Chapter XI
HECTOR. We are wrong with it. There is no sense in us. We are useless, dangerous, and ought to be abolished. LADY UTTERWORD.
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HECTOR.
We
are
wrong
with
it.
There
is
no
sense
in
us.
We
are
useless,
dangerous,
and
ought
to
be
abolished.
LADY
UTTERWORD.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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HECTOR.
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We
are
wrong
with
it.
Line 3
There
is
no
sense
in
us.
Line 4
We
are
useless,
dangerous,
and
ought
to
be
abolished.
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LADY
UTTERWORD.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Ought
modal verb
US /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “We are useless, dangerous, and ought to be abolished.”
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abolished
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From this reading We are useless, dangerous, and ought to be abolished.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We are useless, dangerous, and ought to be abolished.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are wrong with it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We are useless, dangerous, and ought to be abolished.
dangerous
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From this reading We are useless, dangerous, and ought to be abolished.
HECTOR
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From this reading HECTOR.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is no sense in us.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no sense in us.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We are wrong with it.
LADY
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From this reading LADY UTTERWORD.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There is no sense in us.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading We are useless, dangerous, and ought to be abolished.
sense
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From this reading There is no sense in us.
There
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From this reading There is no sense in us.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We are useless, dangerous, and ought to be abolished.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There is no sense in us.
useless
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From this reading We are useless, dangerous, and ought to be abolished.
UTTERWORD
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From this reading LADY UTTERWORD.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are wrong with it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We are wrong with it.
wrong
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From this reading We are wrong with it.