Chapter XVI
DEVENISH (to BAXTER). Robinson is a great big-game hunter. BAXTER. Indeed? I have never done anything in that way myself, but I'm sure it must be an absorbing pursuit.
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DEVENISH
(to
BAXTER).
Robinson
is
a
great
big-game
hunter.
BAXTER.
Indeed?
I
have
never
done
anything
in
that
way
myself,
but
I'm
sure
it
must
be
an
absorbing
pursuit.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
DEVENISH
(to
BAXTER).
Line 2
Robinson
is
a
great
big-game
hunter.
Line 3
BAXTER.
Line 4
Indeed?
Line 5
I
have
never
done
anything
in
that
way
myself,
but
I'm
sure
it
must
be
an
absorbing
pursuit.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “I have never done anything in that way myself, but I'm sure it must be an absorbing pursuit.”
Done
noun
US /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have never done anything in that way myself, but I'm sure it must be an absorbing pursuit.”
Great
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Robinson is a great big-game hunter.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have never done anything in that way myself, but I'm sure it must be an absorbing pursuit.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I have never done anything in that way myself, but I'm sure it must be an absorbing pursuit.”
Myself
pronoun
US /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I have never done anything in that way myself, but I'm sure it must be an absorbing pursuit.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have never done anything in that way myself, but I'm sure it must be an absorbing pursuit.”
Sure
noun
US /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have never done anything in that way myself, but I'm sure it must be an absorbing pursuit.”
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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 Robinson is a great big-game hunter.
absorbing
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From this reading I have never done anything in that way myself, but I'm sure it must be an absorbing pursuit.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I have never done anything in that way myself, but I'm sure it must be an absorbing pursuit.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading I have never done anything in that way myself, but I'm sure it must be an absorbing pursuit.
BAXTER
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From this reading DEVENISH (to BAXTER).
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I have never done anything in that way myself, but I'm sure it must be an absorbing pursuit.
big-game
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From this reading Robinson is a great big-game hunter.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have never done anything in that way myself, but I'm sure it must be an absorbing pursuit.
DEVENISH
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From this reading DEVENISH (to BAXTER).
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have never done anything in that way myself, but I'm sure it must be an absorbing pursuit.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Robinson is a great big-game hunter.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have never done anything in that way myself, but I'm sure it must be an absorbing pursuit.
hunter
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From this reading Robinson is a great big-game hunter.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have never done anything in that way myself, but I'm sure it must be an absorbing pursuit.
I'm
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From this reading I have never done anything in that way myself, but I'm sure it must be an absorbing pursuit.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have never done anything in that way myself, but I'm sure it must be an absorbing pursuit.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Robinson is a great big-game hunter.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have never done anything in that way myself, but I'm sure it must be an absorbing pursuit.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I have never done anything in that way myself, but I'm sure it must be an absorbing pursuit.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I have never done anything in that way myself, but I'm sure it must be an absorbing pursuit.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have never done anything in that way myself, but I'm sure it must be an absorbing pursuit.
pursuit
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From this reading I have never done anything in that way myself, but I'm sure it must be an absorbing pursuit.
Robinson
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From this reading Robinson is a great big-game hunter.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have never done anything in that way myself, but I'm sure it must be an absorbing pursuit.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have never done anything in that way myself, but I'm sure it must be an absorbing pursuit.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DEVENISH (to BAXTER).
way
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From this reading I have never done anything in that way myself, but I'm sure it must be an absorbing pursuit.