Chapter VII
_Oberville (with an attempt at lightness)_. I was right then--you’re a collector? _Isabel (modestly)_. One must make a beginning. I think I shall begin with you.
The Greater Inclination
Chapter VII
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_Oberville
(with
an
attempt
at
lightness)_.
I
was
right
then--you’re
a
collector?
_Isabel
(modestly)_.
One
must
make
a
beginning.
I
think
I
shall
begin
with
you.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
_Oberville
(with
an
attempt
at
lightness)_.
Line 2
I
was
right
then--you’re
a
collector?
Line 3
_Isabel
(modestly)_.
Line 4
One
must
make
a
beginning.
/wʌn mʌst make ə ˈbeginning/
Line 5
I
think
I
shall
begin
with
you.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Beginning
noun
US /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “One must make a beginning.”
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One must make a beginning.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “One must make a beginning.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One must make a beginning.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was right then--you’re a collector?”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I think I shall begin with you.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think I shall begin with you.”
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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 I was right then--you’re a collector?
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _Oberville (with an attempt at lightness)_.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Oberville (with an attempt at lightness)_.
attempt
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From this reading _Oberville (with an attempt at lightness)_.
begin
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From this reading I think I shall begin with you.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One must make a beginning.
collector
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From this reading I was right then--you’re a collector?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was right then--you’re a collector?
Isabel
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From this reading _Isabel (modestly)_.
lightness
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From this reading _Oberville (with an attempt at lightness)_.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One must make a beginning.
modestly
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From this reading _Isabel (modestly)_.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading One must make a beginning.
Oberville
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From this reading _Oberville (with an attempt at lightness)_.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One must make a beginning.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was right then--you’re a collector?
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I think I shall begin with you.
then
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From this reading I was right then--you’re a collector?
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think I shall begin with you.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was right then--you’re a collector?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Oberville (with an attempt at lightness)_.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I think I shall begin with you.
you're
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From this reading I was right then--you’re a collector?