Chapter XI
"What else can I do? I should have come out if John hadn't. Of course I was glad we could go together, but you mustn't suppose I only went because of him." "I don't. I only thought perhaps you wouldn't want to stay on now he's dead."
The Romantic
Chapter XI
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"What
else
can
I
do?
I
should
have
come
out
if
John
hadn't.
Of
course
I
was
glad
we
could
go
together,
but
you
mustn't
suppose
I
only
went
because
of
him."
"I
don't.
I
only
thought
perhaps
you
wouldn't
want
to
stay
on
now
he's
dead."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"What
else
can
I
do?
Line 2
I
should
have
come
out
if
John
hadn't.
Line 3
Of
course
I
was
glad
we
could
go
together,
but
you
mustn't
suppose
I
only
went
because
of
him."
Line 4
"I
don't.
Line 5
I
only
thought
perhaps
you
wouldn't
want
to
stay
on
now
he's
dead."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Because
conjunction
US /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading “Of course I was glad we could go together, but you mustn't suppose I only went because of him."”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I should have come out if John hadn't.”
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Of course I was glad we could go together, but you mustn't suppose I only went because of him."”
Course
noun
US /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course I was glad we could go together, but you mustn't suppose I only went because of him."”
Dead
noun
US /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I only thought perhaps you wouldn't want to stay on now he's dead."”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I should have come out if John hadn't.”
John
noun
US /john/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I should have come out if John hadn't.”
Perhaps
noun
US /perhaps/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I only thought perhaps you wouldn't want to stay on now he's dead."”
Suppose
noun
US /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Of course I was glad we could go together, but you mustn't suppose I only went because of him."”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I only thought perhaps you wouldn't want to stay on now he's dead."”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course I was glad we could go together, but you mustn't suppose I only went because of him."”
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becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Of course I was glad we could go together, but you mustn't suppose I only went because of him."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Of course I was glad we could go together, but you mustn't suppose I only went because of him."
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "What else can I do?
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I should have come out if John hadn't.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Of course I was glad we could go together, but you mustn't suppose I only went because of him."
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course I was glad we could go together, but you mustn't suppose I only went because of him."
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I only thought perhaps you wouldn't want to stay on now he's dead."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What else can I do?
don't
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From this reading "I don't.
else
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From this reading "What else can I do?
glad
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From this reading Of course I was glad we could go together, but you mustn't suppose I only went because of him."
go
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From this reading Of course I was glad we could go together, but you mustn't suppose I only went because of him."
hadn't
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From this reading I should have come out if John hadn't.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I should have come out if John hadn't.
he's
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From this reading I only thought perhaps you wouldn't want to stay on now he's dead."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Of course I was glad we could go together, but you mustn't suppose I only went because of him."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "What else can I do?
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I should have come out if John hadn't.
John
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From this reading I should have come out if John hadn't.
mustn't
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From this reading Of course I was glad we could go together, but you mustn't suppose I only went because of him."
now
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From this reading I only thought perhaps you wouldn't want to stay on now he's dead."
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course I was glad we could go together, but you mustn't suppose I only went because of him."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I only thought perhaps you wouldn't want to stay on now he's dead."
only
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From this reading Of course I was glad we could go together, but you mustn't suppose I only went because of him."
out
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From this reading I should have come out if John hadn't.
perhaps
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From this reading I only thought perhaps you wouldn't want to stay on now he's dead."
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should have come out if John hadn't.
stay
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From this reading I only thought perhaps you wouldn't want to stay on now he's dead."
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Of course I was glad we could go together, but you mustn't suppose I only went because of him."
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I only thought perhaps you wouldn't want to stay on now he's dead."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I only thought perhaps you wouldn't want to stay on now he's dead."
together
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From this reading Of course I was glad we could go together, but you mustn't suppose I only went because of him."
want
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From this reading I only thought perhaps you wouldn't want to stay on now he's dead."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of course I was glad we could go together, but you mustn't suppose I only went because of him."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Of course I was glad we could go together, but you mustn't suppose I only went because of him."
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course I was glad we could go together, but you mustn't suppose I only went because of him."
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What else can I do?
wouldn't
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From this reading I only thought perhaps you wouldn't want to stay on now he's dead."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Of course I was glad we could go together, but you mustn't suppose I only went because of him."