Chapter V
"Burgess!" "Sir?" Berkley sat up in bed and viewed his environment with disgust. "These new lodgings would make a fair kennel, wouldn't they, Burgess?--if a man isn't too particular about his dog." The servant entered with a nasty smirk.
Ailsa Paige: A Novel
Chapter V
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"Burgess!"
"Sir?"
Berkley
sat
up
in
bed
and
viewed
his
environment
with
disgust.
"These
new
lodgings
would
make
a
fair
kennel,
wouldn't
they,
Burgess?--if
a
man
isn't
too
particular
about
his
dog."
The
servant
entered
with
a
nasty
smirk.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Burgess!"
Line 2
"Sir?"
Line 3
Berkley
sat
up
in
bed
and
viewed
his
environment
with
disgust.
Line 4
"These
new
lodgings
would
make
a
fair
kennel,
wouldn't
they,
Burgess?--if
a
man
isn't
too
particular
about
his
dog."
Line 5
The
servant
entered
with
a
nasty
smirk.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"These new lodgings would make a fair kennel, wouldn't they, Burgess?--if a man isn't too particular about his dog."”
Disgust
noun
US /dɪsˈɡʌst/
a strong feeling of dislike or sickness caused by something unpleasant
From this reading “Berkley sat up in bed and viewed his environment with disgust.”
Fair
noun
US /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"These new lodgings would make a fair kennel, wouldn't they, Burgess?--if a man isn't too particular about his dog."”
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"These new lodgings would make a fair kennel, wouldn't they, Burgess?--if a man isn't too particular about his dog."”
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “"These new lodgings would make a fair kennel, wouldn't they, Burgess?--if a man isn't too particular about his dog."”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"These new lodgings would make a fair kennel, wouldn't they, Burgess?--if a man isn't too particular about his dog."”
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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 "These new lodgings would make a fair kennel, wouldn't they, Burgess?--if a man isn't too particular about his dog."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "These new lodgings would make a fair kennel, wouldn't they, Burgess?--if a man isn't too particular about his dog."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Berkley sat up in bed and viewed his environment with disgust.
bed
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From this reading Berkley sat up in bed and viewed his environment with disgust.
Berkley
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From this reading Berkley sat up in bed and viewed his environment with disgust.
Burgess
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From this reading "Burgess!"
disgustnounUS /dɪsˈɡʌst/
a strong feeling of dislike or sickness caused by something unpleasant
From this reading Berkley sat up in bed and viewed his environment with disgust.
dog
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From this reading "These new lodgings would make a fair kennel, wouldn't they, Burgess?--if a man isn't too particular about his dog."
entered
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From this reading The servant entered with a nasty smirk.
environment
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From this reading Berkley sat up in bed and viewed his environment with disgust.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "These new lodgings would make a fair kennel, wouldn't they, Burgess?--if a man isn't too particular about his dog."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Berkley sat up in bed and viewed his environment with disgust.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "These new lodgings would make a fair kennel, wouldn't they, Burgess?--if a man isn't too particular about his dog."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Berkley sat up in bed and viewed his environment with disgust.
isn't
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From this reading "These new lodgings would make a fair kennel, wouldn't they, Burgess?--if a man isn't too particular about his dog."
kennel
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From this reading "These new lodgings would make a fair kennel, wouldn't they, Burgess?--if a man isn't too particular about his dog."
lodgings
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From this reading "These new lodgings would make a fair kennel, wouldn't they, Burgess?--if a man isn't too particular about his dog."
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "These new lodgings would make a fair kennel, wouldn't they, Burgess?--if a man isn't too particular about his dog."
man
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From this reading "These new lodgings would make a fair kennel, wouldn't they, Burgess?--if a man isn't too particular about his dog."
nasty
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From this reading The servant entered with a nasty smirk.
new
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From this reading "These new lodgings would make a fair kennel, wouldn't they, Burgess?--if a man isn't too particular about his dog."
particular
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From this reading "These new lodgings would make a fair kennel, wouldn't they, Burgess?--if a man isn't too particular about his dog."
sat
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From this reading Berkley sat up in bed and viewed his environment with disgust.
servant
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From this reading The servant entered with a nasty smirk.
Sir
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From this reading "Sir?"
smirk
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From this reading The servant entered with a nasty smirk.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The servant entered with a nasty smirk.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "These new lodgings would make a fair kennel, wouldn't they, Burgess?--if a man isn't too particular about his dog."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "These new lodgings would make a fair kennel, wouldn't they, Burgess?--if a man isn't too particular about his dog."
too
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From this reading "These new lodgings would make a fair kennel, wouldn't they, Burgess?--if a man isn't too particular about his dog."
up
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From this reading Berkley sat up in bed and viewed his environment with disgust.
viewed
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From this reading Berkley sat up in bed and viewed his environment with disgust.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Berkley sat up in bed and viewed his environment with disgust.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "These new lodgings would make a fair kennel, wouldn't they, Burgess?--if a man isn't too particular about his dog."
wouldn't
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From this reading "These new lodgings would make a fair kennel, wouldn't they, Burgess?--if a man isn't too particular about his dog."