Chapter XI
I sprang to my feet. "Leave him! Are you mad?" "No, dear, not at all; very sane and very determined. I have been for six months coming to this resolve.
Saxe Holm's Stories: First Series
Chapter XI
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I
sprang
to
my
feet.
"Leave
him!
Are
you
mad?"
"No,
dear,
not
at
all;
very
sane
and
very
determined.
I
have
been
for
six
months
coming
to
this
resolve.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
I
sprang
to
my
feet.
Line 2
"Leave
him!
Line 3
Are
you
mad?"
Line 4
"No,
dear,
not
at
all;
very
sane
and
very
determined.
Line 5
I
have
been
for
six
months
coming
to
this
resolve.
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 have been for six months coming to this resolve.”
Determined
adjective
US /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading “"No, dear, not at all; very sane and very determined.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have been for six months coming to this resolve.”
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all
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From this reading "No, dear, not at all; very sane and very determined.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "No, dear, not at all; very sane and very determined.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you mad?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "No, dear, not at all; very sane and very determined.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been for six months coming to this resolve.
coming
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From this reading I have been for six months coming to this resolve.
dear
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From this reading "No, dear, not at all; very sane and very determined.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading "No, dear, not at all; very sane and very determined.
feet
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From this reading I sprang to my feet.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have been for six months coming to this resolve.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been for six months coming to this resolve.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Leave him!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I sprang to my feet.
Leave
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From this reading "Leave him!
mad
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From this reading Are you mad?"
months
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From this reading I have been for six months coming to this resolve.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I sprang to my feet.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No, dear, not at all; very sane and very determined.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "No, dear, not at all; very sane and very determined.
resolve
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From this reading I have been for six months coming to this resolve.
sane
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From this reading "No, dear, not at all; very sane and very determined.
six
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From this reading I have been for six months coming to this resolve.
sprang
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From this reading I sprang to my feet.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I have been for six months coming to this resolve.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I sprang to my feet.
very
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From this reading "No, dear, not at all; very sane and very determined.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Are you mad?"