Chapter XIV
“Ah, Borghild, is it you?” said he, in a hoarse voice. “What do you want with me? I thought you had done with me now.” “You are a very unwitty fellow,” answered she, with a forced laugh. “The branch that does not bend must break.”
Tales from Two Hemispheres
Chapter XIV
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“Ah,
Borghild,
is
it
you?”
said
he,
in
a
hoarse
voice.
“What
do
you
want
with
me?
I
thought
you
had
done
with
me
now.”
“You
are
a
very
unwitty
fellow,”
answered
she,
with
a
forced
laugh.
“The
branch
that
does
not
bend
must
break.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Ah,
Borghild,
is
it
you?”
said
he,
in
a
hoarse
voice.
Line 2
“What
do
you
want
with
me?
Line 3
I
thought
you
had
done
with
me
now.”
Line 4
“You
are
a
very
unwitty
fellow,”
answered
she,
with
a
forced
laugh.
Line 5
“The
branch
that
does
not
bend
must
break.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Answered
noun
US /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““You are a very unwitty fellow,” answered she, with a forced laugh.”
Done
noun
US /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought you had done with me now.””
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““The branch that does not bend must break.””
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought you had done with me 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 “Ah, Borghild, is it you?” said he, in a hoarse voice.
Ah
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From this reading “Ah, Borghild, is it you?” said he, in a hoarse voice.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “You are a very unwitty fellow,” answered she, with a forced laugh.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are a very unwitty fellow,” answered she, with a forced laugh.
bend
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From this reading “The branch that does not bend must break.”
Borghild
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From this reading “Ah, Borghild, is it you?” said he, in a hoarse voice.
branch
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From this reading “The branch that does not bend must break.”
break
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From this reading “The branch that does not bend must break.”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What do you want with me?
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The branch that does not bend must break.”
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought you had done with me now.”
fellow
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From this reading “You are a very unwitty fellow,” answered she, with a forced laugh.
forced
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From this reading “You are a very unwitty fellow,” answered she, with a forced laugh.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I thought you had done with me now.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Ah, Borghild, is it you?” said he, in a hoarse voice.
hoarse
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From this reading “Ah, Borghild, is it you?” said he, in a hoarse voice.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought you had done with me now.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Ah, Borghild, is it you?” said he, in a hoarse voice.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Ah, Borghild, is it you?” said he, in a hoarse voice.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Ah, Borghild, is it you?” said he, in a hoarse voice.
laugh
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From this reading “You are a very unwitty fellow,” answered she, with a forced laugh.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What do you want with me?
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “The branch that does not bend must break.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “The branch that does not bend must break.”
now
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From this reading I thought you had done with me now.”
said
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From this reading “Ah, Borghild, is it you?” said he, in a hoarse voice.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You are a very unwitty fellow,” answered she, with a forced laugh.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “The branch that does not bend must break.”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The branch that does not bend must break.”
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought you had done with me now.”
unwitty
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From this reading “You are a very unwitty fellow,” answered she, with a forced laugh.
very
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From this reading “You are a very unwitty fellow,” answered she, with a forced laugh.
voice
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From this reading “Ah, Borghild, is it you?” said he, in a hoarse voice.
want
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From this reading “What do you want with me?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What do you want with me?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “What do you want with me?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ah, Borghild, is it you?” said he, in a hoarse voice.