Chapter IX
Vanderbank laughed in spite of himself. “And does that make it any better?” Mrs. Brook thought, but presently had a light--she almost smiled with it. “For US!” Then more woefully, “Don’t you want Carrie to be saved?” she asked.
The Awkward Age
Chapter IX
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Vanderbank
laughed
in
spite
of
himself.
“And
does
that
make
it
any
better?”
Mrs.
Brook
thought,
but
presently
had
a
light--she
almost
smiled
with
it.
“For
US!”
Then
more
woefully,
“Don’t
you
want
Carrie
to
be
saved?”
she
asked.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Vanderbank
laughed
in
spite
of
himself.
Line 2
“And
does
that
make
it
any
better?”
Line 3
Mrs.
Brook
thought,
but
presently
had
a
light--she
almost
smiled
with
it.
Line 4
“For
US!”
/fɔːr ʌs/
Line 5
Then
more
woefully,
“Don’t
you
want
Carrie
to
be
saved?”
she
asked.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then more woefully, “Don’t you want Carrie to be saved?” she asked.”
Himself
pronoun
US /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Vanderbank laughed in spite of himself.”
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And does that make it any better?””
Saved
noun
US /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then more woefully, “Don’t you want Carrie to be saved?” she asked.”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Brook thought, but presently had a light--she almost smiled with it.”
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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 Mrs. Brook thought, but presently had a light--she almost smiled with it.
almost
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From this reading Mrs. Brook thought, but presently had a light--she almost smiled with it.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And does that make it any better?”
any
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From this reading “And does that make it any better?”
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then more woefully, “Don’t you want Carrie to be saved?” she asked.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then more woefully, “Don’t you want Carrie to be saved?” she asked.
better
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From this reading “And does that make it any better?”
Brook
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From this reading Mrs. Brook thought, but presently had a light--she almost smiled with it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mrs. Brook thought, but presently had a light--she almost smiled with it.
Carrie
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From this reading Then more woefully, “Don’t you want Carrie to be saved?” she asked.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And does that make it any better?”
Don't
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From this reading Then more woefully, “Don’t you want Carrie to be saved?” she asked.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “For US!”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Brook thought, but presently had a light--she almost smiled with it.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Vanderbank laughed in spite of himself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Vanderbank laughed in spite of himself.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “And does that make it any better?”
laughed
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From this reading Vanderbank laughed in spite of himself.
light
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From this reading Mrs. Brook thought, but presently had a light--she almost smiled with it.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And does that make it any better?”
more
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From this reading Then more woefully, “Don’t you want Carrie to be saved?” she asked.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Brook thought, but presently had a light--she almost smiled with it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Vanderbank laughed in spite of himself.
presently
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From this reading Mrs. Brook thought, but presently had a light--she almost smiled with it.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then more woefully, “Don’t you want Carrie to be saved?” she asked.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Brook thought, but presently had a light--she almost smiled with it.
smiled
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From this reading Mrs. Brook thought, but presently had a light--she almost smiled with it.
spite
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From this reading Vanderbank laughed in spite of himself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “And does that make it any better?”
Then
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From this reading Then more woefully, “Don’t you want Carrie to be saved?” she asked.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Brook thought, but presently had a light--she almost smiled with it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then more woefully, “Don’t you want Carrie to be saved?” she asked.
USpronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “For US!”
Vanderbank
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From this reading Vanderbank laughed in spite of himself.
want
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From this reading Then more woefully, “Don’t you want Carrie to be saved?” she asked.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Brook thought, but presently had a light--she almost smiled with it.
woefully
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From this reading Then more woefully, “Don’t you want Carrie to be saved?” she asked.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then more woefully, “Don’t you want Carrie to be saved?” she asked.