Chapter XXIII
“I couldn't bear to offend you. You cannot think I would. And you will not be hard-hearted. You know me, Miss Mavick, just where I am. I'm just as I said.”
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Chapter XXIII
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“I
couldn't
bear
to
offend
you.
You
cannot
think
I
would.
And
you
will
not
be
hard-hearted.
You
know
me,
Miss
Mavick,
just
where
I
am.
I'm
just
as
I
said.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“I
couldn't
bear
to
offend
you.
Line 2
You
cannot
think
I
would.
Line 3
And
you
will
not
be
hard-hearted.
Line 4
You
know
me,
Miss
Mavick,
just
where
I
am.
Line 5
I'm
just
as
I
said.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You know me, Miss Mavick, just where I am.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You cannot think I would.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “You cannot think I would.”
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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading You know me, Miss Mavick, just where I am.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And you will not be hard-hearted.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I'm just as I said.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And you will not be hard-hearted.
bear
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From this reading “I couldn't bear to offend you.
cannot
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From this reading You cannot think I would.
couldn't
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From this reading “I couldn't bear to offend you.
hard-hearted
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From this reading And you will not be hard-hearted.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I couldn't bear to offend you.
I'm
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From this reading I'm just as I said.”
just
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From this reading You know me, Miss Mavick, just where I am.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You know me, Miss Mavick, just where I am.
Mavick
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From this reading You know me, Miss Mavick, just where I am.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You know me, Miss Mavick, just where I am.
Miss
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From this reading You know me, Miss Mavick, just where I am.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And you will not be hard-hearted.
offend
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From this reading “I couldn't bear to offend you.
said
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From this reading I'm just as I said.”
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You cannot think I would.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I couldn't bear to offend you.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading You know me, Miss Mavick, just where I am.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And you will not be hard-hearted.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You cannot think I would.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I couldn't bear to offend you.