Chapter V
"Heard from Jack lately?" He shook his head. "Not lately. Not since I've seen you." "Not enjoying himself much, I suppose," she commented.
A Fool There Was
Chapter V
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"Heard
from
Jack
lately?"
He
shook
his
head.
"Not
lately.
Not
since
I've
seen
you."
"Not
enjoying
himself
much,
I
suppose,"
she
commented.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Heard
from
Jack
lately?"
Line 2
He
shook
his
head.
Line 3
"Not
lately.
Line 4
Not
since
I've
seen
you."
Line 5
"Not
enjoying
himself
much,
I
suppose,"
she
commented.
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 “"Not enjoying himself much, I suppose," she commented.”
Since
preposition
US /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Not since I've seen you."”
Suppose
noun
US /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Not enjoying himself much, I suppose," she commented.”
All words in this reading · 20
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commented
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From this reading "Not enjoying himself much, I suppose," she commented.
enjoying
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From this reading "Not enjoying himself much, I suppose," she commented.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Heard from Jack lately?"
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He shook his head.
head
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From this reading He shook his head.
Heard
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From this reading "Heard from Jack lately?"
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Not enjoying himself much, I suppose," she commented.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He shook his head.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Not enjoying himself much, I suppose," she commented.
I've
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From this reading Not since I've seen you."
Jack
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From this reading "Heard from Jack lately?"
lately
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From this reading "Heard from Jack lately?"
much
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From this reading "Not enjoying himself much, I suppose," she commented.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not lately.
seen
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From this reading Not since I've seen you."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Not enjoying himself much, I suppose," she commented.
shook
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From this reading He shook his head.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Not since I've seen you."
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Not enjoying himself much, I suppose," she commented.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Not since I've seen you."