Chapter X
“How do you mean? You don’t come ‘after’ her.” “I mean, after all she was to you. After all she did. Your life with her was so perfect.”
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Chapter X
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“How
do
you
mean?
You
don’t
come
‘after’
her.”
“I
mean,
after
all
she
was
to
you.
After
all
she
did.
Your
life
with
her
was
so
perfect.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“How
do
you
mean?
Line 2
You
don’t
come
‘after’
her.”
Line 3
“I
mean,
after
all
she
was
to
you.
Line 4
After
all
she
did.
Line 5
Your
life
with
her
was
so
perfect.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “You don’t come ‘after’ her.””
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You don’t come ‘after’ her.””
Life
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Your life with her was so perfect.””
All words in this reading · 19
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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading You don’t come ‘after’ her.”
all
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From this reading “I mean, after all she was to you.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You don’t come ‘after’ her.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading After all she did.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “How do you mean?
don't
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From this reading You don’t come ‘after’ her.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading You don’t come ‘after’ her.”
How
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From this reading “How do you mean?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I mean, after all she was to you.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Your life with her was so perfect.”
mean
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From this reading “How do you mean?
perfect
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From this reading Your life with her was so perfect.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I mean, after all she was to you.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Your life with her was so perfect.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I mean, after all she was to you.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I mean, after all she was to you.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Your life with her was so perfect.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How do you mean?
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your life with her was so perfect.”