Chapter VI
JULIA (with unconcealed hatred). You learnt this from him. GRACE. I learnt it from yourself, last night and now. How I hate to be a woman when I see, by you, what wretched childish creatures we are!
The Philanderer
Chapter VI
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JULIA
(with
unconcealed
hatred).
You
learnt
this
from
him.
GRACE.
I
learnt
it
from
yourself,
last
night
and
now.
How
I
hate
to
be
a
woman
when
I
see,
by
you,
what
wretched
childish
creatures
we
are!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
JULIA
(with
unconcealed
hatred).
Line 2
You
learnt
this
from
him.
Line 3
GRACE.
Line 4
I
learnt
it
from
yourself,
last
night
and
now.
Line 5
How
I
hate
to
be
a
woman
when
I
see,
by
you,
what
wretched
childish
creatures
we
are!
Learner Dictionary
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Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I learnt it from yourself, last night and now.”
Yourself
pronoun
US /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “I learnt it from yourself, last night and now.”
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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 How I hate to be a woman when I see, by you, what wretched childish creatures we are!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I learnt it from yourself, last night and now.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How I hate to be a woman when I see, by you, what wretched childish creatures we are!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How I hate to be a woman when I see, by you, what wretched childish creatures we are!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading How I hate to be a woman when I see, by you, what wretched childish creatures we are!
childish
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creatures
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading You learnt this from him.
GRACE
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From this reading GRACE.
hate
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hatred
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From this reading JULIA (with unconcealed hatred).
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You learnt this from him.
How
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I learnt it from yourself, last night and now.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I learnt it from yourself, last night and now.
JULIA
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From this reading JULIA (with unconcealed hatred).
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I learnt it from yourself, last night and now.
learnt
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From this reading You learnt this from him.
night
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From this reading I learnt it from yourself, last night and now.
now
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From this reading I learnt it from yourself, last night and now.
see
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You learnt this from him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How I hate to be a woman when I see, by you, what wretched childish creatures we are!
unconcealed
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From this reading JULIA (with unconcealed hatred).
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading How I hate to be a woman when I see, by you, what wretched childish creatures we are!
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading How I hate to be a woman when I see, by you, what wretched childish creatures we are!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading How I hate to be a woman when I see, by you, what wretched childish creatures we are!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading JULIA (with unconcealed hatred).
woman
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wretched
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YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You learnt this from him.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading I learnt it from yourself, last night and now.