Chapter XII
“But you said you wouldn't take her back.” “Ay.” “And you can't prevent her without legal proceedings. She's your wife. But you needn't take proceedings, you know.
Mr. Jack Hamlin's Mediation
Chapter XII
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“But
you
said
you
wouldn't
take
her
back.”
“Ay.”
“And
you
can't
prevent
her
without
legal
proceedings.
She's
your
wife.
But
you
needn't
take
proceedings,
you
know.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“But
you
said
you
wouldn't
take
her
back.”
Line 2
“Ay.”
Line 3
“And
you
can't
prevent
her
without
legal
proceedings.
Line 4
She's
your
wife.
Line 5
But
you
needn't
take
proceedings,
you
know.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But you needn't take proceedings, you know.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““But you said you wouldn't take her back.””
Without
preposition
US /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading ““And you can't prevent her without legal proceedings.”
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And you can't prevent her without legal proceedings.
Ay
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From this reading “Ay.”
back
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From this reading “But you said you wouldn't take her back.”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But you said you wouldn't take her back.”
can't
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From this reading “And you can't prevent her without legal proceedings.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “But you said you wouldn't take her back.”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But you needn't take proceedings, you know.
legal
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From this reading “And you can't prevent her without legal proceedings.
needn't
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From this reading But you needn't take proceedings, you know.
prevent
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From this reading “And you can't prevent her without legal proceedings.
proceedings
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From this reading “And you can't prevent her without legal proceedings.
said
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From this reading “But you said you wouldn't take her back.”
She's
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From this reading She's your wife.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But you said you wouldn't take her back.”
wife
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From this reading She's your wife.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “And you can't prevent her without legal proceedings.
wouldn't
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From this reading “But you said you wouldn't take her back.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But you said you wouldn't take her back.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She's your wife.