Chapter VII
"No, you don't want to thank nothin'. She's all right, I tell ye." She had tight hold of his arm now and was looking up into his face, all her gratitude in her eyes. "But I do,--I must,--please listen. You've helped us so.
The Veiled Lady, and Other Men and Women
Chapter VII
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"No,
you
don't
want
to
thank
nothin'.
She's
all
right,
I
tell
ye."
She
had
tight
hold
of
his
arm
now
and
was
looking
up
into
his
face,
all
her
gratitude
in
her
eyes.
"But
I
do,--I
must,--please
listen.
You've
helped
us
so.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"No,
you
don't
want
to
thank
nothin'.
Line 2
She's
all
right,
I
tell
ye."
Line 3
She
had
tight
hold
of
his
arm
now
and
was
looking
up
into
his
face,
all
her
gratitude
in
her
eyes.
Line 4
"But
I
do,--I
must,--please
listen.
Line 5
You've
helped
us
so.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"But I do,--I must,--please listen.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She's all right, I tell ye."”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She's all right, I tell ye."”
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all
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From this reading She's all right, I tell ye."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had tight hold of his arm now and was looking up into his face, all her gratitude in her eyes.
arm
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From this reading She had tight hold of his arm now and was looking up into his face, all her gratitude in her eyes.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I do,--I must,--please listen.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "But I do,--I must,--please listen.
don't
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From this reading "No, you don't want to thank nothin'.
eyes
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From this reading She had tight hold of his arm now and was looking up into his face, all her gratitude in her eyes.
face
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From this reading She had tight hold of his arm now and was looking up into his face, all her gratitude in her eyes.
gratitude
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From this reading She had tight hold of his arm now and was looking up into his face, all her gratitude in her eyes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had tight hold of his arm now and was looking up into his face, all her gratitude in her eyes.
helped
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From this reading You've helped us so.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had tight hold of his arm now and was looking up into his face, all her gratitude in her eyes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had tight hold of his arm now and was looking up into his face, all her gratitude in her eyes.
hold
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From this reading She had tight hold of his arm now and was looking up into his face, all her gratitude in her eyes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She's all right, I tell ye."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had tight hold of his arm now and was looking up into his face, all her gratitude in her eyes.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She had tight hold of his arm now and was looking up into his face, all her gratitude in her eyes.
listen
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From this reading "But I do,--I must,--please listen.
looking
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From this reading She had tight hold of his arm now and was looking up into his face, all her gratitude in her eyes.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "But I do,--I must,--please listen.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No, you don't want to thank nothin'.
nothin
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From this reading "No, you don't want to thank nothin'.
now
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From this reading She had tight hold of his arm now and was looking up into his face, all her gratitude in her eyes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had tight hold of his arm now and was looking up into his face, all her gratitude in her eyes.
please
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From this reading "But I do,--I must,--please listen.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She's all right, I tell ye."
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had tight hold of his arm now and was looking up into his face, all her gratitude in her eyes.
She's
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From this reading She's all right, I tell ye."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You've helped us so.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She's all right, I tell ye."
thank
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From this reading "No, you don't want to thank nothin'.
tight
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From this reading She had tight hold of his arm now and was looking up into his face, all her gratitude in her eyes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No, you don't want to thank nothin'.
up
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From this reading She had tight hold of his arm now and was looking up into his face, all her gratitude in her eyes.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You've helped us so.
want
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From this reading "No, you don't want to thank nothin'.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had tight hold of his arm now and was looking up into his face, all her gratitude in her eyes.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading She's all right, I tell ye."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "No, you don't want to thank nothin'.
You've
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From this reading You've helped us so.