Chapter IX
“I know Vevey,” said my wife. “We were there on our honeymoon.” “Were you really? That must have been lovely. I had no idea, of course, that she’d fall in love with him.”
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Chapter IX
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“I
know
Vevey,”
said
my
wife.
“We
were
there
on
our
honeymoon.”
“Were
you
really?
That
must
have
been
lovely.
I
had
no
idea,
of
course,
that
she’d
fall
in
love
with
him.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“I
know
Vevey,”
said
my
wife.
Line 2
“We
were
there
on
our
honeymoon.”
Line 3
“Were
you
really?
Line 4
That
must
have
been
lovely.
Line 5
I
had
no
idea,
of
course,
that
she’d
fall
in
love
with
him.”
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 “That must have been lovely.”
Course
noun
US /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had no idea, of course, that she’d fall in love with him.””
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “That must have been lovely.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I know Vevey,” said my wife.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “That must have been lovely.”
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That must have been lovely.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had no idea, of course, that she’d fall in love with him.”
fall
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From this reading I had no idea, of course, that she’d fall in love with him.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had no idea, of course, that she’d fall in love with him.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That must have been lovely.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had no idea, of course, that she’d fall in love with him.”
honeymoon
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From this reading “We were there on our honeymoon.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I know Vevey,” said my wife.
idea
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From this reading I had no idea, of course, that she’d fall in love with him.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had no idea, of course, that she’d fall in love with him.”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know Vevey,” said my wife.
love
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From this reading I had no idea, of course, that she’d fall in love with him.”
lovely
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From this reading That must have been lovely.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading That must have been lovely.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I know Vevey,” said my wife.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I had no idea, of course, that she’d fall in love with him.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had no idea, of course, that she’d fall in love with him.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “We were there on our honeymoon.”
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “We were there on our honeymoon.”
really
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From this reading “Were you really?
said
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From this reading “I know Vevey,” said my wife.
she'd
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From this reading I had no idea, of course, that she’d fall in love with him.”
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That must have been lovely.
there
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From this reading “We were there on our honeymoon.”
Vevey
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From this reading “I know Vevey,” said my wife.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We were there on our honeymoon.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “We were there on our honeymoon.”
wife
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From this reading “I know Vevey,” said my wife.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I had no idea, of course, that she’d fall in love with him.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Were you really?