Chapter XXI
“My God, Sidney, I'm asking you to marry me!” “I--I know that. I am asking you something else, Max.” “I have never been in love with her.” His voice was sulky.
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Chapter XXI
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“My
God,
Sidney,
I'm
asking
you
to
marry
me!”
“I--I
know
that.
I
am
asking
you
something
else,
Max.”
“I
have
never
been
in
love
with
her.”
His
voice
was
sulky.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“My
God,
Sidney,
I'm
asking
you
to
marry
me!”
Line 2
“I--I
know
that.
Line 3
I
am
asking
you
something
else,
Max.”
Line 4
“I
have
never
been
in
love
with
her.”
Line 5
His
voice
was
sulky.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““I have never been in love with her.””
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I have never been in love with her.””
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I--I know that.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I have never been in love with her.””
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I am asking you something else, Max.””
All words in this reading · 27
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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am asking you something else, Max.”
asking
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From this reading “My God, Sidney, I'm asking you to marry me!”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have never been in love with her.”
else
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From this reading I am asking you something else, Max.”
God
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From this reading “My God, Sidney, I'm asking you to marry me!”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have never been in love with her.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I have never been in love with her.”
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His voice was sulky.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I--I know that.
I'm
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From this reading “My God, Sidney, I'm asking you to marry me!”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I have never been in love with her.”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I--I know that.
love
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From this reading “I have never been in love with her.”
marry
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From this reading “My God, Sidney, I'm asking you to marry me!”
Max
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From this reading I am asking you something else, Max.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “My God, Sidney, I'm asking you to marry me!”
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My God, Sidney, I'm asking you to marry me!”
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have never been in love with her.”
Sidney
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From this reading “My God, Sidney, I'm asking you to marry me!”
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I am asking you something else, Max.”
sulky
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From this reading His voice was sulky.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I--I know that.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “My God, Sidney, I'm asking you to marry me!”
voice
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From this reading His voice was sulky.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His voice was sulky.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I have never been in love with her.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My God, Sidney, I'm asking you to marry me!”