Chapter V
CRAVEN (warmly). I made a virtue of necessity, Jo. No one can blame me. JULIA (soothing him). Well, never mind, Daddy.
The Philanderer
Chapter V
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CRAVEN
(warmly).
I
made
a
virtue
of
necessity,
Jo.
No
one
can
blame
me.
JULIA
(soothing
him).
Well,
never
mind,
Daddy.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
CRAVEN
(warmly).
Line 2
I
made
a
virtue
of
necessity,
Jo.
Line 3
No
one
can
blame
me.
Line 4
JULIA
(soothing
him).
Line 5
Well,
never
mind,
Daddy.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Mind
noun
US /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, never mind, Daddy.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, never mind, Daddy.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “No one can blame me.”
Virtue
noun
US /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading “I made a virtue of necessity, Jo.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, never mind, Daddy.”
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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 made a virtue of necessity, Jo.
blame
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From this reading No one can blame me.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading No one can blame me.
CRAVEN
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From this reading CRAVEN (warmly).
Daddy
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From this reading Well, never mind, Daddy.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading JULIA (soothing him).
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I made a virtue of necessity, Jo.
Jo
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From this reading I made a virtue of necessity, Jo.
JULIA
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From this reading JULIA (soothing him).
made
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From this reading I made a virtue of necessity, Jo.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No one can blame me.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, never mind, Daddy.
necessity
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From this reading I made a virtue of necessity, Jo.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, never mind, Daddy.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one can blame me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I made a virtue of necessity, Jo.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one can blame me.
soothing
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From this reading JULIA (soothing him).
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading I made a virtue of necessity, Jo.
warmly
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From this reading CRAVEN (warmly).
Well
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From this reading Well, never mind, Daddy.