Chapter III
"Very well. But I sha’n’t permit you to adopt her." "Why not?" "I may want her myself when I’m too old and worn out to work here. I wish her to keep her name."
The Restless Sex
Chapter III
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"Very
well.
But
I
sha’n’t
permit
you
to
adopt
her."
"Why
not?"
"I
may
want
her
myself
when
I’m
too
old
and
worn
out
to
work
here.
I
wish
her
to
keep
her
name."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Very
well.
Line 2
But
I
sha’n’t
permit
you
to
adopt
her."
Line 3
"Why
not?"
Line 4
"I
may
want
her
myself
when
I’m
too
old
and
worn
out
to
work
here.
Line 5
I
wish
her
to
keep
her
name."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I may want her myself when I’m too old and worn out to work here.”
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"I may want her myself when I’m too old and worn out to work here.”
Myself
pronoun
US /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “"I may want her myself when I’m too old and worn out to work here.”
Name
noun
US /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I wish her to keep her name."”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Very well.”
Worn
verb
US /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading “"I may want her myself when I’m too old and worn out to work here.”
All words in this reading · 27
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adopt
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From this reading But I sha’n’t permit you to adopt her."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I may want her myself when I’m too old and worn out to work here.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I sha’n’t permit you to adopt her."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But I sha’n’t permit you to adopt her."
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I may want her myself when I’m too old and worn out to work here.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I sha’n’t permit you to adopt her."
I'm
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From this reading "I may want her myself when I’m too old and worn out to work here.
keep
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From this reading I wish her to keep her name."
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "I may want her myself when I’m too old and worn out to work here.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I may want her myself when I’m too old and worn out to work here.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I wish her to keep her name."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Why not?"
old
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From this reading "I may want her myself when I’m too old and worn out to work here.
out
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From this reading "I may want her myself when I’m too old and worn out to work here.
permit
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From this reading But I sha’n’t permit you to adopt her."
sha'n't
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From this reading But I sha’n’t permit you to adopt her."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But I sha’n’t permit you to adopt her."
too
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From this reading "I may want her myself when I’m too old and worn out to work here.
Very
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From this reading "Very well.
want
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From this reading "I may want her myself when I’m too old and worn out to work here.
well
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From this reading "Very well.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "I may want her myself when I’m too old and worn out to work here.
Why
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From this reading "Why not?"
wish
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From this reading I wish her to keep her name."
work
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From this reading "I may want her myself when I’m too old and worn out to work here.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading "I may want her myself when I’m too old and worn out to work here.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But I sha’n’t permit you to adopt her."