Chapter X
“Well, anyway, they’ve been there, and that’s what they say. And some of them. That Bill Adams fellow in my watch. He was there for five years, and he said it was hell.” “What was he doing?”
Captain Margaret
Chapter X
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“Well,
anyway,
they’ve
been
there,
and
that’s
what
they
say.
And
some
of
them.
That
Bill
Adams
fellow
in
my
watch.
He
was
there
for
five
years,
and
he
said
it
was
hell.”
“What
was
he
doing?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Well,
anyway,
they’ve
been
there,
and
that’s
what
they
say.
Line 2
And
some
of
them.
Line 3
That
Bill
Adams
fellow
in
my
watch.
Line 4
He
was
there
for
five
years,
and
he
said
it
was
hell.”
Line 5
“What
was
he
doing?”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““Well, anyway, they’ve been there, and that’s what they say.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, anyway, they’ve been there, and that’s what they say.”
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Adams
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From this reading That Bill Adams fellow in my watch.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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anyway
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From this reading “Well, anyway, they’ve been there, and that’s what they say.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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Bill
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From this reading That Bill Adams fellow in my watch.
doing
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fellow
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five
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From this reading He was there for five years, and he said it was hell.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was there for five years, and he said it was hell.”
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was there for five years, and he said it was hell.”
hell
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From this reading He was there for five years, and he said it was hell.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That Bill Adams fellow in my watch.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was there for five years, and he said it was hell.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That Bill Adams fellow in my watch.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And some of them.
said
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say
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some
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From this reading And some of them.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That Bill Adams fellow in my watch.
that's
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thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And some of them.
there
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From this reading “Well, anyway, they’ve been there, and that’s what they say.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
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they've
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From this reading “Well, anyway, they’ve been there, and that’s what they say.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was there for five years, and he said it was hell.”
watch
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From this reading That Bill Adams fellow in my watch.
Well
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From this reading “Well, anyway, they’ve been there, and that’s what they say.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Well, anyway, they’ve been there, and that’s what they say.
years
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From this reading He was there for five years, and he said it was hell.”