Chapter XI
“Well—are you sure you mean it only as my cousin?” “Absolutely sure. I have no feelings of love left in me.” “That’s news. How has it come to be?”
Jude the Obscure
Chapter XI
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“Well—are
you
sure
you
mean
it
only
as
my
cousin?”
“Absolutely
sure.
I
have
no
feelings
of
love
left
in
me.”
“That’s
news.
How
has
it
come
to
be?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Well—are
you
sure
you
mean
it
only
as
my
cousin?”
Line 2
“Absolutely
sure.
Line 3
I
have
no
feelings
of
love
left
in
me.”
Line 4
“That’s
news.
Line 5
How
has
it
come
to
be?”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How has it come to be?””
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “How has it come to be?””
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have no feelings of love left in me.””
Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have no feelings of love left in me.””
Sure
noun
US /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well—are you sure you mean it only as my cousin?””
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well—are you sure you mean it only as my cousin?””
All words in this reading · 27
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Absolutely
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From this reading “Absolutely sure.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Well—are you sure you mean it only as my cousin?”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Well—are you sure you mean it only as my cousin?”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How has it come to be?”
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How has it come to be?”
cousin
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From this reading “Well—are you sure you mean it only as my cousin?”
feelings
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From this reading I have no feelings of love left in me.”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How has it come to be?”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have no feelings of love left in me.”
How
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From this reading How has it come to be?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have no feelings of love left in me.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have no feelings of love left in me.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Well—are you sure you mean it only as my cousin?”
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have no feelings of love left in me.”
love
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From this reading I have no feelings of love left in me.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have no feelings of love left in me.”
mean
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From this reading “Well—are you sure you mean it only as my cousin?”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Well—are you sure you mean it only as my cousin?”
news
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From this reading “That’s news.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I have no feelings of love left in me.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have no feelings of love left in me.”
only
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From this reading “Well—are you sure you mean it only as my cousin?”
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well—are you sure you mean it only as my cousin?”
That's
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From this reading “That’s news.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How has it come to be?”
Well
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From this reading “Well—are you sure you mean it only as my cousin?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well—are you sure you mean it only as my cousin?”