Chapter IV
“Any Fool could have told I was in the garden. Any Fool might have known I was in the garden. If I wasn’t in the garden, then where the Devil was I? Eh? Where else could I be?
The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman
Chapter IV
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“Any
Fool
could
have
told
I
was
in
the
garden.
Any
Fool
might
have
known
I
was
in
the
garden.
If
I
wasn’t
in
the
garden,
then
where
the
Devil
was
I?
Eh?
Where
else
could
I
be?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Any
Fool
could
have
told
I
was
in
the
garden.
Line 2
Any
Fool
might
have
known
I
was
in
the
garden.
Line 3
If
I
wasn’t
in
the
garden,
then
where
the
Devil
was
I?
Line 4
Eh?
Line 5
Where
else
could
I
be?
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 ““Any Fool could have told I was in the garden.”
Fool
noun
US /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Any Fool could have told I was in the garden.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Any Fool could have told I was in the garden.”
Might
modal verb
US /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Any Fool might have known I was in the garden.”
Told
noun
US /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Any Fool could have told I was in the garden.”
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Any
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From this reading “Any Fool could have told I was in the garden.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Where else could I be?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Any Fool could have told I was in the garden.
Devil
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From this reading If I wasn’t in the garden, then where the Devil was I?
Eh
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From this reading Eh?
else
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From this reading Where else could I be?
FoolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Any Fool could have told I was in the garden.
garden
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From this reading “Any Fool could have told I was in the garden.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Any Fool could have told I was in the garden.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Any Fool could have told I was in the garden.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I wasn’t in the garden, then where the Devil was I?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Any Fool could have told I was in the garden.
known
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From this reading Any Fool might have known I was in the garden.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Any Fool might have known I was in the garden.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Any Fool could have told I was in the garden.
then
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From this reading If I wasn’t in the garden, then where the Devil was I?
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Any Fool could have told I was in the garden.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Any Fool could have told I was in the garden.
wasn't
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From this reading If I wasn’t in the garden, then where the Devil was I?
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading If I wasn’t in the garden, then where the Devil was I?