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Breaking Away
Breaking Away

Chapter V

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IN WHICH ERNEST FINDS HIS FELLOW-STUDENTS IN OPEN REBELLION.
To apologize to Poodles was to acknowledge that I had done wrong.
Had I done wrong so far as my fellow-student was concerned?
Seriously and earnestly I asked myself this question.
No; I had told the truth in regard to the affair exactly as it was, and it would be a lie for me to apologize to Poodles.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Breaking Away

Chapter V

Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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IN WHICH ERNEST FINDS HIS FELLOW-STUDENTS IN OPEN REBELLION.
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To apologize to Poodles was to acknowledge that I had done wrong.
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Had I done wrong so far as my fellow-student was concerned?
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Seriously and earnestly I asked myself this question.
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No; I had told the truth in regard to the affair exactly as it was, and it would be a lie for me to apologize to Poodles.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Asked noun US /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Seriously and earnestly I asked myself this question.”

Done noun US /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “To apologize to Poodles was to acknowledge that I had done wrong.”

Myself pronoun US /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading “Seriously and earnestly I asked myself this question.”

OPEN verb US /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading “IN WHICH ERNEST FINDS HIS FELLOW-STUDENTS IN OPEN REBELLION.”

Question noun US /ˈquestion/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Seriously and earnestly I asked myself this question.”

Told noun US /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “No; I had told the truth in regard to the affair exactly as it was, and it would be a lie for me to apologize to Poodles.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “No; I had told the truth in regard to the affair exactly as it was, and it would be a lie for me to apologize to Poodles.”

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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 No; I had told the truth in regard to the affair exactly as it was, and it would be a lie for me to apologize to Poodles.

acknowledge

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From this reading To apologize to Poodles was to acknowledge that I had done wrong.

affair

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From this reading No; I had told the truth in regard to the affair exactly as it was, and it would be a lie for me to apologize to Poodles.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Seriously and earnestly I asked myself this question.

apologize

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From this reading To apologize to Poodles was to acknowledge that I had done wrong.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Had I done wrong so far as my fellow-student was concerned?

askednounUS /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Seriously and earnestly I asked myself this question.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading No; I had told the truth in regard to the affair exactly as it was, and it would be a lie for me to apologize to Poodles.

concerned

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From this reading Had I done wrong so far as my fellow-student was concerned?

donenounUS /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading To apologize to Poodles was to acknowledge that I had done wrong.

earnestly

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From this reading Seriously and earnestly I asked myself this question.

ERNEST

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From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST FINDS HIS FELLOW-STUDENTS IN OPEN REBELLION.

exactly

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From this reading No; I had told the truth in regard to the affair exactly as it was, and it would be a lie for me to apologize to Poodles.

far

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From this reading Had I done wrong so far as my fellow-student was concerned?

fellow-student

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From this reading Had I done wrong so far as my fellow-student was concerned?

FELLOW-STUDENTS

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From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST FINDS HIS FELLOW-STUDENTS IN OPEN REBELLION.

FINDS

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From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST FINDS HIS FELLOW-STUDENTS IN OPEN REBELLION.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading No; I had told the truth in regard to the affair exactly as it was, and it would be a lie for me to apologize to Poodles.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading To apologize to Poodles was to acknowledge that I had done wrong.

HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST FINDS HIS FELLOW-STUDENTS IN OPEN REBELLION.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading To apologize to Poodles was to acknowledge that I had done wrong.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST FINDS HIS FELLOW-STUDENTS IN OPEN REBELLION.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading No; I had told the truth in regard to the affair exactly as it was, and it would be a lie for me to apologize to Poodles.

lie

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From this reading No; I had told the truth in regard to the affair exactly as it was, and it would be a lie for me to apologize to Poodles.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading No; I had told the truth in regard to the affair exactly as it was, and it would be a lie for me to apologize to Poodles.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Had I done wrong so far as my fellow-student was concerned?

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading Seriously and earnestly I asked myself this question.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading No; I had told the truth in regard to the affair exactly as it was, and it would be a lie for me to apologize to Poodles.

OPENverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST FINDS HIS FELLOW-STUDENTS IN OPEN REBELLION.

Poodles

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From this reading To apologize to Poodles was to acknowledge that I had done wrong.

questionnounUS /ˈquestion/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Seriously and earnestly I asked myself this question.

REBELLION

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From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST FINDS HIS FELLOW-STUDENTS IN OPEN REBELLION.

regard

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From this reading No; I had told the truth in regard to the affair exactly as it was, and it would be a lie for me to apologize to Poodles.

Seriously

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From this reading Seriously and earnestly I asked myself this question.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Had I done wrong so far as my fellow-student was concerned?

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading To apologize to Poodles was to acknowledge that I had done wrong.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading No; I had told the truth in regard to the affair exactly as it was, and it would be a lie for me to apologize to Poodles.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Seriously and earnestly I asked myself this question.

ToparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading To apologize to Poodles was to acknowledge that I had done wrong.

toldnounUS /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading No; I had told the truth in regard to the affair exactly as it was, and it would be a lie for me to apologize to Poodles.

truth

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From this reading No; I had told the truth in regard to the affair exactly as it was, and it would be a lie for me to apologize to Poodles.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading To apologize to Poodles was to acknowledge that I had done wrong.

WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST FINDS HIS FELLOW-STUDENTS IN OPEN REBELLION.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading No; I had told the truth in regard to the affair exactly as it was, and it would be a lie for me to apologize to Poodles.

wrong

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading To apologize to Poodles was to acknowledge that I had done wrong.