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Wild Margaret
Wild Margaret

Chapter XXIX

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"It is yourself I want," said Austin Ambrose.
Violet looked at him for a moment as if she had not understood the purport of his words, then she raised herself on her elbow, and laughed.
"_What_ do you say?
Is this a jest?
If so, it is in rather bad taste, don't you think?"
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Wild Margaret

Chapter XXIX

Reading 1/51 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"It is yourself I want," said Austin Ambrose.
Line 2
Violet looked at him for a moment as if she had not understood the purport of his words, then she raised herself on her elbow, and laughed.
Line 3
"_What_ do you say?
Line 4
Is this a jest?
Line 5
If so, it is in rather bad taste, don't you think?"

Learner Dictionary

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

Herself pronoun US /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading “Violet looked at him for a moment as if she had not understood the purport of his words, then she raised herself on her elbow, and laughed.”

Looked noun US /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Violet looked at him for a moment as if she had not understood the purport of his words, then she raised herself on her elbow, and laughed.”

Taste verb US /teɪst/

To perceive flavor through the mouth.

From this reading “If so, it is in rather bad taste, don't you think?"”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “If so, it is in rather bad taste, don't you think?"”

Yourself pronoun US /jərˈself/

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading “"It is yourself I want," said Austin Ambrose.”

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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 Violet looked at him for a moment as if she had not understood the purport of his words, then she raised herself on her elbow, and laughed.

Ambrose

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From this reading "It is yourself I want," said Austin Ambrose.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Violet looked at him for a moment as if she had not understood the purport of his words, then she raised herself on her elbow, and laughed.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Violet looked at him for a moment as if she had not understood the purport of his words, then she raised herself on her elbow, and laughed.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Violet looked at him for a moment as if she had not understood the purport of his words, then she raised herself on her elbow, and laughed.

Austin

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From this reading "It is yourself I want," said Austin Ambrose.

bad

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From this reading If so, it is in rather bad taste, don't you think?"

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "_What_ do you say?

don't

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From this reading If so, it is in rather bad taste, don't you think?"

elbow

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From this reading Violet looked at him for a moment as if she had not understood the purport of his words, then she raised herself on her elbow, and laughed.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Violet looked at him for a moment as if she had not understood the purport of his words, then she raised herself on her elbow, and laughed.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Violet looked at him for a moment as if she had not understood the purport of his words, then she raised herself on her elbow, and laughed.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Violet looked at him for a moment as if she had not understood the purport of his words, then she raised herself on her elbow, and laughed.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading Violet looked at him for a moment as if she had not understood the purport of his words, then she raised herself on her elbow, and laughed.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Violet looked at him for a moment as if she had not understood the purport of his words, then she raised herself on her elbow, and laughed.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Violet looked at him for a moment as if she had not understood the purport of his words, then she raised herself on her elbow, and laughed.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "It is yourself I want," said Austin Ambrose.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Violet looked at him for a moment as if she had not understood the purport of his words, then she raised herself on her elbow, and laughed.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading If so, it is in rather bad taste, don't you think?"

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "It is yourself I want," said Austin Ambrose.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "It is yourself I want," said Austin Ambrose.

jest

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From this reading Is this a jest?

laughed

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From this reading Violet looked at him for a moment as if she had not understood the purport of his words, then she raised herself on her elbow, and laughed.

lookednounUS /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Violet looked at him for a moment as if she had not understood the purport of his words, then she raised herself on her elbow, and laughed.

moment

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From this reading Violet looked at him for a moment as if she had not understood the purport of his words, then she raised herself on her elbow, and laughed.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Violet looked at him for a moment as if she had not understood the purport of his words, then she raised herself on her elbow, and laughed.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Violet looked at him for a moment as if she had not understood the purport of his words, then she raised herself on her elbow, and laughed.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Violet looked at him for a moment as if she had not understood the purport of his words, then she raised herself on her elbow, and laughed.

purport

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From this reading Violet looked at him for a moment as if she had not understood the purport of his words, then she raised herself on her elbow, and laughed.

raised

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From this reading Violet looked at him for a moment as if she had not understood the purport of his words, then she raised herself on her elbow, and laughed.

rather

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From this reading If so, it is in rather bad taste, don't you think?"

said

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From this reading "It is yourself I want," said Austin Ambrose.

say

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From this reading "_What_ do you say?

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Violet looked at him for a moment as if she had not understood the purport of his words, then she raised herself on her elbow, and laughed.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading If so, it is in rather bad taste, don't you think?"

tasteverbUS /teɪst/

To perceive flavor through the mouth.

From this reading If so, it is in rather bad taste, don't you think?"

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Violet looked at him for a moment as if she had not understood the purport of his words, then she raised herself on her elbow, and laughed.

then

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From this reading Violet looked at him for a moment as if she had not understood the purport of his words, then she raised herself on her elbow, and laughed.

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading If so, it is in rather bad taste, don't you think?"

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Is this a jest?

understood

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From this reading Violet looked at him for a moment as if she had not understood the purport of his words, then she raised herself on her elbow, and laughed.

Violet

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From this reading Violet looked at him for a moment as if she had not understood the purport of his words, then she raised herself on her elbow, and laughed.

want

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From this reading "It is yourself I want," said Austin Ambrose.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "_What_ do you say?

words

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From this reading Violet looked at him for a moment as if she had not understood the purport of his words, then she raised herself on her elbow, and laughed.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "_What_ do you say?

yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading "It is yourself I want," said Austin Ambrose.