Chapter VIII
“Do AEolian harps make so much noise, Boris?” “You laugh? I don’t find you yourself half the time. It is Michael who has changed you, and I am out of it. (Here they spoke in Russian.) I shall not be easy until I am your husband.
The Secret of the Night
Chapter VIII
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“Do
AEolian
harps
make
so
much
noise,
Boris?”
“You
laugh?
I
don’t
find
you
yourself
half
the
time.
It
is
Michael
who
has
changed
you,
and
I
am
out
of
it.
(Here
they
spoke
in
Russian.)
I
shall
not
be
easy
until
I
am
your
husband.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Do
AEolian
harps
make
so
much
noise,
Boris?”
Line 2
“You
laugh?
Line 3
I
don’t
find
you
yourself
half
the
time.
Line 4
It
is
Michael
who
has
changed
you,
and
I
am
out
of
it.
Line 5
(Here
they
spoke
in
Russian.)
I
shall
not
be
easy
until
I
am
your
husband.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Half
noun
US /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t find you yourself half the time.”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is Michael who has changed you, and I am out of it.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “(Here they spoke in Russian.) I shall not be easy until I am your husband.”
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Do AEolian harps make so much noise, Boris?””
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “(Here they spoke in Russian.) I shall not be easy until I am your husband.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t find you yourself half the time.”
Until
preposition
US /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “(Here they spoke in Russian.) I shall not be easy until I am your husband.”
Yourself
pronoun
US /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “I don’t find you yourself half the time.”
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AEolian
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From this reading “Do AEolian harps make so much noise, Boris?”
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading It is Michael who has changed you, and I am out of it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is Michael who has changed you, and I am out of it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading (Here they spoke in Russian.) I shall not be easy until I am your husband.
Boris
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From this reading “Do AEolian harps make so much noise, Boris?”
changed
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From this reading It is Michael who has changed you, and I am out of it.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do AEolian harps make so much noise, Boris?”
don't
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From this reading I don’t find you yourself half the time.
easy
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From this reading (Here they spoke in Russian.) I shall not be easy until I am your husband.
find
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From this reading I don’t find you yourself half the time.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don’t find you yourself half the time.
harps
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From this reading “Do AEolian harps make so much noise, Boris?”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is Michael who has changed you, and I am out of it.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (Here they spoke in Russian.) I shall not be easy until I am your husband.
husband
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From this reading (Here they spoke in Russian.) I shall not be easy until I am your husband.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don’t find you yourself half the time.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading (Here they spoke in Russian.) I shall not be easy until I am your husband.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is Michael who has changed you, and I am out of it.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is Michael who has changed you, and I am out of it.
laugh
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From this reading “You laugh?
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do AEolian harps make so much noise, Boris?”
Michael
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From this reading It is Michael who has changed you, and I am out of it.
much
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From this reading “Do AEolian harps make so much noise, Boris?”
noise
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From this reading “Do AEolian harps make so much noise, Boris?”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading (Here they spoke in Russian.) I shall not be easy until I am your husband.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is Michael who has changed you, and I am out of it.
out
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From this reading It is Michael who has changed you, and I am out of it.
Russian
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From this reading (Here they spoke in Russian.) I shall not be easy until I am your husband.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading (Here they spoke in Russian.) I shall not be easy until I am your husband.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Do AEolian harps make so much noise, Boris?”
spoke
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From this reading (Here they spoke in Russian.) I shall not be easy until I am your husband.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I don’t find you yourself half the time.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading (Here they spoke in Russian.) I shall not be easy until I am your husband.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don’t find you yourself half the time.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading (Here they spoke in Russian.) I shall not be easy until I am your husband.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It is Michael who has changed you, and I am out of it.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You laugh?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading (Here they spoke in Russian.) I shall not be easy until I am your husband.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading I don’t find you yourself half the time.