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The Way We Live Now

Chapter XXVII

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"SO SHALL BE MY ENMITY."
"You shall be troubled no more with Winifrid Hurtle."
So Mrs. Hurtle had said, speaking in perfect good faith to the man whom she had come to England with the view of marrying.
And then when he had said good-bye to her, putting out his hand to take hers for the last time, she declined that.
"Nay," she had said; "this parting will bear no farewell."
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The Way We Live Now

Chapter XXVII

Reading 1/135 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"SO SHALL BE MY ENMITY."
Line 2
"You shall be troubled no more with Winifrid Hurtle."
Line 3
So Mrs. Hurtle had said, speaking in perfect good faith to the man whom she had come to England with the view of marrying.
Line 4
And then when he had said good-bye to her, putting out his hand to take hers for the last time, she declined that.
Line 5
"Nay," she had said; "this parting will bear no farewell."

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “So Mrs. Hurtle had said, speaking in perfect good faith to the man whom she had come to England with the view of marrying.”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “So Mrs. Hurtle had said, speaking in perfect good faith to the man whom she had come to England with the view of marrying.”

Hand noun US /hand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And then when he had said good-bye to her, putting out his hand to take hers for the last time, she declined that.”

Hers pronoun US /hərz/

the one or ones belonging to her

From this reading “And then when he had said good-bye to her, putting out his hand to take hers for the last time, she declined that.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And then when he had said good-bye to her, putting out his hand to take hers for the last time, she declined that.”

Nay exclamation US /neɪ/

an old word for “no”

From this reading “"Nay," she had said; "this parting will bear no farewell."”

SHALL modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “"SO SHALL BE MY ENMITY."”

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And then when he had said good-bye to her, putting out his hand to take hers for the last time, she declined that.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And then when he had said good-bye to her, putting out his hand to take hers for the last time, she declined that.”

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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading And then when he had said good-bye to her, putting out his hand to take hers for the last time, she declined that.

BEauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "SO SHALL BE MY ENMITY."

bear

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From this reading "Nay," she had said; "this parting will bear no farewell."

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading So Mrs. Hurtle had said, speaking in perfect good faith to the man whom she had come to England with the view of marrying.

declined

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From this reading And then when he had said good-bye to her, putting out his hand to take hers for the last time, she declined that.

England

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From this reading So Mrs. Hurtle had said, speaking in perfect good faith to the man whom she had come to England with the view of marrying.

ENMITY

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From this reading "SO SHALL BE MY ENMITY."

faith

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From this reading So Mrs. Hurtle had said, speaking in perfect good faith to the man whom she had come to England with the view of marrying.

farewell

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From this reading "Nay," she had said; "this parting will bear no farewell."

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading And then when he had said good-bye to her, putting out his hand to take hers for the last time, she declined that.

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading So Mrs. Hurtle had said, speaking in perfect good faith to the man whom she had come to England with the view of marrying.

good-bye

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From this reading And then when he had said good-bye to her, putting out his hand to take hers for the last time, she declined that.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading So Mrs. Hurtle had said, speaking in perfect good faith to the man whom she had come to England with the view of marrying.

hand

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From this reading And then when he had said good-bye to her, putting out his hand to take hers for the last time, she declined that.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading And then when he had said good-bye to her, putting out his hand to take hers for the last time, she declined that.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading And then when he had said good-bye to her, putting out his hand to take hers for the last time, she declined that.

herspronounUS /hərz/

the one or ones belonging to her

From this reading And then when he had said good-bye to her, putting out his hand to take hers for the last time, she declined that.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading And then when he had said good-bye to her, putting out his hand to take hers for the last time, she declined that.

Hurtle

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From this reading "You shall be troubled no more with Winifrid Hurtle."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading So Mrs. Hurtle had said, speaking in perfect good faith to the man whom she had come to England with the view of marrying.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading And then when he had said good-bye to her, putting out his hand to take hers for the last time, she declined that.

man

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From this reading So Mrs. Hurtle had said, speaking in perfect good faith to the man whom she had come to England with the view of marrying.

marrying

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From this reading So Mrs. Hurtle had said, speaking in perfect good faith to the man whom she had come to England with the view of marrying.

more

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From this reading "You shall be troubled no more with Winifrid Hurtle."

Mrs

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From this reading So Mrs. Hurtle had said, speaking in perfect good faith to the man whom she had come to England with the view of marrying.

MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "SO SHALL BE MY ENMITY."

NayexclamationUS /neɪ/

an old word for “no”

From this reading "Nay," she had said; "this parting will bear no farewell."

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "You shall be troubled no more with Winifrid Hurtle."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading So Mrs. Hurtle had said, speaking in perfect good faith to the man whom she had come to England with the view of marrying.

out

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From this reading And then when he had said good-bye to her, putting out his hand to take hers for the last time, she declined that.

parting

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From this reading "Nay," she had said; "this parting will bear no farewell."

perfect

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From this reading So Mrs. Hurtle had said, speaking in perfect good faith to the man whom she had come to England with the view of marrying.

putting

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From this reading And then when he had said good-bye to her, putting out his hand to take hers for the last time, she declined that.

said

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From this reading So Mrs. Hurtle had said, speaking in perfect good faith to the man whom she had come to England with the view of marrying.

SHALLmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading "SO SHALL BE MY ENMITY."

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading So Mrs. Hurtle had said, speaking in perfect good faith to the man whom she had come to England with the view of marrying.

SOconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "SO SHALL BE MY ENMITY."

speaking

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From this reading So Mrs. Hurtle had said, speaking in perfect good faith to the man whom she had come to England with the view of marrying.

takenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading And then when he had said good-bye to her, putting out his hand to take hers for the last time, she declined that.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And then when he had said good-bye to her, putting out his hand to take hers for the last time, she declined that.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading So Mrs. Hurtle had said, speaking in perfect good faith to the man whom she had come to England with the view of marrying.

then

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From this reading And then when he had said good-bye to her, putting out his hand to take hers for the last time, she declined that.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "Nay," she had said; "this parting will bear no farewell."

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading And then when he had said good-bye to her, putting out his hand to take hers for the last time, she declined that.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading So Mrs. Hurtle had said, speaking in perfect good faith to the man whom she had come to England with the view of marrying.

troubled

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From this reading "You shall be troubled no more with Winifrid Hurtle."

view

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From this reading So Mrs. Hurtle had said, speaking in perfect good faith to the man whom she had come to England with the view of marrying.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading And then when he had said good-bye to her, putting out his hand to take hers for the last time, she declined that.

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading So Mrs. Hurtle had said, speaking in perfect good faith to the man whom she had come to England with the view of marrying.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "Nay," she had said; "this parting will bear no farewell."

Winifrid

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From this reading "You shall be troubled no more with Winifrid Hurtle."

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "You shall be troubled no more with Winifrid Hurtle."

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You shall be troubled no more with Winifrid Hurtle."