Chapter X
“It’s comic.” “Is it? He doesn’t show a sign of shame. He’ll call it from the house-tops. I thought, of course, he’d go abroad.”
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“It’s
comic.”
“Is
it?
He
doesn’t
show
a
sign
of
shame.
He’ll
call
it
from
the
house-tops.
I
thought,
of
course,
he’d
go
abroad.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“It’s
comic.”
Line 2
“Is
it?
/ɪz ɪt/
Line 3
He
doesn’t
show
a
sign
of
shame.
Line 4
He’ll
call
it
from
the
house-tops.
Line 5
I
thought,
of
course,
he’d
go
abroad.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Course
noun
US /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought, of course, he’d go abroad.””
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought, of course, he’d go abroad.””
All words in this reading · 22
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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 doesn’t show a sign of shame.
abroad
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From this reading I thought, of course, he’d go abroad.”
call
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From this reading He’ll call it from the house-tops.
comic
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From this reading “It’s comic.”
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought, of course, he’d go abroad.”
doesn't
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From this reading He doesn’t show a sign of shame.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He’ll call it from the house-tops.
go
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From this reading I thought, of course, he’d go abroad.”
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He doesn’t show a sign of shame.
he'd
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From this reading I thought, of course, he’d go abroad.”
He'll
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From this reading He’ll call it from the house-tops.
house-tops
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From this reading He’ll call it from the house-tops.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought, of course, he’d go abroad.”
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is it?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Is it?
It's
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From this reading “It’s comic.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He doesn’t show a sign of shame.
shame
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From this reading He doesn’t show a sign of shame.
show
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From this reading He doesn’t show a sign of shame.
sign
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From this reading He doesn’t show a sign of shame.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He’ll call it from the house-tops.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought, of course, he’d go abroad.”