Chapter XXII
“It is more noble in you that you did not.” “The more noble, the less wise.” “Forget it, and be soothed, dear Aunt. And I shall not leave you alone for long. I shall come and see you every day.”
The Return of the Native
Chapter XXII
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“It
is
more
noble
in
you
that
you
did
not.”
“The
more
noble,
the
less
wise.”
“Forget
it,
and
be
soothed,
dear
Aunt.
And
I
shall
not
leave
you
alone
for
long.
I
shall
come
and
see
you
every
day.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“It
is
more
noble
in
you
that
you
did
not.”
Line 2
“The
more
noble,
the
less
wise.”
Line 3
“Forget
it,
and
be
soothed,
dear
Aunt.
Line 4
And
I
shall
not
leave
you
alone
for
long.
Line 5
I
shall
come
and
see
you
every
day.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Alone
noun
US /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And I shall not leave you alone for long.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I shall come and see you every day.””
Every
determiner
US /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “I shall come and see you every day.””
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And I shall not leave you alone for long.”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “And I shall not leave you alone for long.”
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alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And I shall not leave you alone for long.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Forget it, and be soothed, dear Aunt.
Aunt
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From this reading “Forget it, and be soothed, dear Aunt.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Forget it, and be soothed, dear Aunt.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I shall come and see you every day.”
day
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From this reading I shall come and see you every day.”
dear
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From this reading “Forget it, and be soothed, dear Aunt.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “It is more noble in you that you did not.”
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I shall come and see you every day.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And I shall not leave you alone for long.
Forget
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From this reading “Forget it, and be soothed, dear Aunt.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And I shall not leave you alone for long.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “It is more noble in you that you did not.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is more noble in you that you did not.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is more noble in you that you did not.”
leave
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From this reading And I shall not leave you alone for long.
less
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From this reading “The more noble, the less wise.”
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And I shall not leave you alone for long.
more
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From this reading “It is more noble in you that you did not.”
noble
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From this reading “It is more noble in you that you did not.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “It is more noble in you that you did not.”
see
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From this reading I shall come and see you every day.”
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading And I shall not leave you alone for long.
soothed
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From this reading “Forget it, and be soothed, dear Aunt.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It is more noble in you that you did not.”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The more noble, the less wise.”
wise
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From this reading “The more noble, the less wise.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It is more noble in you that you did not.”