Chapter III
“Do you mean its being so low?” He had smiled at first but looked grave now. “Do you really want to know?” “Just how you were affected? I assure you there’s at this moment nothing I desire nearly so much.”
The Awkward Age
Chapter III
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“Do
you
mean
its
being
so
low?”
He
had
smiled
at
first
but
looked
grave
now.
“Do
you
really
want
to
know?”
“Just
how
you
were
affected?
I
assure
you
there’s
at
this
moment
nothing
I
desire
nearly
so
much.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Do
you
mean
its
being
so
low?”
Line 2
He
had
smiled
at
first
but
looked
grave
now.
Line 3
“Do
you
really
want
to
know?”
Line 4
“Just
how
you
were
affected?
Line 5
I
assure
you
there’s
at
this
moment
nothing
I
desire
nearly
so
much.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Being
auxiliary verb
US /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading ““Do you mean its being so low?””
First
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had smiled at first but looked grave now.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Do you really want to know?””
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had smiled at first but looked grave now.”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “I assure you there’s at this moment nothing I desire nearly so much.””
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affected
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From this reading “Just how you were affected?
assure
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From this reading I assure you there’s at this moment nothing I desire nearly so much.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had smiled at first but looked grave now.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “Do you mean its being so low?”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had smiled at first but looked grave now.
desire
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From this reading I assure you there’s at this moment nothing I desire nearly so much.”
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you mean its being so low?”
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had smiled at first but looked grave now.
grave
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From this reading He had smiled at first but looked grave now.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had smiled at first but looked grave now.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had smiled at first but looked grave now.
how
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From this reading “Just how you were affected?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I assure you there’s at this moment nothing I desire nearly so much.”
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “Do you mean its being so low?”
Just
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From this reading “Just how you were affected?
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you really want to know?”
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had smiled at first but looked grave now.
low
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From this reading “Do you mean its being so low?”
mean
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From this reading “Do you mean its being so low?”
moment
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From this reading I assure you there’s at this moment nothing I desire nearly so much.”
much
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From this reading I assure you there’s at this moment nothing I desire nearly so much.”
nearly
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From this reading I assure you there’s at this moment nothing I desire nearly so much.”
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I assure you there’s at this moment nothing I desire nearly so much.”
now
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From this reading He had smiled at first but looked grave now.
really
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From this reading “Do you really want to know?”
smiled
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From this reading He had smiled at first but looked grave now.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Do you mean its being so low?”
there's
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From this reading I assure you there’s at this moment nothing I desire nearly so much.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I assure you there’s at this moment nothing I desire nearly so much.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Do you really want to know?”
want
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From this reading “Do you really want to know?”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Just how you were affected?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you mean its being so low?”