Chapter VI
BUILDER. Are you my daughter or are you not? MAUD. I certainly never wanted to be. I've always disliked you, father, ever since I was so high.
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Chapter VI
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BUILDER.
Are
you
my
daughter
or
are
you
not?
MAUD.
I
certainly
never
wanted
to
be.
I've
always
disliked
you,
father,
ever
since
I
was
so
high.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
BUILDER.
Line 2
Are
you
my
daughter
or
are
you
not?
Line 3
MAUD.
Line 4
I
certainly
never
wanted
to
be.
Line 5
I've
always
disliked
you,
father,
ever
since
I
was
so
high.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Ever
noun
US /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I've always disliked you, father, ever since I was so high.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I certainly never wanted to be.”
Since
preposition
US /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “I've always disliked you, father, ever since I was so high.”
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always
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From this reading I've always disliked you, father, ever since I was so high.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you my daughter or are you not?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I certainly never wanted to be.
BUILDER
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certainly
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From this reading I certainly never wanted to be.
daughter
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From this reading Are you my daughter or are you not?
disliked
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From this reading I've always disliked you, father, ever since I was so high.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I've always disliked you, father, ever since I was so high.
father
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high
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I certainly never wanted to be.
I've
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From this reading I've always disliked you, father, ever since I was so high.
MAUD
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From this reading MAUD.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Are you my daughter or are you not?
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I certainly never wanted to be.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Are you my daughter or are you not?
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Are you my daughter or are you not?
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I've always disliked you, father, ever since I was so high.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I've always disliked you, father, ever since I was so high.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I certainly never wanted to be.
wanted
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From this reading I certainly never wanted to be.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I've always disliked you, father, ever since I was so high.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Are you my daughter or are you not?