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Plays : Third Series

Chapter IV

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TWISDEN.
I'm afraid the answer is that we appear to have been justified.
[At the expression on CLARE'S face he goes on hastily] Now, Mrs. Dedmond, I'm a lawyer and I know that appearances are misleading.
Don't think I'm unfriendly; I wish you well.
[CLARE raises her eyes.
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Plays : Third Series

Chapter IV

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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TWISDEN.
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I'm afraid the answer is that we appear to have been justified.
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[At the expression on CLARE'S face he goes on hastily] Now, Mrs. Dedmond, I'm a lawyer and I know that appearances are misleading.
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Don't think I'm unfriendly; I wish you well.
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[CLARE raises her eyes.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “I'm afraid the answer is that we appear to have been justified.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “I'm afraid the answer is that we appear to have been justified.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “[At the expression on CLARE'S face he goes on hastily] Now, Mrs. Dedmond, I'm a lawyer and I know that appearances are misleading.”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Don't think I'm unfriendly; I wish you well.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Don't think I'm unfriendly; I wish you well.”

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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 [At the expression on CLARE'S face he goes on hastily] Now, Mrs. Dedmond, I'm a lawyer and I know that appearances are misleading.

afraid

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From this reading I'm afraid the answer is that we appear to have been justified.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading [At the expression on CLARE'S face he goes on hastily] Now, Mrs. Dedmond, I'm a lawyer and I know that appearances are misleading.

answer

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From this reading I'm afraid the answer is that we appear to have been justified.

appear

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From this reading I'm afraid the answer is that we appear to have been justified.

appearances

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From this reading [At the expression on CLARE'S face he goes on hastily] Now, Mrs. Dedmond, I'm a lawyer and I know that appearances are misleading.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading [At the expression on CLARE'S face he goes on hastily] Now, Mrs. Dedmond, I'm a lawyer and I know that appearances are misleading.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading [At the expression on CLARE'S face he goes on hastily] Now, Mrs. Dedmond, I'm a lawyer and I know that appearances are misleading.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading I'm afraid the answer is that we appear to have been justified.

CLARE

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From this reading [CLARE raises her eyes.

CLARE'S

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From this reading [At the expression on CLARE'S face he goes on hastily] Now, Mrs. Dedmond, I'm a lawyer and I know that appearances are misleading.

Dedmond

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From this reading [At the expression on CLARE'S face he goes on hastily] Now, Mrs. Dedmond, I'm a lawyer and I know that appearances are misleading.

Don't

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From this reading Don't think I'm unfriendly; I wish you well.

expression

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From this reading [At the expression on CLARE'S face he goes on hastily] Now, Mrs. Dedmond, I'm a lawyer and I know that appearances are misleading.

eyes

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From this reading [CLARE raises her eyes.

face

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From this reading [At the expression on CLARE'S face he goes on hastily] Now, Mrs. Dedmond, I'm a lawyer and I know that appearances are misleading.

goes

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From this reading [At the expression on CLARE'S face he goes on hastily] Now, Mrs. Dedmond, I'm a lawyer and I know that appearances are misleading.

hastily

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From this reading [At the expression on CLARE'S face he goes on hastily] Now, Mrs. Dedmond, I'm a lawyer and I know that appearances are misleading.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I'm afraid the answer is that we appear to have been justified.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading [At the expression on CLARE'S face he goes on hastily] Now, Mrs. Dedmond, I'm a lawyer and I know that appearances are misleading.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading [CLARE raises her eyes.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading [At the expression on CLARE'S face he goes on hastily] Now, Mrs. Dedmond, I'm a lawyer and I know that appearances are misleading.

I'm

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From this reading I'm afraid the answer is that we appear to have been justified.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I'm afraid the answer is that we appear to have been justified.

justified

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From this reading I'm afraid the answer is that we appear to have been justified.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading [At the expression on CLARE'S face he goes on hastily] Now, Mrs. Dedmond, I'm a lawyer and I know that appearances are misleading.

lawyer

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From this reading [At the expression on CLARE'S face he goes on hastily] Now, Mrs. Dedmond, I'm a lawyer and I know that appearances are misleading.

misleading

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From this reading [At the expression on CLARE'S face he goes on hastily] Now, Mrs. Dedmond, I'm a lawyer and I know that appearances are misleading.

Mrs

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From this reading [At the expression on CLARE'S face he goes on hastily] Now, Mrs. Dedmond, I'm a lawyer and I know that appearances are misleading.

Now

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From this reading [At the expression on CLARE'S face he goes on hastily] Now, Mrs. Dedmond, I'm a lawyer and I know that appearances are misleading.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading [At the expression on CLARE'S face he goes on hastily] Now, Mrs. Dedmond, I'm a lawyer and I know that appearances are misleading.

raises

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From this reading [CLARE raises her eyes.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I'm afraid the answer is that we appear to have been justified.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading I'm afraid the answer is that we appear to have been justified.

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Don't think I'm unfriendly; I wish you well.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I'm afraid the answer is that we appear to have been justified.

TWISDEN

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From this reading TWISDEN.

unfriendly

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From this reading Don't think I'm unfriendly; I wish you well.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading I'm afraid the answer is that we appear to have been justified.

well

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From this reading Don't think I'm unfriendly; I wish you well.

wish

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From this reading Don't think I'm unfriendly; I wish you well.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Don't think I'm unfriendly; I wish you well.