Chapter VII
"That's too bad of it. Why not hope for a hard freeze to-night? You might as well. The weather has been known to change its mind. You might even change your plans."
Fennel and Rue
Chapter VII
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"That's
too
bad
of
it.
Why
not
hope
for
a
hard
freeze
to-night?
You
might
as
well.
The
weather
has
been
known
to
change
its
mind.
You
might
even
change
your
plans."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"That's
too
bad
of
it.
Line 2
Why
not
hope
for
a
hard
freeze
to-night?
Line 3
You
might
as
well.
Line 4
The
weather
has
been
known
to
change
its
mind.
Line 5
You
might
even
change
your
plans."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The weather has been known to change its mind.”
Even
noun
US /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You might even change your plans."”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The weather has been known to change its mind.”
Might
modal verb
US /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “You might as well.”
Mind
noun
US /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The weather has been known to change its mind.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You might as well.”
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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 Why not hope for a hard freeze to-night?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You might as well.
bad
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From this reading "That's too bad of it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The weather has been known to change its mind.
change
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From this reading The weather has been known to change its mind.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You might even change your plans."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Why not hope for a hard freeze to-night?
freeze
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From this reading Why not hope for a hard freeze to-night?
hard
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From this reading Why not hope for a hard freeze to-night?
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The weather has been known to change its mind.
hope
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From this reading Why not hope for a hard freeze to-night?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "That's too bad of it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The weather has been known to change its mind.
known
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From this reading The weather has been known to change its mind.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading You might as well.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The weather has been known to change its mind.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why not hope for a hard freeze to-night?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "That's too bad of it.
plans
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From this reading You might even change your plans."
That's
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From this reading "That's too bad of it.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The weather has been known to change its mind.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The weather has been known to change its mind.
to-night
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From this reading Why not hope for a hard freeze to-night?
too
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From this reading "That's too bad of it.
weather
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From this reading The weather has been known to change its mind.
well
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From this reading You might as well.
Why
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From this reading Why not hope for a hard freeze to-night?
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You might as well.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You might even change your plans."