Chapter XI
"I wouldn't. I always should be standing aside and watching. That," said Nicky, "would be, you see, my attitude." "Dear Nicky," she murmured, "it's a beautiful attitude. It couldn't--your attitude--be anything but beautiful."
The Creators: A Comedy
Chapter XI
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"I
wouldn't.
I
always
should
be
standing
aside
and
watching.
That,"
said
Nicky,
"would
be,
you
see,
my
attitude."
"Dear
Nicky,"
she
murmured,
"it's
a
beautiful
attitude.
It
couldn't--your
attitude--be
anything
but
beautiful."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"I
wouldn't.
Line 2
I
always
should
be
standing
aside
and
watching.
Line 3
That,"
said
Nicky,
"would
be,
you
see,
my
attitude."
Line 4
"Dear
Nicky,"
she
murmured,
"it's
a
beautiful
attitude.
Line 5
It
couldn't--your
attitude--be
anything
but
beautiful."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “It couldn't--your attitude--be anything but beautiful."”
Standing
noun
US /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I always should be standing aside and watching.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “That," said Nicky, "would be, you see, my attitude."”
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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 "Dear Nicky," she murmured, "it's a beautiful attitude.
always
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From this reading I always should be standing aside and watching.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I always should be standing aside and watching.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading It couldn't--your attitude--be anything but beautiful."
aside
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From this reading I always should be standing aside and watching.
attitude
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From this reading That," said Nicky, "would be, you see, my attitude."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I always should be standing aside and watching.
beautiful
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From this reading "Dear Nicky," she murmured, "it's a beautiful attitude.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It couldn't--your attitude--be anything but beautiful."
couldn't
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From this reading It couldn't--your attitude--be anything but beautiful."
Dear
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From this reading "Dear Nicky," she murmured, "it's a beautiful attitude.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wouldn't.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It couldn't--your attitude--be anything but beautiful."
it's
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From this reading "Dear Nicky," she murmured, "it's a beautiful attitude.
murmured
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From this reading "Dear Nicky," she murmured, "it's a beautiful attitude.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That," said Nicky, "would be, you see, my attitude."
Nicky
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From this reading That," said Nicky, "would be, you see, my attitude."
said
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From this reading That," said Nicky, "would be, you see, my attitude."
see
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From this reading That," said Nicky, "would be, you see, my attitude."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Dear Nicky," she murmured, "it's a beautiful attitude.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I always should be standing aside and watching.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I always should be standing aside and watching.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That," said Nicky, "would be, you see, my attitude."
watching
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From this reading I always should be standing aside and watching.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That," said Nicky, "would be, you see, my attitude."
wouldn't
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From this reading "I wouldn't.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That," said Nicky, "would be, you see, my attitude."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It couldn't--your attitude--be anything but beautiful."