Chapter XXX
She shook her head. "It won't change anything? Don't you see that there's no hope for us?" "When is she coming back?" he asked. "I don't know.
The Rise of Silas Lapham
Chapter XXX
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She
shook
her
head.
"It
won't
change
anything?
Don't
you
see
that
there's
no
hope
for
us?"
"When
is
she
coming
back?"
he
asked.
"I
don't
know.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
She
shook
her
head.
Line 2
"It
won't
change
anything?
Line 3
Don't
you
see
that
there's
no
hope
for
us?"
Line 4
"When
is
she
coming
back?"
he
asked.
Line 5
"I
don't
know.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “"It won't change anything?”
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"When is she coming back?" he asked.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't know.”
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anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "It won't change anything?
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "When is she coming back?" he asked.
back
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From this reading "When is she coming back?" he asked.
change
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From this reading "It won't change anything?
coming
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From this reading "When is she coming back?" he asked.
Don't
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From this reading Don't you see that there's no hope for us?"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Don't you see that there's no hope for us?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "When is she coming back?" he asked.
head
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From this reading She shook her head.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She shook her head.
hope
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From this reading Don't you see that there's no hope for us?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "When is she coming back?" he asked.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It won't change anything?
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't know.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Don't you see that there's no hope for us?"
see
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From this reading Don't you see that there's no hope for us?"
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She shook her head.
shook
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From this reading She shook her head.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Don't you see that there's no hope for us?"
there's
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From this reading Don't you see that there's no hope for us?"
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Don't you see that there's no hope for us?"
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "When is she coming back?" he asked.
won't
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From this reading "It won't change anything?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don't you see that there's no hope for us?"