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We Can't Have Everything: A Novel
We Can't Have Everything: A Novel

Chapter XXXVIII

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“Mrs. Charity Coe Cheever, take the stand....”
“Ju swear tell tru thole tru noth buth tru thelpugod?”
“I do.”
McNiven, in the direct examination, asked only such questions as Charity easily answered with proud denials of guilt.
Beattie began the cross-examination with a sneering scorn of her good faith.
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We Can't Have Everything: A Novel

Chapter XXXVIII

Reading 1/49 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“Mrs. Charity Coe Cheever, take the stand....”
Line 2
“Ju swear tell tru thole tru noth buth tru thelpugod?”
Line 3
“I do.”
/aɪ duː/
Line 4
McNiven, in the direct examination, asked only such questions as Charity easily answered with proud denials of guilt.
Line 5
Beattie began the cross-examination with a sneering scorn of her good faith.

Learner Dictionary

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

Answered noun US /ˈanswered/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “McNiven, in the direct examination, asked only such questions as Charity easily answered with proud denials of guilt.”

Asked noun US /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “McNiven, in the direct examination, asked only such questions as Charity easily answered with proud denials of guilt.”

Began noun US /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Beattie began the cross-examination with a sneering scorn of her good faith.”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Beattie began the cross-examination with a sneering scorn of her good faith.”

Stand noun US /stand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Mrs. Charity Coe Cheever, take the stand....””

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Mrs. Charity Coe Cheever, take the stand....””

Tell noun US /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Ju swear tell tru thole tru noth buth tru thelpugod?””

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Beattie began the cross-examination with a sneering scorn of her good faith.

answerednounUS /ˈanswered/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading McNiven, in the direct examination, asked only such questions as Charity easily answered with proud denials of guilt.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading McNiven, in the direct examination, asked only such questions as Charity easily answered with proud denials of guilt.

askednounUS /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading McNiven, in the direct examination, asked only such questions as Charity easily answered with proud denials of guilt.

Beattie

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From this reading Beattie began the cross-examination with a sneering scorn of her good faith.

begannounUS /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Beattie began the cross-examination with a sneering scorn of her good faith.

buth

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From this reading “Ju swear tell tru thole tru noth buth tru thelpugod?”

Charity

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From this reading “Mrs. Charity Coe Cheever, take the stand....”

Cheever

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From this reading “Mrs. Charity Coe Cheever, take the stand....”

Coe

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From this reading “Mrs. Charity Coe Cheever, take the stand....”

cross-examination

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From this reading Beattie began the cross-examination with a sneering scorn of her good faith.

denials

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From this reading McNiven, in the direct examination, asked only such questions as Charity easily answered with proud denials of guilt.

direct

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From this reading McNiven, in the direct examination, asked only such questions as Charity easily answered with proud denials of guilt.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “I do.”

easily

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From this reading McNiven, in the direct examination, asked only such questions as Charity easily answered with proud denials of guilt.

examination

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From this reading McNiven, in the direct examination, asked only such questions as Charity easily answered with proud denials of guilt.

faith

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From this reading Beattie began the cross-examination with a sneering scorn of her good faith.

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Beattie began the cross-examination with a sneering scorn of her good faith.

guilt

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From this reading McNiven, in the direct examination, asked only such questions as Charity easily answered with proud denials of guilt.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Beattie began the cross-examination with a sneering scorn of her good faith.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “I do.”

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading McNiven, in the direct examination, asked only such questions as Charity easily answered with proud denials of guilt.

Ju

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From this reading “Ju swear tell tru thole tru noth buth tru thelpugod?”

McNiven

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From this reading McNiven, in the direct examination, asked only such questions as Charity easily answered with proud denials of guilt.

Mrs

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From this reading “Mrs. Charity Coe Cheever, take the stand....”

noth

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From this reading “Ju swear tell tru thole tru noth buth tru thelpugod?”

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading McNiven, in the direct examination, asked only such questions as Charity easily answered with proud denials of guilt.

only

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From this reading McNiven, in the direct examination, asked only such questions as Charity easily answered with proud denials of guilt.

proud

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From this reading McNiven, in the direct examination, asked only such questions as Charity easily answered with proud denials of guilt.

questions

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From this reading McNiven, in the direct examination, asked only such questions as Charity easily answered with proud denials of guilt.

scorn

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From this reading Beattie began the cross-examination with a sneering scorn of her good faith.

sneering

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From this reading Beattie began the cross-examination with a sneering scorn of her good faith.

stand

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From this reading “Mrs. Charity Coe Cheever, take the stand....”

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading McNiven, in the direct examination, asked only such questions as Charity easily answered with proud denials of guilt.

swear

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From this reading “Ju swear tell tru thole tru noth buth tru thelpugod?”

takenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Mrs. Charity Coe Cheever, take the stand....”

tellnounUS /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Ju swear tell tru thole tru noth buth tru thelpugod?”

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “Mrs. Charity Coe Cheever, take the stand....”

thelpugod

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From this reading “Ju swear tell tru thole tru noth buth tru thelpugod?”

thole

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From this reading “Ju swear tell tru thole tru noth buth tru thelpugod?”

tru

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From this reading “Ju swear tell tru thole tru noth buth tru thelpugod?”

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading McNiven, in the direct examination, asked only such questions as Charity easily answered with proud denials of guilt.