Chapter XII
MRS HUSHABYE. On the contrary, I could wish you always like that. LADY UTTERWORD. Your daughter's match is off, Mr Dunn. It seems that Mr Mangan, whom we all supposed to be a man of property, owns absolutely nothing.
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MRS
HUSHABYE.
On
the
contrary,
I
could
wish
you
always
like
that.
LADY
UTTERWORD.
Your
daughter's
match
is
off,
Mr
Dunn.
It
seems
that
Mr
Mangan,
whom
we
all
supposed
to
be
a
man
of
property,
owns
absolutely
nothing.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
MRS
HUSHABYE.
Line 2
On
the
contrary,
I
could
wish
you
always
like
that.
Line 3
LADY
UTTERWORD.
Line 4
Your
daughter's
match
is
off,
Mr
Dunn.
Line 5
It
seems
that
Mr
Mangan,
whom
we
all
supposed
to
be
a
man
of
property,
owns
absolutely
nothing.
Learner Dictionary
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Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “On the contrary, I could wish you always like that.”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “It seems that Mr Mangan, whom we all supposed to be a man of property, owns absolutely nothing.”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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absolutely
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all
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always
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From this reading On the contrary, I could wish you always like that.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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contrary
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From this reading On the contrary, I could wish you always like that.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading On the contrary, I could wish you always like that.
daughter's
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From this reading Your daughter's match is off, Mr Dunn.
Dunn
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From this reading Your daughter's match is off, Mr Dunn.
HUSHABYE
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From this reading MRS HUSHABYE.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading On the contrary, I could wish you always like that.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Your daughter's match is off, Mr Dunn.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seems that Mr Mangan, whom we all supposed to be a man of property, owns absolutely nothing.
LADY
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From this reading LADY UTTERWORD.
like
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man
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Mangan
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match
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From this reading Your daughter's match is off, Mr Dunn.
Mr
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From this reading Your daughter's match is off, Mr Dunn.
MRS
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From this reading MRS HUSHABYE.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It seems that Mr Mangan, whom we all supposed to be a man of property, owns absolutely nothing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It seems that Mr Mangan, whom we all supposed to be a man of property, owns absolutely nothing.
off
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OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the contrary, I could wish you always like that.
owns
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property
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seems
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supposed
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From this reading It seems that Mr Mangan, whom we all supposed to be a man of property, owns absolutely nothing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the contrary, I could wish you always like that.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the contrary, I could wish you always like that.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seems that Mr Mangan, whom we all supposed to be a man of property, owns absolutely nothing.
UTTERWORD
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From this reading LADY UTTERWORD.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It seems that Mr Mangan, whom we all supposed to be a man of property, owns absolutely nothing.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It seems that Mr Mangan, whom we all supposed to be a man of property, owns absolutely nothing.
wish
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From this reading On the contrary, I could wish you always like that.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading On the contrary, I could wish you always like that.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your daughter's match is off, Mr Dunn.