Chapter X
"You see much of Miss Maurel?" John shook his head gloomily. "Not as much as I should like," he confessed. "She seems to think and dream of nothing but this play of yours. I am hoping that when it is once produced she will be more free."
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Chapter X
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"You
see
much
of
Miss
Maurel?"
John
shook
his
head
gloomily.
"Not
as
much
as
I
should
like,"
he
confessed.
"She
seems
to
think
and
dream
of
nothing
but
this
play
of
yours.
I
am
hoping
that
when
it
is
once
produced
she
will
be
more
free."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"You
see
much
of
Miss
Maurel?"
Line 2
John
shook
his
head
gloomily.
Line 3
"Not
as
much
as
I
should
like,"
he
confessed.
Line 4
"She
seems
to
think
and
dream
of
nothing
but
this
play
of
yours.
Line 5
I
am
hoping
that
when
it
is
once
produced
she
will
be
more
free."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Dream
noun
US /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “"She seems to think and dream of nothing but this play of yours.”
Free
adjective
US /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “I am hoping that when it is once produced she will be more free."”
John
noun
US /john/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “John shook his head gloomily.”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"She seems to think and dream of nothing but this play of yours.”
Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am hoping that when it is once produced she will be more free."”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"She seems to think and dream of nothing but this play of yours.”
Yours
pronoun
US /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “"She seems to think and dream of nothing but this play of yours.”
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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am hoping that when it is once produced she will be more free."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "She seems to think and dream of nothing but this play of yours.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Not as much as I should like," he confessed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I am hoping that when it is once produced she will be more free."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "She seems to think and dream of nothing but this play of yours.
confessed
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From this reading "Not as much as I should like," he confessed.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading "She seems to think and dream of nothing but this play of yours.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading I am hoping that when it is once produced she will be more free."
gloomily
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From this reading John shook his head gloomily.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Not as much as I should like," he confessed.
head
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From this reading John shook his head gloomily.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading John shook his head gloomily.
hoping
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From this reading I am hoping that when it is once produced she will be more free."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Not as much as I should like," he confessed.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am hoping that when it is once produced she will be more free."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I am hoping that when it is once produced she will be more free."
John
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From this reading John shook his head gloomily.
like
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From this reading "Not as much as I should like," he confessed.
Maurel
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From this reading "You see much of Miss Maurel?"
Miss
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From this reading "You see much of Miss Maurel?"
more
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From this reading I am hoping that when it is once produced she will be more free."
much
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From this reading "You see much of Miss Maurel?"
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not as much as I should like," he confessed.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "She seems to think and dream of nothing but this play of yours.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You see much of Miss Maurel?"
once
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From this reading I am hoping that when it is once produced she will be more free."
play
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From this reading "She seems to think and dream of nothing but this play of yours.
produced
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From this reading I am hoping that when it is once produced she will be more free."
see
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From this reading "You see much of Miss Maurel?"
seems
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From this reading "She seems to think and dream of nothing but this play of yours.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She seems to think and dream of nothing but this play of yours.
shook
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From this reading John shook his head gloomily.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Not as much as I should like," he confessed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am hoping that when it is once produced she will be more free."
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She seems to think and dream of nothing but this play of yours.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "She seems to think and dream of nothing but this play of yours.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "She seems to think and dream of nothing but this play of yours.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I am hoping that when it is once produced she will be more free."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I am hoping that when it is once produced she will be more free."
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You see much of Miss Maurel?"
yourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading "She seems to think and dream of nothing but this play of yours.