Chapter XIV
"Who denies that? Not even Lindau himself. It's all right. And the great thing is that the evening's enjoyment is over. I've got my society smile off, and I'm radiantly happy.
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Chapter XIV
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"Who
denies
that?
Not
even
Lindau
himself.
It's
all
right.
And
the
great
thing
is
that
the
evening's
enjoyment
is
over.
I've
got
my
society
smile
off,
and
I'm
radiantly
happy.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Who
denies
that?
Line 2
Not
even
Lindau
himself.
Line 3
It's
all
right.
Line 4
And
the
great
thing
is
that
the
evening's
enjoyment
is
over.
Line 5
I've
got
my
society
smile
off,
and
I'm
radiantly
happy.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Even
noun
US /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Not even Lindau himself.”
Great
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And the great thing is that the evening's enjoyment is over.”
Himself
pronoun
US /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Not even Lindau himself.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “And the great thing is that the evening's enjoyment is over.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It's all right.”
Thing
noun
US /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And the great thing is that the evening's enjoyment is over.”
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all
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From this reading It's all right.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the great thing is that the evening's enjoyment is over.
denies
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From this reading "Who denies that?
enjoyment
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From this reading And the great thing is that the evening's enjoyment is over.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not even Lindau himself.
evening's
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From this reading And the great thing is that the evening's enjoyment is over.
got
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From this reading I've got my society smile off, and I'm radiantly happy.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the great thing is that the evening's enjoyment is over.
happy
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From this reading I've got my society smile off, and I'm radiantly happy.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Not even Lindau himself.
I'm
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From this reading I've got my society smile off, and I'm radiantly happy.
I've
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From this reading I've got my society smile off, and I'm radiantly happy.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And the great thing is that the evening's enjoyment is over.
It's
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From this reading It's all right.
Lindau
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From this reading Not even Lindau himself.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I've got my society smile off, and I'm radiantly happy.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not even Lindau himself.
off
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From this reading I've got my society smile off, and I'm radiantly happy.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And the great thing is that the evening's enjoyment is over.
radiantly
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From this reading I've got my society smile off, and I'm radiantly happy.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It's all right.
smile
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From this reading I've got my society smile off, and I'm radiantly happy.
society
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From this reading I've got my society smile off, and I'm radiantly happy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Who denies that?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And the great thing is that the evening's enjoyment is over.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the great thing is that the evening's enjoyment is over.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Who denies that?