Chapter II
"I shall ask her mother to-night. I rely upon you to accompany me." "Why, certainly. You know what I told you. Nothing could be more sensible.
The Three Cities Trilogy: Lourdes, Volume 4
Chapter II
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"I
shall
ask
her
mother
to-night.
I
rely
upon
you
to
accompany
me."
"Why,
certainly.
You
know
what
I
told
you.
Nothing
could
be
more
sensible.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"I
shall
ask
her
mother
to-night.
Line 2
I
rely
upon
you
to
accompany
me."
Line 3
"Why,
certainly.
Line 4
You
know
what
I
told
you.
/juː know wʌt aɪ told juː/
Line 5
Nothing
could
be
more
sensible.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Nothing could be more sensible.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You know what I told you.”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing could be more sensible.”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"I shall ask her mother to-night.”
Told
noun
US /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You know what I told you.”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “I rely upon you to accompany me."”
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accompany
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From this reading I rely upon you to accompany me."
ask
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From this reading "I shall ask her mother to-night.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nothing could be more sensible.
certainly
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From this reading "Why, certainly.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nothing could be more sensible.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I shall ask her mother to-night.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I shall ask her mother to-night.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You know what I told you.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I rely upon you to accompany me."
more
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From this reading Nothing could be more sensible.
mother
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From this reading "I shall ask her mother to-night.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing could be more sensible.
rely
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From this reading I rely upon you to accompany me."
sensible
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From this reading Nothing could be more sensible.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I shall ask her mother to-night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I rely upon you to accompany me."
to-night
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From this reading "I shall ask her mother to-night.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You know what I told you.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I rely upon you to accompany me."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You know what I told you.
Why
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From this reading "Why, certainly.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I rely upon you to accompany me."