Chapter VI
"And you can't with John?" She shook her head quietly. "It's the most wonderful thing to be in love!" she said. "I wonder what I did to have that wonderful thing? I wonder what I've done to deserve to lose it?
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Chapter VI
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"And
you
can't
with
John?"
She
shook
her
head
quietly.
"It's
the
most
wonderful
thing
to
be
in
love!"
she
said.
"I
wonder
what
I
did
to
have
that
wonderful
thing?
I
wonder
what
I've
done
to
deserve
to
lose
it?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"And
you
can't
with
John?"
Line 2
She
shook
her
head
quietly.
Line 3
"It's
the
most
wonderful
thing
to
be
in
love!"
she
said.
Line 4
"I
wonder
what
I
did
to
have
that
wonderful
thing?
Line 5
I
wonder
what
I've
done
to
deserve
to
lose
it?
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Done
noun
US /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I wonder what I've done to deserve to lose it?”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I wonder what I did to have that wonderful thing?”
John
noun
US /john/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And you can't with John?"”
Thing
noun
US /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It's the most wonderful thing to be in love!" she said.”
Wonderful
noun
US /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"It's the most wonderful thing to be in love!" she said.”
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And you can't with John?"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It's the most wonderful thing to be in love!" she said.
can't
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From this reading "And you can't with John?"
deserve
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From this reading I wonder what I've done to deserve to lose it?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "I wonder what I did to have that wonderful thing?
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I wonder what I've done to deserve to lose it?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I wonder what I did to have that wonderful thing?
head
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From this reading She shook her head quietly.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She shook her head quietly.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wonder what I did to have that wonderful thing?
I've
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From this reading I wonder what I've done to deserve to lose it?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It's the most wonderful thing to be in love!" she said.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I wonder what I've done to deserve to lose it?
It's
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From this reading "It's the most wonderful thing to be in love!" she said.
John
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From this reading "And you can't with John?"
lose
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From this reading I wonder what I've done to deserve to lose it?
love
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From this reading "It's the most wonderful thing to be in love!" she said.
most
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From this reading "It's the most wonderful thing to be in love!" she said.
quietly
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From this reading She shook her head quietly.
said
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From this reading "It's the most wonderful thing to be in love!" she said.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She shook her head quietly.
shook
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From this reading She shook her head quietly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I wonder what I did to have that wonderful thing?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It's the most wonderful thing to be in love!" she said.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's the most wonderful thing to be in love!" she said.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It's the most wonderful thing to be in love!" she said.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I wonder what I did to have that wonderful thing?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "And you can't with John?"
wonder
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From this reading "I wonder what I did to have that wonderful thing?
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "It's the most wonderful thing to be in love!" she said.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And you can't with John?"