Chapter XII
MR. AND MRS. OUTHOUSE. Both Mr. Outhouse and his wife were especially timid in taking upon themselves the cares of other people. Not on that account is it to be supposed that they were bad or selfish.
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Chapter XII
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MR.
AND
MRS.
OUTHOUSE.
Both
Mr.
Outhouse
and
his
wife
were
especially
timid
in
taking
upon
themselves
the
cares
of
other
people.
Not
on
that
account
is
it
to
be
supposed
that
they
were
bad
or
selfish.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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MR.
Line 2
AND
MRS.
Line 3
OUTHOUSE.
Line 4
Both
Mr.
Outhouse
and
his
wife
were
especially
timid
in
taking
upon
themselves
the
cares
of
other
people.
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Not
on
that
account
is
it
to
be
supposed
that
they
were
bad
or
selfish.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Themselves
pronoun
US /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “Both Mr. Outhouse and his wife were especially timid in taking upon themselves the cares of other people.”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Both Mr. Outhouse and his wife were especially timid in taking upon themselves the cares of other people.”
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account
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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AND MRS.
bad
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From this reading Not on that account is it to be supposed that they were bad or selfish.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Not on that account is it to be supposed that they were bad or selfish.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both Mr. Outhouse and his wife were especially timid in taking upon themselves the cares of other people.
cares
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From this reading Both Mr. Outhouse and his wife were especially timid in taking upon themselves the cares of other people.
especially
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From this reading Both Mr. Outhouse and his wife were especially timid in taking upon themselves the cares of other people.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Both Mr. Outhouse and his wife were especially timid in taking upon themselves the cares of other people.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Both Mr. Outhouse and his wife were especially timid in taking upon themselves the cares of other people.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not on that account is it to be supposed that they were bad or selfish.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Not on that account is it to be supposed that they were bad or selfish.
MR
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From this reading MR.
MRS
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From this reading AND MRS.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not on that account is it to be supposed that they were bad or selfish.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Both Mr. Outhouse and his wife were especially timid in taking upon themselves the cares of other people.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Not on that account is it to be supposed that they were bad or selfish.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Not on that account is it to be supposed that they were bad or selfish.
other
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From this reading Both Mr. Outhouse and his wife were especially timid in taking upon themselves the cares of other people.
OUTHOUSE
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From this reading OUTHOUSE.
people
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selfish
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supposed
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taking
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From this reading Both Mr. Outhouse and his wife were especially timid in taking upon themselves the cares of other people.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not on that account is it to be supposed that they were bad or selfish.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Both Mr. Outhouse and his wife were especially timid in taking upon themselves the cares of other people.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Both Mr. Outhouse and his wife were especially timid in taking upon themselves the cares of other people.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not on that account is it to be supposed that they were bad or selfish.
timid
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From this reading Both Mr. Outhouse and his wife were especially timid in taking upon themselves the cares of other people.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not on that account is it to be supposed that they were bad or selfish.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Both Mr. Outhouse and his wife were especially timid in taking upon themselves the cares of other people.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Both Mr. Outhouse and his wife were especially timid in taking upon themselves the cares of other people.
wife
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From this reading Both Mr. Outhouse and his wife were especially timid in taking upon themselves the cares of other people.