Chapter VII
"Pray don't trouble. I don't want to go." "Perhaps afterward you might," suggested the curate, but now rather timidly. "I'm going out with Lord Newhaven," said she. And she added, in an access of uncontrollable annoyance.
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Chapter VII
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"Pray
don't
trouble.
I
don't
want
to
go."
"Perhaps
afterward
you
might,"
suggested
the
curate,
but
now
rather
timidly.
"I'm
going
out
with
Lord
Newhaven,"
said
she.
And
she
added,
in
an
access
of
uncontrollable
annoyance.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Pray
don't
trouble.
Line 2
I
don't
want
to
go."
Line 3
"Perhaps
afterward
you
might,"
suggested
the
curate,
but
now
rather
timidly.
Line 4
"I'm
going
out
with
Lord
Newhaven,"
said
she.
Line 5
And
she
added,
in
an
access
of
uncontrollable
annoyance.
Learner Dictionary
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Added
noun
US /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And she added, in an access of uncontrollable annoyance.”
Might
modal verb
US /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “"Perhaps afterward you might," suggested the curate, but now rather timidly.”
Perhaps
noun
US /perhaps/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Perhaps afterward you might," suggested the curate, but now rather timidly.”
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access
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From this reading And she added, in an access of uncontrollable annoyance.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And she added, in an access of uncontrollable annoyance.
afterward
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From this reading "Perhaps afterward you might," suggested the curate, but now rather timidly.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And she added, in an access of uncontrollable annoyance.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And she added, in an access of uncontrollable annoyance.
annoyance
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From this reading And she added, in an access of uncontrollable annoyance.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Perhaps afterward you might," suggested the curate, but now rather timidly.
curate
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From this reading "Perhaps afterward you might," suggested the curate, but now rather timidly.
don't
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From this reading "Pray don't trouble.
go
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From this reading I don't want to go."
going
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From this reading "I'm going out with Lord Newhaven," said she.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't want to go."
I'm
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From this reading "I'm going out with Lord Newhaven," said she.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And she added, in an access of uncontrollable annoyance.
Lord
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From this reading "I'm going out with Lord Newhaven," said she.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Perhaps afterward you might," suggested the curate, but now rather timidly.
Newhaven
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From this reading "I'm going out with Lord Newhaven," said she.
now
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From this reading "Perhaps afterward you might," suggested the curate, but now rather timidly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And she added, in an access of uncontrollable annoyance.
out
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From this reading "I'm going out with Lord Newhaven," said she.
Perhaps
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From this reading "Perhaps afterward you might," suggested the curate, but now rather timidly.
Pray
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From this reading "Pray don't trouble.
rather
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From this reading "Perhaps afterward you might," suggested the curate, but now rather timidly.
said
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From this reading "I'm going out with Lord Newhaven," said she.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I'm going out with Lord Newhaven," said she.
suggested
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From this reading "Perhaps afterward you might," suggested the curate, but now rather timidly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Perhaps afterward you might," suggested the curate, but now rather timidly.
timidly
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From this reading "Perhaps afterward you might," suggested the curate, but now rather timidly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don't want to go."
trouble
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From this reading "Pray don't trouble.
uncontrollable
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From this reading And she added, in an access of uncontrollable annoyance.
want
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From this reading I don't want to go."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I'm going out with Lord Newhaven," said she.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Perhaps afterward you might," suggested the curate, but now rather timidly.