Chapter XV
“No, never? Ha, ha! Good gad! I didn’t expect it of you, Eustacia.” “It was my first performance, and it certainly will be my last.
The Return of the Native
Chapter XV
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“No,
never?
Ha,
ha!
Good
gad!
I
didn’t
expect
it
of
you,
Eustacia.”
“It
was
my
first
performance,
and
it
certainly
will
be
my
last.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“No,
never?
/noʊ never/
Line 2
Ha,
ha!
Line 3
Good
gad!
Line 4
I
didn’t
expect
it
of
you,
Eustacia.”
Line 5
“It
was
my
first
performance,
and
it
certainly
will
be
my
last.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Expect
verb
US /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading “I didn’t expect it of you, Eustacia.””
First
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It was my first performance, and it certainly will be my last.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good gad!”
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It was my first performance, and it certainly will be my last.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““No, never?”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “It was my first performance, and it certainly will be my last.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It was my first performance, and it certainly will be my last.
certainly
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From this reading “It was my first performance, and it certainly will be my last.
didn't
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From this reading I didn’t expect it of you, Eustacia.”
Eustacia
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From this reading I didn’t expect it of you, Eustacia.”
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading I didn’t expect it of you, Eustacia.”
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was my first performance, and it certainly will be my last.
gad
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From this reading Good gad!
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good gad!
Ha
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From this reading Ha, ha!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I didn’t expect it of you, Eustacia.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I didn’t expect it of you, Eustacia.”
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was my first performance, and it certainly will be my last.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “It was my first performance, and it certainly will be my last.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No, never?
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No, never?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I didn’t expect it of you, Eustacia.”
performance
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From this reading “It was my first performance, and it certainly will be my last.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It was my first performance, and it certainly will be my last.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “It was my first performance, and it certainly will be my last.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I didn’t expect it of you, Eustacia.”