Chapter IX
McCOMAS (resigning himself). Well, well! What I want to say is this. In the old arrangement with your husband, Mrs. Clandon, you had him at a terrible disadvantage. MRS.
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McCOMAS
(resigning
himself).
Well,
well!
What
I
want
to
say
is
this.
In
the
old
arrangement
with
your
husband,
Mrs.
Clandon,
you
had
him
at
a
terrible
disadvantage.
MRS.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
McCOMAS
(resigning
himself).
Line 2
Well,
well!
Line 3
What
I
want
to
say
is
this.
Line 4
In
the
old
arrangement
with
your
husband,
Mrs.
Clandon,
you
had
him
at
a
terrible
disadvantage.
Line 5
MRS.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Himself
pronoun
US /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “McCOMAS (resigning himself).”
Terrible
noun
US /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “In the old arrangement with your husband, Mrs. Clandon, you had him at a terrible disadvantage.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, well!”
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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 In the old arrangement with your husband, Mrs. Clandon, you had him at a terrible disadvantage.
arrangement
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From this reading In the old arrangement with your husband, Mrs. Clandon, you had him at a terrible disadvantage.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the old arrangement with your husband, Mrs. Clandon, you had him at a terrible disadvantage.
Clandon
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From this reading In the old arrangement with your husband, Mrs. Clandon, you had him at a terrible disadvantage.
disadvantage
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From this reading In the old arrangement with your husband, Mrs. Clandon, you had him at a terrible disadvantage.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the old arrangement with your husband, Mrs. Clandon, you had him at a terrible disadvantage.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the old arrangement with your husband, Mrs. Clandon, you had him at a terrible disadvantage.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading McCOMAS (resigning himself).
husband
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From this reading In the old arrangement with your husband, Mrs. Clandon, you had him at a terrible disadvantage.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What I want to say is this.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the old arrangement with your husband, Mrs. Clandon, you had him at a terrible disadvantage.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What I want to say is this.
McCOMAS
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From this reading McCOMAS (resigning himself).
Mrs
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old
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From this reading In the old arrangement with your husband, Mrs. Clandon, you had him at a terrible disadvantage.
resigning
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From this reading McCOMAS (resigning himself).
say
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From this reading What I want to say is this.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the old arrangement with your husband, Mrs. Clandon, you had him at a terrible disadvantage.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the old arrangement with your husband, Mrs. Clandon, you had him at a terrible disadvantage.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What I want to say is this.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What I want to say is this.
want
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From this reading What I want to say is this.
Well
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From this reading Well, well!
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What I want to say is this.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the old arrangement with your husband, Mrs. Clandon, you had him at a terrible disadvantage.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In the old arrangement with your husband, Mrs. Clandon, you had him at a terrible disadvantage.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In the old arrangement with your husband, Mrs. Clandon, you had him at a terrible disadvantage.