Chapter XII
"I should say she was a clever woman." "Just the word. Some, who could say nothing more, said she was altogether too clever. It was this woman who sold me the ruby." "The first acquisition to your collection?"
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Chapter XII
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"I
should
say
she
was
a
clever
woman."
"Just
the
word.
Some,
who
could
say
nothing
more,
said
she
was
altogether
too
clever.
It
was
this
woman
who
sold
me
the
ruby."
"The
first
acquisition
to
your
collection?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"I
should
say
she
was
a
clever
woman."
Line 2
"Just
the
word.
Line 3
Some,
who
could
say
nothing
more,
said
she
was
altogether
too
clever.
Line 4
It
was
this
woman
who
sold
me
the
ruby."
Line 5
"The
first
acquisition
to
your
collection?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Some, who could say nothing more, said she was altogether too clever.”
First
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The first acquisition to your collection?"”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Some, who could say nothing more, said she was altogether too clever.”
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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 should say she was a clever woman."
acquisition
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From this reading "The first acquisition to your collection?"
altogether
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From this reading Some, who could say nothing more, said she was altogether too clever.
clever
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From this reading "I should say she was a clever woman."
collection
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From this reading "The first acquisition to your collection?"
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Some, who could say nothing more, said she was altogether too clever.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The first acquisition to your collection?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I should say she was a clever woman."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was this woman who sold me the ruby."
Just
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From this reading "Just the word.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was this woman who sold me the ruby."
more
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From this reading Some, who could say nothing more, said she was altogether too clever.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Some, who could say nothing more, said she was altogether too clever.
ruby
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From this reading It was this woman who sold me the ruby."
said
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From this reading Some, who could say nothing more, said she was altogether too clever.
say
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From this reading "I should say she was a clever woman."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I should say she was a clever woman."
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I should say she was a clever woman."
sold
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From this reading It was this woman who sold me the ruby."
Some
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From this reading Some, who could say nothing more, said she was altogether too clever.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Just the word.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was this woman who sold me the ruby."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The first acquisition to your collection?"
too
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From this reading Some, who could say nothing more, said she was altogether too clever.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I should say she was a clever woman."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Some, who could say nothing more, said she was altogether too clever.
woman
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From this reading "I should say she was a clever woman."
word
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From this reading "Just the word.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "The first acquisition to your collection?"