Chapter V
BURGESS (overwhelmed). Why, it must be catchin'! Four in the same 'ouse! (He goes back to the hearth, quite lost before the instability of the human intellect in a clergyman's house.) PROSERPINE (appearing on the threshold).
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BURGESS
(overwhelmed).
Why,
it
must
be
catchin'!
Four
in
the
same
'ouse!
(He
goes
back
to
the
hearth,
quite
lost
before
the
instability
of
the
human
intellect
in
a
clergyman's
house.)
PROSERPINE
(appearing
on
the
threshold).
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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BURGESS
(overwhelmed).
Line 2
Why,
it
must
be
catchin'!
Line 3
Four
in
the
same
'ouse!
Line 4
(He
goes
back
to
the
hearth,
quite
lost
before
the
instability
of
the
human
intellect
in
a
clergyman's
house.)
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PROSERPINE
(appearing
on
the
threshold).
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “(He goes back to the hearth, quite lost before the instability of the human intellect in a clergyman's house.)”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Why, it must be catchin'!”
Quite
noun
US /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “(He goes back to the hearth, quite lost before the instability of the human intellect in a clergyman's house.)”
Same
noun
US /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Four in the same 'ouse!”
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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 (He goes back to the hearth, quite lost before the instability of the human intellect in a clergyman's house.)
appearing
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From this reading PROSERPINE (appearing on the threshold).
back
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From this reading (He goes back to the hearth, quite lost before the instability of the human intellect in a clergyman's house.)
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why, it must be catchin'!
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading (He goes back to the hearth, quite lost before the instability of the human intellect in a clergyman's house.)
BURGESS
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From this reading BURGESS (overwhelmed).
catchin
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clergyman's
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Four
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From this reading Four in the same 'ouse!
goes
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From this reading (He goes back to the hearth, quite lost before the instability of the human intellect in a clergyman's house.)
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading (He goes back to the hearth, quite lost before the instability of the human intellect in a clergyman's house.)
hearth
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From this reading (He goes back to the hearth, quite lost before the instability of the human intellect in a clergyman's house.)
house
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From this reading (He goes back to the hearth, quite lost before the instability of the human intellect in a clergyman's house.)
human
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From this reading (He goes back to the hearth, quite lost before the instability of the human intellect in a clergyman's house.)
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Four in the same 'ouse!
instability
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From this reading (He goes back to the hearth, quite lost before the instability of the human intellect in a clergyman's house.)
intellect
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From this reading (He goes back to the hearth, quite lost before the instability of the human intellect in a clergyman's house.)
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Why, it must be catchin'!
lost
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From this reading (He goes back to the hearth, quite lost before the instability of the human intellect in a clergyman's house.)
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Why, it must be catchin'!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (He goes back to the hearth, quite lost before the instability of the human intellect in a clergyman's house.)
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading PROSERPINE (appearing on the threshold).
ouse
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From this reading Four in the same 'ouse!
overwhelmed
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From this reading BURGESS (overwhelmed).
PROSERPINE
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From this reading PROSERPINE (appearing on the threshold).
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (He goes back to the hearth, quite lost before the instability of the human intellect in a clergyman's house.)
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Four in the same 'ouse!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Four in the same 'ouse!
threshold
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From this reading PROSERPINE (appearing on the threshold).
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading (He goes back to the hearth, quite lost before the instability of the human intellect in a clergyman's house.)
Why
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From this reading Why, it must be catchin'!