Chapter VIII
There was a little pause; then the man spoke again. "You are connected with shipping, I'd say." "Yes." The man nodded. "There is something of the manner of the seaman about you," said he.
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Chapter VIII
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There
was
a
little
pause;
then
the
man
spoke
again.
"You
are
connected
with
shipping,
I'd
say."
"Yes."
The
man
nodded.
"There
is
something
of
the
manner
of
the
seaman
about
you,"
said
he.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
There
was
a
little
pause;
then
the
man
spoke
again.
Line 2
"You
are
connected
with
shipping,
I'd
say."
Line 3
"Yes."
Line 4
The
man
nodded.
Line 5
"There
is
something
of
the
manner
of
the
seaman
about
you,"
said
he.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"There is something of the manner of the seaman about you," said he.”
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was a little pause; then the man spoke again.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was a little pause; then the man spoke again.”
Nodded
noun
US /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The man nodded.”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"There is something of the manner of the seaman about you," said he.”
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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 little pause; then the man spoke again.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "There is something of the manner of the seaman about you," said he.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a little pause; then the man spoke again.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are connected with shipping, I'd say."
connected
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From this reading "You are connected with shipping, I'd say."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There is something of the manner of the seaman about you," said he.
I'd
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From this reading "You are connected with shipping, I'd say."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is something of the manner of the seaman about you," said he.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a little pause; then the man spoke again.
man
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From this reading There was a little pause; then the man spoke again.
manner
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From this reading "There is something of the manner of the seaman about you," said he.
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man nodded.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There is something of the manner of the seaman about you," said he.
pause
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From this reading There was a little pause; then the man spoke again.
said
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From this reading "There is something of the manner of the seaman about you," said he.
say
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From this reading "You are connected with shipping, I'd say."
seaman
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From this reading "There is something of the manner of the seaman about you," said he.
shipping
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From this reading "You are connected with shipping, I'd say."
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "There is something of the manner of the seaman about you," said he.
spoke
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From this reading There was a little pause; then the man spoke again.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a little pause; then the man spoke again.
then
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From this reading There was a little pause; then the man spoke again.
There
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From this reading There was a little pause; then the man spoke again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a little pause; then the man spoke again.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You are connected with shipping, I'd say."
Yes
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From this reading "Yes."
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are connected with shipping, I'd say."