Chapter XXII
“Naturally, Evelyn, you do not like to part with her. None of us do. But go to your room and think it over reasonably. The relations of childhood cannot last forever.” Evelyn stood for a moment undecided.
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Chapter XXII
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“Naturally,
Evelyn,
you
do
not
like
to
part
with
her.
None
of
us
do.
But
go
to
your
room
and
think
it
over
reasonably.
The
relations
of
childhood
cannot
last
forever.”
Evelyn
stood
for
a
moment
undecided.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Naturally,
Evelyn,
you
do
not
like
to
part
with
her.
Line 2
None
of
us
do.
/nʌn ʌv ʌs duː/
Line 3
But
go
to
your
room
and
think
it
over
reasonably.
Line 4
The
relations
of
childhood
cannot
last
forever.”
Line 5
Evelyn
stood
for
a
moment
undecided.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The relations of childhood cannot last forever.””
None
pronoun
US /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading “None of us do.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “But go to your room and think it over reasonably.”
Part
noun
US /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Naturally, Evelyn, you do not like to part with her.”
Stood
noun
US /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Evelyn stood for a moment undecided.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But go to your room and think it over reasonably.”
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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 Evelyn stood for a moment undecided.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But go to your room and think it over reasonably.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But go to your room and think it over reasonably.
cannot
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From this reading The relations of childhood cannot last forever.”
childhood
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From this reading The relations of childhood cannot last forever.”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Naturally, Evelyn, you do not like to part with her.
Evelyn
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From this reading “Naturally, Evelyn, you do not like to part with her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Evelyn stood for a moment undecided.
forever
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From this reading The relations of childhood cannot last forever.”
go
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From this reading But go to your room and think it over reasonably.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Naturally, Evelyn, you do not like to part with her.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But go to your room and think it over reasonably.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The relations of childhood cannot last forever.”
like
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From this reading “Naturally, Evelyn, you do not like to part with her.
moment
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From this reading Evelyn stood for a moment undecided.
Naturally
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From this reading “Naturally, Evelyn, you do not like to part with her.
NonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading None of us do.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Naturally, Evelyn, you do not like to part with her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading None of us do.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But go to your room and think it over reasonably.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Naturally, Evelyn, you do not like to part with her.
reasonably
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From this reading But go to your room and think it over reasonably.
relations
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From this reading The relations of childhood cannot last forever.”
room
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From this reading But go to your room and think it over reasonably.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Evelyn stood for a moment undecided.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The relations of childhood cannot last forever.”
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But go to your room and think it over reasonably.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Naturally, Evelyn, you do not like to part with her.
undecided
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From this reading Evelyn stood for a moment undecided.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading None of us do.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Naturally, Evelyn, you do not like to part with her.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Naturally, Evelyn, you do not like to part with her.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But go to your room and think it over reasonably.