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Red Pottage

Chapter XXXIX

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I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."
--ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING.
"Has Lady Newhaven been here?" said the Bishop, coming into the study, his hands full of papers.
"I thought I saw her carriage driving away as I came up."
"She has been here."
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Red Pottage

Chapter XXXIX

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."
Line 2
--ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING.
Line 3
"Has Lady Newhaven been here?" said the Bishop, coming into the study, his hands full of papers.
Line 4
"I thought I saw her carriage driving away as I came up."
Line 5
"She has been here."
/ʃiː hæz bɪn here/

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 thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."”

Hands plural noun US /hændz/

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading “"Has Lady Newhaven been here?" said the Bishop, coming into the study, his hands full of papers.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

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

From this reading “"Has Lady Newhaven been here?" said the Bishop, coming into the study, his hands full of papers.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Has Lady Newhaven been here?" said the Bishop, coming into the study, his hands full of papers.”

Might modal verb US /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."”

Save preposition US /seɪv/

except for; apart from

From this reading “I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."”

Saved noun US /saved/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."”

Thought noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."”

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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 thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."

away

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From this reading "I thought I saw her carriage driving away as I came up."

BARRETT

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From this reading --ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."

Bishop

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From this reading "Has Lady Newhaven been here?" said the Bishop, coming into the study, his hands full of papers.

BROWNING

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From this reading --ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."

came

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From this reading "I thought I saw her carriage driving away as I came up."

carriage

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From this reading "I thought I saw her carriage driving away as I came up."

coming

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From this reading "Has Lady Newhaven been here?" said the Bishop, coming into the study, his hands full of papers.

driving

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From this reading "I thought I saw her carriage driving away as I came up."

ELIZABETH

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From this reading --ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING.

full

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From this reading "Has Lady Newhaven been here?" said the Bishop, coming into the study, his hands full of papers.

God

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From this reading I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."

handsplural nounUS /hændz/

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading "Has Lady Newhaven been here?" said the Bishop, coming into the study, his hands full of papers.

Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading "Has Lady Newhaven been here?" said the Bishop, coming into the study, his hands full of papers.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading "I thought I saw her carriage driving away as I came up."

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Has Lady Newhaven been here?" said the Bishop, coming into the study, his hands full of papers.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "Has Lady Newhaven been here?" said the Bishop, coming into the study, his hands full of papers.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading "Has Lady Newhaven been here?" said the Bishop, coming into the study, his hands full of papers.

just

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From this reading I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."

Lady

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From this reading "Has Lady Newhaven been here?" said the Bishop, coming into the study, his hands full of papers.

love

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From this reading I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."

made

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From this reading I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."

man

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From this reading I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."

men

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From this reading I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."

Newhaven

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From this reading "Has Lady Newhaven been here?" said the Bishop, coming into the study, his hands full of papers.

Now

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From this reading I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Has Lady Newhaven been here?" said the Bishop, coming into the study, his hands full of papers.

papers

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From this reading "Has Lady Newhaven been here?" said the Bishop, coming into the study, his hands full of papers.

said

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From this reading "Has Lady Newhaven been here?" said the Bishop, coming into the study, his hands full of papers.

saveprepositionUS /seɪv/

except for; apart from

From this reading I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."

savednounUS /saved/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."

saw

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From this reading "I thought I saw her carriage driving away as I came up."

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "She has been here."

study

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From this reading "Has Lady Newhaven been here?" said the Bishop, coming into the study, his hands full of papers.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "Has Lady Newhaven been here?" said the Bishop, coming into the study, his hands full of papers.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."

thoughtnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."

up

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From this reading "I thought I saw her carriage driving away as I came up."

woman

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From this reading I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."

women

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From this reading I thought, "Now, if I had been a woman, such As God made women, to save men by love-- By just my love I might have saved this man."