Chapter II
MAUD. Well, she did! And so do-- [Checking herself] And so you see it'll only make you ridiculous to go. BUILDER. [Rises] Now what's behind this, Maud?
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Chapter II
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MAUD.
Well,
she
did!
And
so
do--
[Checking
herself]
And
so
you
see
it'll
only
make
you
ridiculous
to
go.
BUILDER.
[Rises]
Now
what's
behind
this,
Maud?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
MAUD.
Line 2
Well,
she
did!
Line 3
And
so
do--
[Checking
herself]
And
so
you
see
it'll
only
make
you
ridiculous
to
go.
Line 4
BUILDER.
Line 5
[Rises]
Now
what's
behind
this,
Maud?
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Behind
preposition
US /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “[Rises] Now what's behind this, Maud?”
Herself
pronoun
US /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “And so do-- [Checking herself] And so you see it'll only make you ridiculous to go.”
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And so do-- [Checking herself] And so you see it'll only make you ridiculous to go.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, she did!”
All words in this reading · 23
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so do-- [Checking herself] And so you see it'll only make you ridiculous to go.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading [Rises] Now what's behind this, Maud?
BUILDER
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From this reading BUILDER.
Checking
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From this reading And so do-- [Checking herself] And so you see it'll only make you ridiculous to go.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Well, she did!
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And so do-- [Checking herself] And so you see it'll only make you ridiculous to go.
go
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From this reading And so do-- [Checking herself] And so you see it'll only make you ridiculous to go.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading And so do-- [Checking herself] And so you see it'll only make you ridiculous to go.
it'll
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From this reading And so do-- [Checking herself] And so you see it'll only make you ridiculous to go.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so do-- [Checking herself] And so you see it'll only make you ridiculous to go.
MAUD
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From this reading MAUD.
Now
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From this reading [Rises] Now what's behind this, Maud?
only
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From this reading And so do-- [Checking herself] And so you see it'll only make you ridiculous to go.
ridiculous
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From this reading And so do-- [Checking herself] And so you see it'll only make you ridiculous to go.
Rises
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From this reading [Rises] Now what's behind this, Maud?
see
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From this reading And so do-- [Checking herself] And so you see it'll only make you ridiculous to go.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Well, she did!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so do-- [Checking herself] And so you see it'll only make you ridiculous to go.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading [Rises] Now what's behind this, Maud?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And so do-- [Checking herself] And so you see it'll only make you ridiculous to go.
Well
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From this reading Well, she did!
what's
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From this reading [Rises] Now what's behind this, Maud?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And so do-- [Checking herself] And so you see it'll only make you ridiculous to go.