Chapter XII
"Really?" "No," she said. "I should have taken you for a man of leisure--wealthy--rather bored with life--clever perhaps--certainly selfish." And she would have taken him for very much what he was. "I will plead guilty to the last item.
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Chapter XII
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"Really?"
"No,"
she
said.
"I
should
have
taken
you
for
a
man
of
leisure--wealthy--rather
bored
with
life--clever
perhaps--certainly
selfish."
And
she
would
have
taken
him
for
very
much
what
he
was.
"I
will
plead
guilty
to
the
last
item.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Really?"
Line 2
"No,"
she
said.
Line 3
"I
should
have
taken
you
for
a
man
of
leisure--wealthy--rather
bored
with
life--clever
perhaps--certainly
selfish."
Line 4
And
she
would
have
taken
him
for
very
much
what
he
was.
Line 5
"I
will
plead
guilty
to
the
last
item.
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 “"I should have taken you for a man of leisure--wealthy--rather bored with life--clever perhaps--certainly selfish."”
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I will plead guilty to the last item.”
Life
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I should have taken you for a man of leisure--wealthy--rather bored with life--clever perhaps--certainly selfish."”
Perhaps
noun
US /perhaps/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I should have taken you for a man of leisure--wealthy--rather bored with life--clever perhaps--certainly selfish."”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “And she would have taken him for very much what he was.”
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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 "I should have taken you for a man of leisure--wealthy--rather bored with life--clever perhaps--certainly selfish."
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And she would have taken him for very much what he was.
bored
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From this reading "I should have taken you for a man of leisure--wealthy--rather bored with life--clever perhaps--certainly selfish."
certainly
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From this reading "I should have taken you for a man of leisure--wealthy--rather bored with life--clever perhaps--certainly selfish."
clever
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From this reading "I should have taken you for a man of leisure--wealthy--rather bored with life--clever perhaps--certainly selfish."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I should have taken you for a man of leisure--wealthy--rather bored with life--clever perhaps--certainly selfish."
guilty
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From this reading "I will plead guilty to the last item.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I should have taken you for a man of leisure--wealthy--rather bored with life--clever perhaps--certainly selfish."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And she would have taken him for very much what he was.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And she would have taken him for very much what he was.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I should have taken you for a man of leisure--wealthy--rather bored with life--clever perhaps--certainly selfish."
item
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From this reading "I will plead guilty to the last item.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I will plead guilty to the last item.
leisure
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From this reading "I should have taken you for a man of leisure--wealthy--rather bored with life--clever perhaps--certainly selfish."
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I should have taken you for a man of leisure--wealthy--rather bored with life--clever perhaps--certainly selfish."
man
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From this reading "I should have taken you for a man of leisure--wealthy--rather bored with life--clever perhaps--certainly selfish."
much
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From this reading And she would have taken him for very much what he was.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No," she said.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I should have taken you for a man of leisure--wealthy--rather bored with life--clever perhaps--certainly selfish."
perhaps
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From this reading "I should have taken you for a man of leisure--wealthy--rather bored with life--clever perhaps--certainly selfish."
plead
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From this reading "I will plead guilty to the last item.
rather
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From this reading "I should have taken you for a man of leisure--wealthy--rather bored with life--clever perhaps--certainly selfish."
Really
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From this reading "Really?"
said
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From this reading "No," she said.
selfish
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From this reading "I should have taken you for a man of leisure--wealthy--rather bored with life--clever perhaps--certainly selfish."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No," she said.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I should have taken you for a man of leisure--wealthy--rather bored with life--clever perhaps--certainly selfish."
taken
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From this reading "I should have taken you for a man of leisure--wealthy--rather bored with life--clever perhaps--certainly selfish."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I will plead guilty to the last item.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I will plead guilty to the last item.
very
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From this reading And she would have taken him for very much what he was.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And she would have taken him for very much what he was.
wealthy
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From this reading "I should have taken you for a man of leisure--wealthy--rather bored with life--clever perhaps--certainly selfish."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And she would have taken him for very much what he was.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will plead guilty to the last item.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I should have taken you for a man of leisure--wealthy--rather bored with life--clever perhaps--certainly selfish."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And she would have taken him for very much what he was.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I should have taken you for a man of leisure--wealthy--rather bored with life--clever perhaps--certainly selfish."