Chapter IV
The clerk had a moment of bitterness. “If she'd known it was you, she wouldn't have given them back.” “That's to be seen. I shall tell her, now. I never meant her to know, but she must, because she's doing you wrong in her ignorance.”
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Chapter IV
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The
clerk
had
a
moment
of
bitterness.
“If
she'd
known
it
was
you,
she
wouldn't
have
given
them
back.”
“That's
to
be
seen.
I
shall
tell
her,
now.
I
never
meant
her
to
know,
but
she
must,
because
she's
doing
you
wrong
in
her
ignorance.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
The
clerk
had
a
moment
of
bitterness.
Line 2
“If
she'd
known
it
was
you,
she
wouldn't
have
given
them
back.”
Line 3
“That's
to
be
seen.
Line 4
I
shall
tell
her,
now.
Line 5
I
never
meant
her
to
know,
but
she
must,
because
she's
doing
you
wrong
in
her
ignorance.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Because
conjunction
US /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading “I never meant her to know, but she must, because she's doing you wrong in her ignorance.””
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““If she'd known it was you, she wouldn't have given them back.””
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I never meant her to know, but she must, because she's doing you wrong in her ignorance.””
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I never meant her to know, but she must, because she's doing you wrong in her ignorance.””
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I never meant her to know, but she must, because she's doing you wrong in her ignorance.””
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I shall tell her, now.”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I shall tell her, now.”
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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 The clerk had a moment of bitterness.
back
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From this reading “If she'd known it was you, she wouldn't have given them back.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “That's to be seen.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I never meant her to know, but she must, because she's doing you wrong in her ignorance.”
bitterness
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From this reading The clerk had a moment of bitterness.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I never meant her to know, but she must, because she's doing you wrong in her ignorance.”
clerk
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From this reading The clerk had a moment of bitterness.
doing
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From this reading I never meant her to know, but she must, because she's doing you wrong in her ignorance.”
given
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From this reading “If she'd known it was you, she wouldn't have given them back.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The clerk had a moment of bitterness.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If she'd known it was you, she wouldn't have given them back.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I shall tell her, now.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall tell her, now.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If she'd known it was you, she wouldn't have given them back.”
ignorance
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From this reading I never meant her to know, but she must, because she's doing you wrong in her ignorance.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I never meant her to know, but she must, because she's doing you wrong in her ignorance.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “If she'd known it was you, she wouldn't have given them back.”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never meant her to know, but she must, because she's doing you wrong in her ignorance.”
known
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From this reading “If she'd known it was you, she wouldn't have given them back.”
meant
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From this reading I never meant her to know, but she must, because she's doing you wrong in her ignorance.”
moment
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From this reading The clerk had a moment of bitterness.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I never meant her to know, but she must, because she's doing you wrong in her ignorance.”
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never meant her to know, but she must, because she's doing you wrong in her ignorance.”
now
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From this reading I shall tell her, now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The clerk had a moment of bitterness.
seen
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From this reading “That's to be seen.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall tell her, now.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “If she'd known it was you, she wouldn't have given them back.”
she'd
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From this reading “If she'd known it was you, she wouldn't have given them back.”
she's
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From this reading I never meant her to know, but she must, because she's doing you wrong in her ignorance.”
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I shall tell her, now.
That's
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From this reading “That's to be seen.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The clerk had a moment of bitterness.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “If she'd known it was you, she wouldn't have given them back.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “That's to be seen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “If she'd known it was you, she wouldn't have given them back.”
wouldn't
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From this reading “If she'd known it was you, she wouldn't have given them back.”
wrong
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From this reading I never meant her to know, but she must, because she's doing you wrong in her ignorance.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If she'd known it was you, she wouldn't have given them back.”