Chapter II
“You never knew pain--real pain, did you? The world never ended for you, did it?” “In one manner or another we all must be reborn before we can progress.” “That is a cant phrase.” “No; there’s truth under the cant.
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Chapter II
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“You
never
knew
pain--real
pain,
did
you?
The
world
never
ended
for
you,
did
it?”
“In
one
manner
or
another
we
all
must
be
reborn
before
we
can
progress.”
“That
is
a
cant
phrase.”
“No;
there’s
truth
under
the
cant.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“You
never
knew
pain--real
pain,
did
you?
Line 2
The
world
never
ended
for
you,
did
it?”
Line 3
“In
one
manner
or
another
we
all
must
be
reborn
before
we
can
progress.”
Line 4
“That
is
a
cant
phrase.”
Line 5
“No;
there’s
truth
under
the
cant.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Another
noun
US /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““In one manner or another we all must be reborn before we can progress.””
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading ““In one manner or another we all must be reborn before we can progress.””
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““In one manner or another we all must be reborn before we can progress.””
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You never knew pain--real pain, did you?”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““In one manner or another we all must be reborn before we can progress.””
Under
preposition
US /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading ““No; there’s truth under the cant.”
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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 “That is a cant phrase.”
all
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From this reading “In one manner or another we all must be reborn before we can progress.”
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “In one manner or another we all must be reborn before we can progress.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “In one manner or another we all must be reborn before we can progress.”
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “In one manner or another we all must be reborn before we can progress.”
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “In one manner or another we all must be reborn before we can progress.”
cant
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From this reading “That is a cant phrase.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “You never knew pain--real pain, did you?
ended
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From this reading The world never ended for you, did it?”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The world never ended for you, did it?”
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In one manner or another we all must be reborn before we can progress.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That is a cant phrase.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The world never ended for you, did it?”
knew
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From this reading “You never knew pain--real pain, did you?
manner
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From this reading “In one manner or another we all must be reborn before we can progress.”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “In one manner or another we all must be reborn before we can progress.”
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You never knew pain--real pain, did you?
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No; there’s truth under the cant.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “In one manner or another we all must be reborn before we can progress.”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “In one manner or another we all must be reborn before we can progress.”
pain
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From this reading “You never knew pain--real pain, did you?
phrase
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From this reading “That is a cant phrase.”
progress
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From this reading “In one manner or another we all must be reborn before we can progress.”
real
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From this reading “You never knew pain--real pain, did you?
reborn
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From this reading “In one manner or another we all must be reborn before we can progress.”
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That is a cant phrase.”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The world never ended for you, did it?”
there's
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From this reading “No; there’s truth under the cant.
truth
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From this reading “No; there’s truth under the cant.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “No; there’s truth under the cant.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “In one manner or another we all must be reborn before we can progress.”
world
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From this reading The world never ended for you, did it?”
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You never knew pain--real pain, did you?