Chapter XVI
“Yes,” Mrs. Yeobright said sadly, putting down the letter. “If you think you can marry him, do so. And since Mr. Wildeve wishes it to be unceremonious, let it be that too. I can do nothing. It is all in your own hands now.
The Return of the Native
Chapter XVI
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“Yes,”
Mrs.
Yeobright
said
sadly,
putting
down
the
letter.
“If
you
think
you
can
marry
him,
do
so.
And
since
Mr.
Wildeve
wishes
it
to
be
unceremonious,
let
it
be
that
too.
I
can
do
nothing.
It
is
all
in
your
own
hands
now.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Yes,”
Mrs.
Yeobright
said
sadly,
putting
down
the
letter.
Line 2
“If
you
think
you
can
marry
him,
do
so.
Line 3
And
since
Mr.
Wildeve
wishes
it
to
be
unceremonious,
let
it
be
that
too.
Line 4
I
can
do
nothing.
/aɪ kæn duː ˈnʌθɪŋ/
Line 5
It
is
all
in
your
own
hands
now.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Hands
plural noun
US /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “It is all in your own hands now.”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “And since Mr. Wildeve wishes it to be unceremonious, let it be that too.”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “I can do nothing.”
Since
preposition
US /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “And since Mr. Wildeve wishes it to be unceremonious, let it be that too.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““If you think you can marry him, do so.”
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From this reading It is all in your own hands now.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And since Mr. Wildeve wishes it to be unceremonious, let it be that too.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And since Mr. Wildeve wishes it to be unceremonious, let it be that too.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “If you think you can marry him, do so.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “If you think you can marry him, do so.
down
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From this reading “Yes,” Mrs. Yeobright said sadly, putting down the letter.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading It is all in your own hands now.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “If you think you can marry him, do so.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can do nothing.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If you think you can marry him, do so.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is all in your own hands now.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is all in your own hands now.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And since Mr. Wildeve wishes it to be unceremonious, let it be that too.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading And since Mr. Wildeve wishes it to be unceremonious, let it be that too.
letter
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From this reading “Yes,” Mrs. Yeobright said sadly, putting down the letter.
marry
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From this reading “If you think you can marry him, do so.
Mr
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Mrs
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From this reading “Yes,” Mrs. Yeobright said sadly, putting down the letter.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I can do nothing.
now
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From this reading It is all in your own hands now.
own
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From this reading It is all in your own hands now.
putting
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From this reading “Yes,” Mrs. Yeobright said sadly, putting down the letter.
sadly
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From this reading “Yes,” Mrs. Yeobright said sadly, putting down the letter.
said
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From this reading “Yes,” Mrs. Yeobright said sadly, putting down the letter.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading And since Mr. Wildeve wishes it to be unceremonious, let it be that too.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “If you think you can marry him, do so.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And since Mr. Wildeve wishes it to be unceremonious, let it be that too.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Yes,” Mrs. Yeobright said sadly, putting down the letter.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If you think you can marry him, do so.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And since Mr. Wildeve wishes it to be unceremonious, let it be that too.
too
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From this reading And since Mr. Wildeve wishes it to be unceremonious, let it be that too.
unceremonious
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From this reading And since Mr. Wildeve wishes it to be unceremonious, let it be that too.
Wildeve
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From this reading And since Mr. Wildeve wishes it to be unceremonious, let it be that too.
wishes
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From this reading And since Mr. Wildeve wishes it to be unceremonious, let it be that too.
Yeobright
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From this reading “Yes,” Mrs. Yeobright said sadly, putting down the letter.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes,” Mrs. Yeobright said sadly, putting down the letter.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If you think you can marry him, do so.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It is all in your own hands now.