Chapter V
PAMELA (coming to him and taking his arm). As long as you don't throw me. GERALD. Pamela, you're talking rubbish. I talk a good deal myself, but I do keep within the bounds.
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PAMELA
(coming
to
him
and
taking
his
arm).
As
long
as
you
don't
throw
me.
GERALD.
Pamela,
you're
talking
rubbish.
I
talk
a
good
deal
myself,
but
I
do
keep
within
the
bounds.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
PAMELA
(coming
to
him
and
taking
his
arm).
Line 2
As
long
as
you
don't
throw
me.
Line 3
GERALD.
Line 4
Pamela,
you're
talking
rubbish.
Line 5
I
talk
a
good
deal
myself,
but
I
do
keep
within
the
bounds.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I talk a good deal myself, but I do keep within the bounds.”
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As long as you don't throw me.”
Myself
pronoun
US /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I talk a good deal myself, but I do keep within the bounds.”
Within
preposition
US /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “I talk a good deal myself, but I do keep within the bounds.”
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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 I talk a good deal myself, but I do keep within the bounds.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PAMELA (coming to him and taking his arm).
arm
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From this reading PAMELA (coming to him and taking his arm).
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As long as you don't throw me.
bounds
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From this reading I talk a good deal myself, but I do keep within the bounds.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I talk a good deal myself, but I do keep within the bounds.
coming
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From this reading PAMELA (coming to him and taking his arm).
deal
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From this reading I talk a good deal myself, but I do keep within the bounds.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I talk a good deal myself, but I do keep within the bounds.
don't
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From this reading As long as you don't throw me.
GERALD
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From this reading GERALD.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I talk a good deal myself, but I do keep within the bounds.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading PAMELA (coming to him and taking his arm).
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading PAMELA (coming to him and taking his arm).
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I talk a good deal myself, but I do keep within the bounds.
keep
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From this reading I talk a good deal myself, but I do keep within the bounds.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As long as you don't throw me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As long as you don't throw me.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I talk a good deal myself, but I do keep within the bounds.
PAMELA
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From this reading PAMELA (coming to him and taking his arm).
rubbish
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From this reading Pamela, you're talking rubbish.
taking
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From this reading PAMELA (coming to him and taking his arm).
talk
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From this reading I talk a good deal myself, but I do keep within the bounds.
talking
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From this reading Pamela, you're talking rubbish.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I talk a good deal myself, but I do keep within the bounds.
throw
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From this reading As long as you don't throw me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PAMELA (coming to him and taking his arm).
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading I talk a good deal myself, but I do keep within the bounds.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As long as you don't throw me.
you're
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From this reading Pamela, you're talking rubbish.