Chapter XXIII
CHLOE. I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie. [Again she stopped from the quivering of her lips.] JILL. It's all right.
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Chapter XXIII
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CHLOE.
I
never
gave
a
man
away
or
did
anything
I
was
ashamed
of--at
least--I
mean,
I
had
to
make
my
living
in
all
sorts
of
ways,
and
then
I
met
Charlie.
[Again
she
stopped
from
the
quivering
of
her
lips.]
JILL.
It's
all
right.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
CHLOE.
Line 2
I
never
gave
a
man
away
or
did
anything
I
was
ashamed
of--at
least--I
mean,
I
had
to
make
my
living
in
all
sorts
of
ways,
and
then
I
met
Charlie.
Line 3
[Again
she
stopped
from
the
quivering
of
her
lips.]
Line 4
JILL.
Line 5
It's
all
right.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[Again she stopped from the quivering of her lips.]”
Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.”
Ashamed
adjective
US /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading “I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.”
Least
noun
US /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.”
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It's all right.”
Stopped
noun
US /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[Again she stopped from the quivering of her lips.]”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
AgainnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Again she stopped from the quivering of her lips.]
all
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From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
away
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From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
Charlie
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From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
CHLOE
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From this reading CHLOE.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading [Again she stopped from the quivering of her lips.]
gave
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From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading [Again she stopped from the quivering of her lips.]
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
It's
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From this reading It's all right.
JILL
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From this reading JILL.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
lips
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From this reading [Again she stopped from the quivering of her lips.]
living
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From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
man
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From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
mean
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From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
met
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From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
quivering
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From this reading [Again she stopped from the quivering of her lips.]
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It's all right.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [Again she stopped from the quivering of her lips.]
sorts
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From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Again she stopped from the quivering of her lips.]
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Again she stopped from the quivering of her lips.]
then
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From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.
ways
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From this reading I never gave a man away or did anything I was ashamed of--at least--I mean, I had to make my living in all sorts of ways, and then I met Charlie.