Chapter XII
"Don't look so miserable," he said. "I am here. That is a matter of absolutely no importance. We will suppose that nothing passed between us yesterday, and--that's an end to it." "So you haven't gone, you didn't go?" said Nibet again.
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Chapter XII
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"Don't
look
so
miserable,"
he
said.
"I
am
here.
That
is
a
matter
of
absolutely
no
importance.
We
will
suppose
that
nothing
passed
between
us
yesterday,
and--that's
an
end
to
it."
"So
you
haven't
gone,
you
didn't
go?"
said
Nibet
again.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Don't
look
so
miserable,"
he
said.
Line 2
"I
am
here.
/aɪ æm here/
Line 3
That
is
a
matter
of
absolutely
no
importance.
Line 4
We
will
suppose
that
nothing
passed
between
us
yesterday,
and--that's
an
end
to
it."
Line 5
"So
you
haven't
gone,
you
didn't
go?"
said
Nibet
again.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"So you haven't gone, you didn't go?" said Nibet again.”
Between
preposition
US /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “We will suppose that nothing passed between us yesterday, and--that's an end to it."”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I am here.”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Don't look so miserable," he said.”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “We will suppose that nothing passed between us yesterday, and--that's an end to it."”
Passed
noun
US /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We will suppose that nothing passed between us yesterday, and--that's an end to it."”
Suppose
noun
US /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We will suppose that nothing passed between us yesterday, and--that's an end to it."”
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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 That is a matter of absolutely no importance.
absolutely
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From this reading That is a matter of absolutely no importance.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "So you haven't gone, you didn't go?" said Nibet again.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am here.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We will suppose that nothing passed between us yesterday, and--that's an end to it."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We will suppose that nothing passed between us yesterday, and--that's an end to it."
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading We will suppose that nothing passed between us yesterday, and--that's an end to it."
didn't
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From this reading "So you haven't gone, you didn't go?" said Nibet again.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't look so miserable," he said.
end
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From this reading We will suppose that nothing passed between us yesterday, and--that's an end to it."
go
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From this reading "So you haven't gone, you didn't go?" said Nibet again.
gone
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From this reading "So you haven't gone, you didn't go?" said Nibet again.
haven't
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From this reading "So you haven't gone, you didn't go?" said Nibet again.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Don't look so miserable," he said.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I am here.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am here.
importance
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From this reading That is a matter of absolutely no importance.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is a matter of absolutely no importance.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We will suppose that nothing passed between us yesterday, and--that's an end to it."
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Don't look so miserable," he said.
matter
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From this reading That is a matter of absolutely no importance.
miserable
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From this reading "Don't look so miserable," he said.
Nibet
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From this reading "So you haven't gone, you didn't go?" said Nibet again.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading That is a matter of absolutely no importance.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading We will suppose that nothing passed between us yesterday, and--that's an end to it."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That is a matter of absolutely no importance.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We will suppose that nothing passed between us yesterday, and--that's an end to it."
said
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From this reading "Don't look so miserable," he said.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Don't look so miserable," he said.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We will suppose that nothing passed between us yesterday, and--that's an end to it."
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is a matter of absolutely no importance.
that's
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From this reading We will suppose that nothing passed between us yesterday, and--that's an end to it."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We will suppose that nothing passed between us yesterday, and--that's an end to it."
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We will suppose that nothing passed between us yesterday, and--that's an end to it."
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We will suppose that nothing passed between us yesterday, and--that's an end to it."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We will suppose that nothing passed between us yesterday, and--that's an end to it."
yesterday
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From this reading We will suppose that nothing passed between us yesterday, and--that's an end to it."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So you haven't gone, you didn't go?" said Nibet again.