Chapter III
"The crowning glory came this afternoon. You should have been there." "I was up to here in work, Larry. I just couldn't take the time off to attend a club luncheon. Did the great man give his speech?"
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Chapter III
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"The
crowning
glory
came
this
afternoon.
You
should
have
been
there."
"I
was
up
to
here
in
work,
Larry.
I
just
couldn't
take
the
time
off
to
attend
a
club
luncheon.
Did
the
great
man
give
his
speech?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"The
crowning
glory
came
this
afternoon.
Line 2
You
should
have
been
there."
Line 3
"I
was
up
to
here
in
work,
Larry.
Line 4
I
just
couldn't
take
the
time
off
to
attend
a
club
luncheon.
Line 5
Did
the
great
man
give
his
speech?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Afternoon
noun
US /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"The crowning glory came this afternoon.”
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “You should have been there."”
Great
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Did the great man give his speech?"”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You should have been there."”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I was up to here in work, Larry.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I just couldn't take the time off to attend a club luncheon.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I just couldn't take the time off to attend a club luncheon.”
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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 I just couldn't take the time off to attend a club luncheon.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "The crowning glory came this afternoon.
attend
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From this reading I just couldn't take the time off to attend a club luncheon.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You should have been there."
came
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From this reading "The crowning glory came this afternoon.
club
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From this reading I just couldn't take the time off to attend a club luncheon.
couldn't
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From this reading I just couldn't take the time off to attend a club luncheon.
crowning
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From this reading "The crowning glory came this afternoon.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did the great man give his speech?"
give
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From this reading Did the great man give his speech?"
glory
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From this reading "The crowning glory came this afternoon.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Did the great man give his speech?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You should have been there."
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I was up to here in work, Larry.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Did the great man give his speech?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was up to here in work, Larry.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I was up to here in work, Larry.
just
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From this reading I just couldn't take the time off to attend a club luncheon.
Larry
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From this reading "I was up to here in work, Larry.
luncheon
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From this reading I just couldn't take the time off to attend a club luncheon.
man
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From this reading Did the great man give his speech?"
off
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From this reading I just couldn't take the time off to attend a club luncheon.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading You should have been there."
speech
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From this reading Did the great man give his speech?"
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I just couldn't take the time off to attend a club luncheon.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The crowning glory came this afternoon.
there
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From this reading You should have been there."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "The crowning glory came this afternoon.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I just couldn't take the time off to attend a club luncheon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I was up to here in work, Larry.
up
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From this reading "I was up to here in work, Larry.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was up to here in work, Larry.
work
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From this reading "I was up to here in work, Larry.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You should have been there."