Chapter IV
She laughed out. "How do you know?" "Why, no one but a plucky woman could have taken this farm and be working it as you're doing." "That's not pluck," she said, half scornfully. "But if it is--well, I've got plenty of pluck of that kind.
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Chapter IV
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She
laughed
out.
"How
do
you
know?"
"Why,
no
one
but
a
plucky
woman
could
have
taken
this
farm
and
be
working
it
as
you're
doing."
"That's
not
pluck,"
she
said,
half
scornfully.
"But
if
it
is--well,
I've
got
plenty
of
pluck
of
that
kind.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
She
laughed
out.
Line 2
"How
do
you
know?"
Line 3
"Why,
no
one
but
a
plucky
woman
could
have
taken
this
farm
and
be
working
it
as
you're
doing."
Line 4
"That's
not
pluck,"
she
said,
half
scornfully.
Line 5
"But
if
it
is--well,
I've
got
plenty
of
pluck
of
that
kind.
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 “"Why, no one but a plucky woman could have taken this farm and be working it as you're doing."”
Half
noun
US /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That's not pluck," she said, half scornfully.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Why, no one but a plucky woman could have taken this farm and be working it as you're doing."”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"How do you know?"”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Why, no one but a plucky woman could have taken this farm and be working it as you're doing."”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But if it is--well, I've got plenty of pluck of that kind.”
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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, no one but a plucky woman could have taken this farm and be working it as you're doing."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Why, no one but a plucky woman could have taken this farm and be working it as you're doing."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Why, no one but a plucky woman could have taken this farm and be working it as you're doing."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Why, no one but a plucky woman could have taken this farm and be working it as you're doing."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Why, no one but a plucky woman could have taken this farm and be working it as you're doing."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Why, no one but a plucky woman could have taken this farm and be working it as you're doing."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "How do you know?"
doing
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From this reading "Why, no one but a plucky woman could have taken this farm and be working it as you're doing."
farm
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From this reading "Why, no one but a plucky woman could have taken this farm and be working it as you're doing."
got
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From this reading "But if it is--well, I've got plenty of pluck of that kind.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That's not pluck," she said, half scornfully.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Why, no one but a plucky woman could have taken this farm and be working it as you're doing."
How
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From this reading "How do you know?"
I've
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From this reading "But if it is--well, I've got plenty of pluck of that kind.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "But if it is--well, I've got plenty of pluck of that kind.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But if it is--well, I've got plenty of pluck of that kind.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Why, no one but a plucky woman could have taken this farm and be working it as you're doing."
kind
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From this reading "But if it is--well, I've got plenty of pluck of that kind.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How do you know?"
laughed
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From this reading She laughed out.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Why, no one but a plucky woman could have taken this farm and be working it as you're doing."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "That's not pluck," she said, half scornfully.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "But if it is--well, I've got plenty of pluck of that kind.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Why, no one but a plucky woman could have taken this farm and be working it as you're doing."
out
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From this reading She laughed out.
plenty
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From this reading "But if it is--well, I've got plenty of pluck of that kind.
pluck
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From this reading "That's not pluck," she said, half scornfully.
plucky
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From this reading "Why, no one but a plucky woman could have taken this farm and be working it as you're doing."
said
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From this reading "That's not pluck," she said, half scornfully.
scornfully
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From this reading "That's not pluck," she said, half scornfully.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She laughed out.
taken
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From this reading "Why, no one but a plucky woman could have taken this farm and be working it as you're doing."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "But if it is--well, I've got plenty of pluck of that kind.
That's
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From this reading "That's not pluck," she said, half scornfully.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Why, no one but a plucky woman could have taken this farm and be working it as you're doing."
well
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From this reading "But if it is--well, I've got plenty of pluck of that kind.
Why
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From this reading "Why, no one but a plucky woman could have taken this farm and be working it as you're doing."
woman
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From this reading "Why, no one but a plucky woman could have taken this farm and be working it as you're doing."
working
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From this reading "Why, no one but a plucky woman could have taken this farm and be working it as you're doing."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How do you know?"
you're
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From this reading "Why, no one but a plucky woman could have taken this farm and be working it as you're doing."