Chapter X
GEORGE. What do you mean--so poor? OLIVIA. Well, you said just now that you couldn't give Dinah an allowance because rents had gone down. GEORGE (annoyed).
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Chapter X
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GEORGE.
What
do
you
mean--so
poor?
OLIVIA.
Well,
you
said
just
now
that
you
couldn't
give
Dinah
an
allowance
because
rents
had
gone
down.
GEORGE
(annoyed).
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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GEORGE.
Line 2
What
do
you
mean--so
poor?
Line 3
OLIVIA.
Line 4
Well,
you
said
just
now
that
you
couldn't
give
Dinah
an
allowance
because
rents
had
gone
down.
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GEORGE
(annoyed).
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 “Well, you said just now that you couldn't give Dinah an allowance because rents had gone down.”
Poor
noun
US /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What do you mean--so poor?”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, you said just now that you couldn't give Dinah an allowance because rents had gone down.”
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allowance
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From this reading Well, you said just now that you couldn't give Dinah an allowance because rents had gone down.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Well, you said just now that you couldn't give Dinah an allowance because rents had gone down.
annoyed
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From this reading GEORGE (annoyed).
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Well, you said just now that you couldn't give Dinah an allowance because rents had gone down.
couldn't
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Dinah
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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down
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GEORGE
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From this reading GEORGE.
give
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gone
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From this reading Well, you said just now that you couldn't give Dinah an allowance because rents had gone down.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Well, you said just now that you couldn't give Dinah an allowance because rents had gone down.
just
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mean
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now
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OLIVIA
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From this reading OLIVIA.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What do you mean--so poor?
rents
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said
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From this reading Well, you said just now that you couldn't give Dinah an allowance because rents had gone down.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading What do you mean--so poor?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Well, you said just now that you couldn't give Dinah an allowance because rents had gone down.
Well
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From this reading Well, you said just now that you couldn't give Dinah an allowance because rents had gone down.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What do you mean--so poor?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What do you mean--so poor?