Chapter VII
GLORIA (with indignant, scornful sternness). I hope you are not going to be so foolish--so vulgar--as to say love. VALENTINE (with ironical haste to disclaim such a weakness). No, no, no. Not love: we know better than that.
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GLORIA
(with
indignant,
scornful
sternness).
I
hope
you
are
not
going
to
be
so
foolish--so
vulgar--as
to
say
love.
VALENTINE
(with
ironical
haste
to
disclaim
such
a
weakness).
No,
no,
no.
Not
love:
we
know
better
than
that.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
GLORIA
(with
indignant,
scornful
sternness).
Line 2
I
hope
you
are
not
going
to
be
so
foolish--so
vulgar--as
to
say
love.
Line 3
VALENTINE
(with
ironical
haste
to
disclaim
such
a
weakness).
Line 4
No,
no,
no.
/noʊ noʊ noʊ/
Line 5
Not
love:
we
know
better
than
that.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Not love: we know better than that.”
Weakness
noun
US /ˈwiːknəs/
a lack of physical strength
From this reading “VALENTINE (with ironical haste to disclaim such a weakness).”
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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 VALENTINE (with ironical haste to disclaim such a weakness).
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I hope you are not going to be so foolish--so vulgar--as to say love.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I hope you are not going to be so foolish--so vulgar--as to say love.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I hope you are not going to be so foolish--so vulgar--as to say love.
better
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From this reading Not love: we know better than that.
disclaim
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From this reading VALENTINE (with ironical haste to disclaim such a weakness).
foolish
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From this reading I hope you are not going to be so foolish--so vulgar--as to say love.
GLORIA
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From this reading GLORIA (with indignant, scornful sternness).
going
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From this reading I hope you are not going to be so foolish--so vulgar--as to say love.
haste
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From this reading VALENTINE (with ironical haste to disclaim such a weakness).
hope
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From this reading I hope you are not going to be so foolish--so vulgar--as to say love.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hope you are not going to be so foolish--so vulgar--as to say love.
indignant
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From this reading GLORIA (with indignant, scornful sternness).
ironical
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From this reading VALENTINE (with ironical haste to disclaim such a weakness).
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not love: we know better than that.
love
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From this reading I hope you are not going to be so foolish--so vulgar--as to say love.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No, no, no.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I hope you are not going to be so foolish--so vulgar--as to say love.
say
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From this reading I hope you are not going to be so foolish--so vulgar--as to say love.
scornful
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From this reading GLORIA (with indignant, scornful sternness).
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I hope you are not going to be so foolish--so vulgar--as to say love.
sternness
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From this reading GLORIA (with indignant, scornful sternness).
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading VALENTINE (with ironical haste to disclaim such a weakness).
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Not love: we know better than that.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not love: we know better than that.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I hope you are not going to be so foolish--so vulgar--as to say love.
VALENTINE
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From this reading VALENTINE (with ironical haste to disclaim such a weakness).
vulgar
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From this reading I hope you are not going to be so foolish--so vulgar--as to say love.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Not love: we know better than that.
weaknessnounUS /ˈwiːknəs/
a lack of physical strength
From this reading VALENTINE (with ironical haste to disclaim such a weakness).
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading GLORIA (with indignant, scornful sternness).
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I hope you are not going to be so foolish--so vulgar--as to say love.