Chapter XIV
“I never talk,” he said. “I never talk.” He spat the words rather than spoke them. “All right,” said Fairfax, laughing. “But come to the harbour bar and have a——” “’S damned bad form to laugh,” flashed Beringhampton, and went his way.
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Chapter XIV
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“I
never
talk,”
he
said.
“I
never
talk.”
He
spat
the
words
rather
than
spoke
them.
“All
right,”
said
Fairfax,
laughing.
“But
come
to
the
harbour
bar
and
have
a——”
“’S
damned
bad
form
to
laugh,”
flashed
Beringhampton,
and
went
his
way.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“I
never
talk,”
he
said.
Line 2
“I
never
talk.”
Line 3
He
spat
the
words
rather
than
spoke
them.
Line 4
“All
right,”
said
Fairfax,
laughing.
Line 5
“But
come
to
the
harbour
bar
and
have
a——”
“’S
damned
bad
form
to
laugh,”
flashed
Beringhampton,
and
went
his
way.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““But come to the harbour bar and have a——” “’S damned bad form to laugh,” flashed Beringhampton, and went his way.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““But come to the harbour bar and have a——” “’S damned bad form to laugh,” flashed Beringhampton, and went his way.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I never talk,” he said.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““All right,” said Fairfax, laughing.”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““But come to the harbour bar and have a——” “’S damned bad form to laugh,” flashed Beringhampton, and went his way.”
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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 “But come to the harbour bar and have a——” “’S damned bad form to laugh,” flashed Beringhampton, and went his way.
All
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From this reading “All right,” said Fairfax, laughing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “But come to the harbour bar and have a——” “’S damned bad form to laugh,” flashed Beringhampton, and went his way.
bad
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From this reading “But come to the harbour bar and have a——” “’S damned bad form to laugh,” flashed Beringhampton, and went his way.
bar
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From this reading “But come to the harbour bar and have a——” “’S damned bad form to laugh,” flashed Beringhampton, and went his way.
Beringhampton
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From this reading “But come to the harbour bar and have a——” “’S damned bad form to laugh,” flashed Beringhampton, and went his way.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But come to the harbour bar and have a——” “’S damned bad form to laugh,” flashed Beringhampton, and went his way.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But come to the harbour bar and have a——” “’S damned bad form to laugh,” flashed Beringhampton, and went his way.
damned
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From this reading “But come to the harbour bar and have a——” “’S damned bad form to laugh,” flashed Beringhampton, and went his way.
Fairfax
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From this reading “All right,” said Fairfax, laughing.
flashed
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From this reading “But come to the harbour bar and have a——” “’S damned bad form to laugh,” flashed Beringhampton, and went his way.
form
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From this reading “But come to the harbour bar and have a——” “’S damned bad form to laugh,” flashed Beringhampton, and went his way.
harbour
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From this reading “But come to the harbour bar and have a——” “’S damned bad form to laugh,” flashed Beringhampton, and went his way.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But come to the harbour bar and have a——” “’S damned bad form to laugh,” flashed Beringhampton, and went his way.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I never talk,” he said.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “But come to the harbour bar and have a——” “’S damned bad form to laugh,” flashed Beringhampton, and went his way.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I never talk,” he said.
laugh
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From this reading “But come to the harbour bar and have a——” “’S damned bad form to laugh,” flashed Beringhampton, and went his way.
laughing
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From this reading “All right,” said Fairfax, laughing.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I never talk,” he said.
rather
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From this reading He spat the words rather than spoke them.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All right,” said Fairfax, laughing.
S
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From this reading “But come to the harbour bar and have a——” “’S damned bad form to laugh,” flashed Beringhampton, and went his way.
said
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From this reading “I never talk,” he said.
spat
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From this reading He spat the words rather than spoke them.
spoke
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From this reading He spat the words rather than spoke them.
talk
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From this reading “I never talk,” he said.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He spat the words rather than spoke them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He spat the words rather than spoke them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He spat the words rather than spoke them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But come to the harbour bar and have a——” “’S damned bad form to laugh,” flashed Beringhampton, and went his way.
way
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From this reading “But come to the harbour bar and have a——” “’S damned bad form to laugh,” flashed Beringhampton, and went his way.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But come to the harbour bar and have a——” “’S damned bad form to laugh,” flashed Beringhampton, and went his way.
words
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From this reading He spat the words rather than spoke them.