Chapter XIV
OLIVIA. I think it would make it much easier if she did. GEORGE. Is this a threat, Olivia? Are you telling me that if I do not allow young Strange to marry Dinah, you will not marry me?
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Chapter XIV
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OLIVIA.
I
think
it
would
make
it
much
easier
if
she
did.
GEORGE.
Is
this
a
threat,
Olivia?
Are
you
telling
me
that
if
I
do
not
allow
young
Strange
to
marry
Dinah,
you
will
not
marry
me?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
OLIVIA.
Line 2
I
think
it
would
make
it
much
easier
if
she
did.
Line 3
GEORGE.
Line 4
Is
this
a
threat,
Olivia?
Line 5
Are
you
telling
me
that
if
I
do
not
allow
young
Strange
to
marry
Dinah,
you
will
not
marry
me?
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think it would make it much easier if she did.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think it would make it much easier if she did.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I think it would make it much easier if she did.”
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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 Is this a threat, Olivia?
allow
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From this reading Are you telling me that if I do not allow young Strange to marry Dinah, you will not marry me?
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you telling me that if I do not allow young Strange to marry Dinah, you will not marry me?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I think it would make it much easier if she did.
Dinah
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From this reading Are you telling me that if I do not allow young Strange to marry Dinah, you will not marry me?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Are you telling me that if I do not allow young Strange to marry Dinah, you will not marry me?
easier
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From this reading I think it would make it much easier if she did.
GEORGE
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From this reading GEORGE.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think it would make it much easier if she did.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I think it would make it much easier if she did.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is this a threat, Olivia?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I think it would make it much easier if she did.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think it would make it much easier if she did.
marry
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From this reading Are you telling me that if I do not allow young Strange to marry Dinah, you will not marry me?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Are you telling me that if I do not allow young Strange to marry Dinah, you will not marry me?
much
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From this reading I think it would make it much easier if she did.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Are you telling me that if I do not allow young Strange to marry Dinah, you will not marry me?
OLIVIA
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From this reading OLIVIA.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I think it would make it much easier if she did.
Strange
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From this reading Are you telling me that if I do not allow young Strange to marry Dinah, you will not marry me?
telling
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From this reading Are you telling me that if I do not allow young Strange to marry Dinah, you will not marry me?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Are you telling me that if I do not allow young Strange to marry Dinah, you will not marry me?
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think it would make it much easier if she did.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Is this a threat, Olivia?
threat
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From this reading Is this a threat, Olivia?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Are you telling me that if I do not allow young Strange to marry Dinah, you will not marry me?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Are you telling me that if I do not allow young Strange to marry Dinah, you will not marry me?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I think it would make it much easier if she did.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Are you telling me that if I do not allow young Strange to marry Dinah, you will not marry me?
young
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From this reading Are you telling me that if I do not allow young Strange to marry Dinah, you will not marry me?