Chapter VIII
“No; because I am a woman. As a woman I want to hear them, as, a princess I cannot. Now, have I made you understand? Have I been bold enough?” Her face was burning.
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Chapter VIII
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“No;
because
I
am
a
woman.
As
a
woman
I
want
to
hear
them,
as,
a
princess
I
cannot.
Now,
have
I
made
you
understand?
Have
I
been
bold
enough?”
Her
face
was
burning.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“No;
because
I
am
a
woman.
Line 2
As
a
woman
I
want
to
hear
them,
as,
a
princess
I
cannot.
Line 3
Now,
have
I
made
you
understand?
Line 4
Have
I
been
bold
enough?”
Line 5
Her
face
was
burning.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Because
conjunction
US /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading ““No; because I am a woman.”
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Have I been bold enough?””
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Now, have I made you understand?”
Hear
noun
US /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As a woman I want to hear them, as, a princess I cannot.”
Princess
noun
US /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “As a woman I want to hear them, as, a princess I cannot.”
Understand
noun
US /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now, have I made you understand?”
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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 “No; because I am a woman.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “No; because I am a woman.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a woman I want to hear them, as, a princess I cannot.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading “No; because I am a woman.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Have I been bold enough?”
bold
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From this reading Have I been bold enough?”
burning
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From this reading Her face was burning.
cannot
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From this reading As a woman I want to hear them, as, a princess I cannot.
enough
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From this reading Have I been bold enough?”
face
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From this reading Her face was burning.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now, have I made you understand?
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As a woman I want to hear them, as, a princess I cannot.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her face was burning.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No; because I am a woman.
made
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From this reading Now, have I made you understand?
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No; because I am a woman.
Now
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From this reading Now, have I made you understand?
princessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading As a woman I want to hear them, as, a princess I cannot.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As a woman I want to hear them, as, a princess I cannot.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As a woman I want to hear them, as, a princess I cannot.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, have I made you understand?
want
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From this reading As a woman I want to hear them, as, a princess I cannot.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her face was burning.
woman
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From this reading “No; because I am a woman.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now, have I made you understand?