Chapter III
GEORGE. Clare! CLARE. I believe--I'm sure I could earn my living. Quite serious.
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Chapter III
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GEORGE.
Clare!
CLARE.
I
believe--I'm
sure
I
could
earn
my
living.
Quite
serious.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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GEORGE.
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Clare!
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CLARE.
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I
believe--I'm
sure
I
could
earn
my
living.
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Quite
serious.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Believe
noun
US /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I believe--I'm sure I could earn my living.”
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I believe--I'm sure I could earn my living.”
Quite
noun
US /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Quite serious.”
Sure
noun
US /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I believe--I'm sure I could earn my living.”
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believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I believe--I'm sure I could earn my living.
Clare
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From this reading Clare!
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I believe--I'm sure I could earn my living.
earn
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From this reading I believe--I'm sure I could earn my living.
GEORGE
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From this reading GEORGE.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I believe--I'm sure I could earn my living.
I'm
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From this reading I believe--I'm sure I could earn my living.
living
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From this reading I believe--I'm sure I could earn my living.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I believe--I'm sure I could earn my living.
QuitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quite serious.
serious
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From this reading Quite serious.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I believe--I'm sure I could earn my living.