Chapter XL
Is it possible? Is’t so? I can no longer what I would No longer draw back at my liking! I Must do the deed because I thought of it.
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Chapter XL
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Is
it
possible?
Is’t
so?
I
can
no
longer
what
I
would
No
longer
draw
back
at
my
liking!
I
Must
do
the
deed
because
I
thought
of
it.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Is
it
possible?
Line 2
Is’t
so?
Line 3
I
can
no
longer
what
I
would
No
longer
draw
back
at
my
liking!
Line 4
I
Must
do
the
deed
because
I
thought
of
it.
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Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Because
conjunction
US /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading “I Must do the deed because I thought of it.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I Must do the deed because I thought of it.”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I Must do the deed because I thought of it.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I can no longer what I would No longer draw back at my liking!”
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I can no longer what I would No longer draw back at my liking!
back
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From this reading I can no longer what I would No longer draw back at my liking!
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I Must do the deed because I thought of it.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can no longer what I would No longer draw back at my liking!
deed
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From this reading I Must do the deed because I thought of it.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I Must do the deed because I thought of it.
draw
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From this reading I can no longer what I would No longer draw back at my liking!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can no longer what I would No longer draw back at my liking!
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is it possible?
Is't
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From this reading Is’t so?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Is it possible?
liking
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From this reading I can no longer what I would No longer draw back at my liking!
longer
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From this reading I can no longer what I would No longer draw back at my liking!
Mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I Must do the deed because I thought of it.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I can no longer what I would No longer draw back at my liking!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I can no longer what I would No longer draw back at my liking!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I Must do the deed because I thought of it.
possible
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From this reading Is it possible?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Is’t so?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I Must do the deed because I thought of it.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I Must do the deed because I thought of it.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I can no longer what I would No longer draw back at my liking!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I can no longer what I would No longer draw back at my liking!