Chapter III
III. Claude to Eustace. Farewell, Politics, utterly! What can I do? I cannot Fight, you know; and to talk I am wholly ashamed.
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III.
Claude
to
Eustace.
Farewell,
Politics,
utterly!
What
can
I
do?
I
cannot
Fight,
you
know;
and
to
talk
I
am
wholly
ashamed.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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III.
Line 2
Claude
to
Eustace.
Line 3
Farewell,
Politics,
utterly!
Line 4
What
can
I
do?
/wʌt kæn aɪ duː/
Line 5
I
cannot
Fight,
you
know;
and
to
talk
I
am
wholly
ashamed.
Learner Dictionary
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Ashamed
adjective
US /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading “I cannot Fight, you know; and to talk I am wholly ashamed.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I cannot Fight, you know; and to talk I am wholly ashamed.”
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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I cannot Fight, you know; and to talk I am wholly ashamed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I cannot Fight, you know; and to talk I am wholly ashamed.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading I cannot Fight, you know; and to talk I am wholly ashamed.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading What can I do?
cannot
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From this reading I cannot Fight, you know; and to talk I am wholly ashamed.
Claude
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From this reading Claude to Eustace.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What can I do?
Eustace
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From this reading Claude to Eustace.
Farewell
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From this reading Farewell, Politics, utterly!
Fight
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From this reading I cannot Fight, you know; and to talk I am wholly ashamed.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What can I do?
III
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From this reading III.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I cannot Fight, you know; and to talk I am wholly ashamed.
Politics
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From this reading Farewell, Politics, utterly!
talk
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From this reading I cannot Fight, you know; and to talk I am wholly ashamed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Claude to Eustace.
utterly
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From this reading Farewell, Politics, utterly!
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What can I do?
wholly
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From this reading I cannot Fight, you know; and to talk I am wholly ashamed.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I cannot Fight, you know; and to talk I am wholly ashamed.