. Maybe you’re not a judge. [_Laughs_.] They’ll listen to reason.
Fanny and the Servant Problem
Chapter V
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FANNY.
Never
noticed
any
sign
of
it
myself.
NEWTE.
Maybe
you’re
not
a
judge.
[_Laughs_.]
They’ll
listen
to
reason.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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FANNY.
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Never
noticed
any
sign
of
it
myself.
Line 3
NEWTE.
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Maybe
you’re
not
a
judge.
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[_Laughs_.]
They’ll
listen
to
reason.
Learner Dictionary
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Myself
pronoun
US /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Never noticed any sign of it myself.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Never noticed any sign of it myself.”
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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 Maybe you’re not a judge.
any
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From this reading Never noticed any sign of it myself.
FANNY
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From this reading FANNY.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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judge
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Laughs
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From this reading [_Laughs_.] They’ll listen to reason.
listen
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Maybe
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myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Never noticed any sign of it myself.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never noticed any sign of it myself.
NEWTE
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From this reading NEWTE.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Maybe you’re not a judge.
noticed
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From this reading Never noticed any sign of it myself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Never noticed any sign of it myself.
reason
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sign
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From this reading Never noticed any sign of it myself.
They'll
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From this reading [_Laughs_.] They’ll listen to reason.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [_Laughs_.] They’ll listen to reason.
you're
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From this reading Maybe you’re not a judge.