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The Way We Live Now

Chapter XXVII · Chapter 27

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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 · Chapter 27

Chapter 27 of The Way We Live Now is here in full — 675 sentences across 135 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

Line 1
"SO SHALL BE MY ENMITY."
/soʊ ʃæl biː maɪ ˈenməti/
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.
/soʊ ˈmɪsɪz ˈhɜːrtəl hæd sed ˈspiːkɪŋ ɪn pərˈfekt ɡʊd feɪθ tuː ðə mæn huːm ʃiː hæd kʌm tuː ˈɪŋɡlənd wɪð ðə vjuː ʌv ˈmeriɪŋ/
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.
/ənd ðen wen hiː hæd sed ɡɪdˈbaɪ tuː hɜːr ˈpʌtɪŋ aʊt hɪz hænd tuː teɪk hərz fɔːr ðə læst taɪm ʃiː dɪˈklaɪnd ðæt/
Line 5
"Nay," she had said; "this parting will bear no farewell."
/neɪ ʃiː hæd sed ðɪs ˈpɑːrtɪŋ wɪl ber noʊ ˌferˈwel/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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

declined verb US /dɪˈklaɪnd/

past form of “decline” — grow worse

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.”

enmity noun US /ˈenməti/

a state of deep-seated ill-will

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

farewell noun US /ˌferˈwel/

an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting

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

good-bye noun US /ɡɪdˈbaɪ/

a farewell remark

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 verb US /ˈhɜːrtəl/

move with or as if with a rushing sound

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

marrying verb US /ˈmeriɪŋ/

-ing form of “marry” — take in marriage

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.”

parting noun US /ˈpɑːrtɪŋ/

the act of departing politely

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

troubled adjective US /ˈtrʌbəld/

characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need

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

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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."

bearverbUS /ber/

have

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

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

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.

declinedverbUS /dɪˈklaɪnd/

past form of “decline” — grow worse

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.

EnglandnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/

a division of the United Kingdom

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.

ENMITYnounUS /ˈenməti/

a state of deep-seated ill-will

From this reading "SO SHALL BE MY ENMITY."

faithnounUS /feɪθ/

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

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.

farewellnounUS /ˌferˈwel/

an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting

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.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

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-byenounUS /ɡɪdˈbaɪ/

a farewell remark

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.

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

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.

HurtleverbUS /ˈhɜːrtəl/

move with or as if with a rushing sound

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.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

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.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

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.

marryingverbUS /ˈmeriɪŋ/

-ing form of “marry” — take in marriage

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.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

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

MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

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.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

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.

partingnounUS /ˈpɑːrtɪŋ/

the act of departing politely

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

perfectadjectiveUS /pərˈfekt/

being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish

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.

puttingnounUS /ˈpʌtɪŋ/

hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter

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.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

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."

speakingnounUS /ˈspiːkɪŋ/

the utterance of intelligible speech

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.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

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.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

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 /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

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.

troubledadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌbəld/

characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need

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

viewnounUS /vjuː/

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

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."

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