Chapter V
She looked at him oddly. "Then why stay here?" "Because there's so much that needs to be done." "Yes, you're right and what Cliff Jackson said to the doctor was correct, too. We all do what we must do and what we can do."
Black Man's Burden
Chapter V
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She
looked
at
him
oddly.
"Then
why
stay
here?"
"Because
there's
so
much
that
needs
to
be
done."
"Yes,
you're
right
and
what
Cliff
Jackson
said
to
the
doctor
was
correct,
too.
We
all
do
what
we
must
do
and
what
we
can
do."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
She
looked
at
him
oddly.
Line 2
"Then
why
stay
here?"
Line 3
"Because
there's
so
much
that
needs
to
be
done."
Line 4
"Yes,
you're
right
and
what
Cliff
Jackson
said
to
the
doctor
was
correct,
too.
Line 5
We
all
do
what
we
must
do
and
what
we
can
do."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Because
conjunction
US /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading “"Because there's so much that needs to be done."”
Doctor
noun
US /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, you're right and what Cliff Jackson said to the doctor was correct, too.”
Done
noun
US /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Because there's so much that needs to be done."”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Then why stay here?"”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She looked at him oddly.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “We all do what we must do and what we can do."”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, you're right and what Cliff Jackson said to the doctor was correct, too.”
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all
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From this reading We all do what we must do and what we can do."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, you're right and what Cliff Jackson said to the doctor was correct, too.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She looked at him oddly.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Because there's so much that needs to be done."
BecauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading "Because there's so much that needs to be done."
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We all do what we must do and what we can do."
Cliff
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From this reading "Yes, you're right and what Cliff Jackson said to the doctor was correct, too.
correct
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From this reading "Yes, you're right and what Cliff Jackson said to the doctor was correct, too.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We all do what we must do and what we can do."
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, you're right and what Cliff Jackson said to the doctor was correct, too.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Because there's so much that needs to be done."
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Then why stay here?"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She looked at him oddly.
Jackson
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From this reading "Yes, you're right and what Cliff Jackson said to the doctor was correct, too.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked at him oddly.
much
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From this reading "Because there's so much that needs to be done."
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We all do what we must do and what we can do."
needs
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From this reading "Because there's so much that needs to be done."
oddly
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From this reading She looked at him oddly.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, you're right and what Cliff Jackson said to the doctor was correct, too.
said
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From this reading "Yes, you're right and what Cliff Jackson said to the doctor was correct, too.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked at him oddly.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Because there's so much that needs to be done."
stay
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From this reading "Then why stay here?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Because there's so much that needs to be done."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, you're right and what Cliff Jackson said to the doctor was correct, too.
Then
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From this reading "Then why stay here?"
there's
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From this reading "Because there's so much that needs to be done."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Because there's so much that needs to be done."
too
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From this reading "Yes, you're right and what Cliff Jackson said to the doctor was correct, too.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes, you're right and what Cliff Jackson said to the doctor was correct, too.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We all do what we must do and what we can do."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Yes, you're right and what Cliff Jackson said to the doctor was correct, too.
why
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From this reading "Then why stay here?"
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, you're right and what Cliff Jackson said to the doctor was correct, too.
you're
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From this reading "Yes, you're right and what Cliff Jackson said to the doctor was correct, too.