Chapter V
Chapter 5
Chapter 5 of Heartbreak House is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RANDALL. How dare I what? I am not doing anything. LADY UTTERWORD. Who told you I was here?
Heartbreak House
Chapter V · Chapter 5
Chapter 5 of Heartbreak House is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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RANDALL.
How
dare
I
what?
I
am
not
doing
anything.
LADY
UTTERWORD.
Who
told
you
I
was
here?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Heartbreak House
Chapter V · Chapter 5
Chapter 5 of Heartbreak House is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
RANDALL.
Line 2
How
dare
I
what?
Line 3
I
am
not
doing
anything.
/aɪ æm nɑːt ˈduːɪŋ ˈeniθɪŋ/
Line 4
LADY
UTTERWORD.
Line 5
Who
told
you
I
was
here?
/huː toʊld juː aɪ wɑːz hiːr/
Learner Dictionary
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “I am not doing anything.”
dare
verb
US /der/
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “How dare I what?”
doing
verb
US /ˈduːɪŋ/
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “I am not doing anything.”
here
adverb
US /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Who told you I was here?”
lady
noun
US /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “LADY UTTERWORD.”
told
verb
US /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “Who told you I was here?”
All words in this reading · 16
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not doing anything.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading I am not doing anything.
dareverbUS /der/
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading How dare I what?
doingverbUS /ˈduːɪŋ/
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading I am not doing anything.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Who told you I was here?
How
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How dare I what?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading How dare I what?
LADYnounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading LADY UTTERWORD.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am not doing anything.
RANDALL
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RANDALL.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Who told you I was here?
UTTERWORD
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LADY UTTERWORD.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Who told you I was here?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading How dare I what?
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who told you I was here?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Who told you I was here?
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Vocabulary met early in Heartbreak House
Words and structures a reader meets early in Heartbreak House, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Heartbreak
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Heartbreak House; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- House
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- Merely
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- Follows
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