Chapter II
"Luchesi cannot tell Amontillado from Sherry." "And yet some fools will have it that his taste is a match for your own." "Come, let us go." "Whither?" "To your vaults."
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"Luchesi
cannot
tell
Amontillado
from
Sherry."
"And
yet
some
fools
will
have
it
that
his
taste
is
a
match
for
your
own."
"Come,
let
us
go."
"Whither?"
"To
your
vaults."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
First Project Gutenberg Collection of Edgar Allan Poe
Chapter II
Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
"Luchesi
cannot
tell
Amontillado
from
Sherry."
Line 2
"And
yet
some
fools
will
have
it
that
his
taste
is
a
match
for
your
own."
Line 3
"Come,
let
us
go."
Line 4
"Whither?"
/ˈwɪðər/
Line 5
"To
your
vaults."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Come, let us go."”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"And yet some fools will have it that his taste is a match for your own."”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"Come, let us go."”
Taste
verb
US /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading “"And yet some fools will have it that his taste is a match for your own."”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Luchesi cannot tell Amontillado from Sherry."”
Whither
adverb
US /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading “"Whither?"”
Yet
conjunction
US /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “"And yet some fools will have it that his taste is a match for your own."”
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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 "And yet some fools will have it that his taste is a match for your own."
Amontillado
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From this reading "Luchesi cannot tell Amontillado from Sherry."
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And yet some fools will have it that his taste is a match for your own."
cannot
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From this reading "Luchesi cannot tell Amontillado from Sherry."
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come, let us go."
fools
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From this reading "And yet some fools will have it that his taste is a match for your own."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "And yet some fools will have it that his taste is a match for your own."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Luchesi cannot tell Amontillado from Sherry."
go
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From this reading "Come, let us go."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "And yet some fools will have it that his taste is a match for your own."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "And yet some fools will have it that his taste is a match for your own."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And yet some fools will have it that his taste is a match for your own."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "And yet some fools will have it that his taste is a match for your own."
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Come, let us go."
Luchesi
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From this reading "Luchesi cannot tell Amontillado from Sherry."
match
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From this reading "And yet some fools will have it that his taste is a match for your own."
own
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From this reading "And yet some fools will have it that his taste is a match for your own."
Sherry
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From this reading "Luchesi cannot tell Amontillado from Sherry."
some
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From this reading "And yet some fools will have it that his taste is a match for your own."
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading "And yet some fools will have it that his taste is a match for your own."
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Luchesi cannot tell Amontillado from Sherry."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And yet some fools will have it that his taste is a match for your own."
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To your vaults."
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Come, let us go."
vaults
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "To your vaults."
WhitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading "Whither?"
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "And yet some fools will have it that his taste is a match for your own."
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "And yet some fools will have it that his taste is a match for your own."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And yet some fools will have it that his taste is a match for your own."