Chapter III
GODOLPHIN. "No, signor, she will not see you!" "You have given my note--given that ring?" "I have, and she still refuses." "Refuses?--and is that all the answer? no line to--to soften the reply?"
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Chapter III
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GODOLPHIN.
"No,
signor,
she
will
not
see
you!"
"You
have
given
my
note--given
that
ring?"
"I
have,
and
she
still
refuses."
"Refuses?--and
is
that
all
the
answer?
no
line
to--to
soften
the
reply?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
GODOLPHIN.
Line 2
"No,
signor,
she
will
not
see
you!"
Line 3
"You
have
given
my
note--given
that
ring?"
Line 4
"I
have,
and
she
still
refuses."
Line 5
"Refuses?--and
is
that
all
the
answer?
no
line
to--to
soften
the
reply?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"You have given my note--given that ring?"”
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I have, and she still refuses."”
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all
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From this reading "Refuses?--and is that all the answer? no line to--to soften the reply?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I have, and she still refuses."
answer
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From this reading "Refuses?--and is that all the answer? no line to--to soften the reply?"
given
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From this reading "You have given my note--given that ring?"
GODOLPHIN
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From this reading GODOLPHIN.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have given my note--given that ring?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have, and she still refuses."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Refuses?--and is that all the answer? no line to--to soften the reply?"
line
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From this reading "Refuses?--and is that all the answer? no line to--to soften the reply?"
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You have given my note--given that ring?"
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No, signor, she will not see you!"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "No, signor, she will not see you!"
note
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From this reading "You have given my note--given that ring?"
refuses
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From this reading "I have, and she still refuses."
reply
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From this reading "Refuses?--and is that all the answer? no line to--to soften the reply?"
ring
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From this reading "You have given my note--given that ring?"
see
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From this reading "No, signor, she will not see you!"
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No, signor, she will not see you!"
signor
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From this reading "No, signor, she will not see you!"
soften
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From this reading "Refuses?--and is that all the answer? no line to--to soften the reply?"
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have, and she still refuses."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You have given my note--given that ring?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Refuses?--and is that all the answer? no line to--to soften the reply?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Refuses?--and is that all the answer? no line to--to soften the reply?"
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "No, signor, she will not see you!"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "No, signor, she will not see you!"