Chapter VI
STRANGWAY. Torture her--one way or the other? MRS. BRADMERE. No, no; I want you to do as the Church--as all Christian society would wish.
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Chapter VI
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STRANGWAY.
Torture
her--one
way
or
the
other?
MRS.
BRADMERE.
No,
no;
I
want
you
to
do
as
the
Church--as
all
Christian
society
would
wish.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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STRANGWAY.
Line 2
Torture
her--one
way
or
the
other?
Line 3
MRS.
Line 4
BRADMERE.
Line 5
No,
no;
I
want
you
to
do
as
the
Church--as
all
Christian
society
would
wish.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Christian
noun
US /ˈchristian/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “No, no; I want you to do as the Church--as all Christian society would wish.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Torture her--one way or the other?”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “No, no; I want you to do as the Church--as all Christian society would wish.”
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all
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From this reading No, no; I want you to do as the Church--as all Christian society would wish.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No, no; I want you to do as the Church--as all Christian society would wish.
BRADMERE
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From this reading BRADMERE.
Christian
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From this reading No, no; I want you to do as the Church--as all Christian society would wish.
Church
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From this reading No, no; I want you to do as the Church--as all Christian society would wish.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading No, no; I want you to do as the Church--as all Christian society would wish.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Torture her--one way or the other?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading No, no; I want you to do as the Church--as all Christian society would wish.
MRS
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From this reading MRS.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No, no; I want you to do as the Church--as all Christian society would wish.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Torture her--one way or the other?
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Torture her--one way or the other?
other
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From this reading Torture her--one way or the other?
society
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From this reading No, no; I want you to do as the Church--as all Christian society would wish.
STRANGWAY
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From this reading STRANGWAY.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Torture her--one way or the other?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No, no; I want you to do as the Church--as all Christian society would wish.
Torture
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From this reading Torture her--one way or the other?
want
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From this reading No, no; I want you to do as the Church--as all Christian society would wish.
way
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From this reading Torture her--one way or the other?
wish
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From this reading No, no; I want you to do as the Church--as all Christian society would wish.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading No, no; I want you to do as the Church--as all Christian society would wish.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading No, no; I want you to do as the Church--as all Christian society would wish.