Chapter III
Are you interested to know that I'm to have my building on the West Side? There was a meeting today. It's the best thing that's happened yet, that is, parochially. Maybe she's human after all. I mean Mrs. Jameson.
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Chapter III
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Are
you
interested
to
know
that
I'm
to
have
my
building
on
the
West
Side?
There
was
a
meeting
today.
It's
the
best
thing
that's
happened
yet,
that
is,
parochially.
Maybe
she's
human
after
all.
I
mean
Mrs.
Jameson.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Are
you
interested
to
know
that
I'm
to
have
my
building
on
the
West
Side?
Line 2
There
was
a
meeting
today.
Line 3
It's
the
best
thing
that's
happened
yet,
that
is,
parochially.
Line 4
Maybe
she's
human
after
all.
Line 5
I
mean
Mrs.
Jameson.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Maybe she's human after all.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Are you interested to know that I'm to have my building on the West Side?”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Are you interested to know that I'm to have my building on the West Side?”
Thing
noun
US /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It's the best thing that's happened yet, that is, parochially.”
Yet
conjunction
US /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “It's the best thing that's happened yet, that is, parochially.”
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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 There was a meeting today.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Maybe she's human after all.
all
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From this reading Maybe she's human after all.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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best
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building
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happened
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Are you interested to know that I'm to have my building on the West Side?
human
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I mean Mrs. Jameson.
I'm
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interested
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From this reading Are you interested to know that I'm to have my building on the West Side?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It's the best thing that's happened yet, that is, parochially.
It's
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From this reading It's the best thing that's happened yet, that is, parochially.
Jameson
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From this reading I mean Mrs. Jameson.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Are you interested to know that I'm to have my building on the West Side?
Maybe
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From this reading Maybe she's human after all.
mean
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From this reading I mean Mrs. Jameson.
meeting
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From this reading There was a meeting today.
Mrs
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From this reading I mean Mrs. Jameson.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Are you interested to know that I'm to have my building on the West Side?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Are you interested to know that I'm to have my building on the West Side?
parochially
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she's
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From this reading Maybe she's human after all.
Side
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Are you interested to know that I'm to have my building on the West Side?
that's
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From this reading It's the best thing that's happened yet, that is, parochially.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Are you interested to know that I'm to have my building on the West Side?
There
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From this reading There was a meeting today.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It's the best thing that's happened yet, that is, parochially.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Are you interested to know that I'm to have my building on the West Side?
today
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From this reading There was a meeting today.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a meeting today.
West
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From this reading Are you interested to know that I'm to have my building on the West Side?
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It's the best thing that's happened yet, that is, parochially.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Are you interested to know that I'm to have my building on the West Side?