Chapter V
"My dear, this is humiliating." "Not at all! I wouldn't have missed it for anything. Think how near we came to seeing them!" "I shouldn't feel so shabby if we had seen them.
Their Silver Wedding Journey — Volume 2
Chapter V
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"My
dear,
this
is
humiliating."
"Not
at
all!
I
wouldn't
have
missed
it
for
anything.
Think
how
near
we
came
to
seeing
them!"
"I
shouldn't
feel
so
shabby
if
we
had
seen
them.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"My
dear,
this
is
humiliating."
Line 2
"Not
at
all!
Line 3
I
wouldn't
have
missed
it
for
anything.
Line 4
Think
how
near
we
came
to
seeing
them!"
Line 5
"I
shouldn't
feel
so
shabby
if
we
had
seen
them.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “I wouldn't have missed it for anything.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I wouldn't have missed it for anything.”
Seeing
noun
US /seeing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Think how near we came to seeing them!"”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Think how near we came to seeing them!"”
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all
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From this reading "Not at all!
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading I wouldn't have missed it for anything.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Not at all!
came
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From this reading Think how near we came to seeing them!"
dear
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From this reading "My dear, this is humiliating."
feel
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From this reading "I shouldn't feel so shabby if we had seen them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I wouldn't have missed it for anything.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I shouldn't feel so shabby if we had seen them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I wouldn't have missed it for anything.
how
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From this reading Think how near we came to seeing them!"
humiliating
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From this reading "My dear, this is humiliating."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wouldn't have missed it for anything.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I shouldn't feel so shabby if we had seen them.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My dear, this is humiliating."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I wouldn't have missed it for anything.
missed
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From this reading I wouldn't have missed it for anything.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear, this is humiliating."
near
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From this reading Think how near we came to seeing them!"
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not at all!
seeing
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From this reading Think how near we came to seeing them!"
seen
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From this reading "I shouldn't feel so shabby if we had seen them.
shabby
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From this reading "I shouldn't feel so shabby if we had seen them.
shouldn't
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From this reading "I shouldn't feel so shabby if we had seen them.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I shouldn't feel so shabby if we had seen them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Think how near we came to seeing them!"
ThinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Think how near we came to seeing them!"
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "My dear, this is humiliating."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Think how near we came to seeing them!"
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Think how near we came to seeing them!"
wouldn't
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From this reading I wouldn't have missed it for anything.