Chapter VI
“For Heaven's sake don't try it, Miss Lamont,” cried the artist. “But I want to. I think I must. You can sketch me in the act. It will be something new.”
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Chapter VI
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“For
Heaven's
sake
don't
try
it,
Miss
Lamont,”
cried
the
artist.
“But
I
want
to.
I
think
I
must.
You
can
sketch
me
in
the
act.
It
will
be
something
new.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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Line 1
“For
Heaven's
sake
don't
try
it,
Miss
Lamont,”
cried
the
artist.
Line 2
“But
I
want
to.
Line 3
I
think
I
must.
/aɪ think aɪ mʌst/
Line 4
You
can
sketch
me
in
the
act.
Line 5
It
will
be
something
new.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““For Heaven's sake don't try it, Miss Lamont,” cried the artist.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I think I must.”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “It will be something new.””
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think I must.”
All words in this reading · 27
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act
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From this reading You can sketch me in the act.
artist
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From this reading “For Heaven's sake don't try it, Miss Lamont,” cried the artist.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It will be something new.”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I want to.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can sketch me in the act.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For Heaven's sake don't try it, Miss Lamont,” cried the artist.
don't
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From this reading “For Heaven's sake don't try it, Miss Lamont,” cried the artist.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “For Heaven's sake don't try it, Miss Lamont,” cried the artist.
Heaven's
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From this reading “For Heaven's sake don't try it, Miss Lamont,” cried the artist.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But I want to.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You can sketch me in the act.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “For Heaven's sake don't try it, Miss Lamont,” cried the artist.
Lamont
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From this reading “For Heaven's sake don't try it, Miss Lamont,” cried the artist.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You can sketch me in the act.
Miss
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From this reading “For Heaven's sake don't try it, Miss Lamont,” cried the artist.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I think I must.
new
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From this reading It will be something new.”
sake
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From this reading “For Heaven's sake don't try it, Miss Lamont,” cried the artist.
sketch
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From this reading You can sketch me in the act.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It will be something new.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “For Heaven's sake don't try it, Miss Lamont,” cried the artist.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think I must.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But I want to.
try
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From this reading “For Heaven's sake don't try it, Miss Lamont,” cried the artist.
want
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From this reading “But I want to.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will be something new.”
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can sketch me in the act.