Chapter I
“Three Men in a Boat,” “Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow,” etc. LONDON HURST AND BLACKETT, LIMITED 182, HIGH HOLBORN, W.C. ARE WE AS INTERESTING AS WE THINK WE ARE? “CHARMED. Very hot weather we’ve been having of late—I mean cold.
Idle Ideas in 1905
Chapter I
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“Three
Men
in
a
Boat,”
“Idle
Thoughts
of
an
Idle
Fellow,”
etc.
LONDON
HURST
AND
BLACKETT,
LIMITED
182,
HIGH
HOLBORN,
W.C.
ARE
WE
AS
INTERESTING
AS
WE
THINK
WE
ARE?
“CHARMED.
Very
hot
weather
we’ve
been
having
of
late—I
mean
cold.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Three
Men
in
a
Boat,”
“Idle
Thoughts
of
an
Idle
Fellow,”
etc.
Line 2
LONDON
HURST
AND
BLACKETT,
LIMITED
182,
HIGH
HOLBORN,
W.C.
Line 3
ARE
WE
AS
INTERESTING
AS
WE
THINK
WE
ARE?
Line 4
“CHARMED.
Line 5
Very
hot
weather
we’ve
been
having
of
late—I
mean
cold.
Learner Dictionary
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Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Very hot weather we’ve been having of late—I mean cold.”
Having
auxiliary verb
US /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “Very hot weather we’ve been having of late—I mean cold.”
THINK
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ARE WE AS INTERESTING AS WE THINK WE ARE?”
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182
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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 “Three Men in a Boat,” “Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow,” etc.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Three Men in a Boat,” “Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow,” etc.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LONDON HURST AND BLACKETT, LIMITED 182, HIGH HOLBORN, W.C.
AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ARE WE AS INTERESTING AS WE THINK WE ARE?
ASconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ARE WE AS INTERESTING AS WE THINK WE ARE?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Very hot weather we’ve been having of late—I mean cold.
BLACKETT
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From this reading LONDON HURST AND BLACKETT, LIMITED 182, HIGH HOLBORN, W.C.
Boat
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From this reading “Three Men in a Boat,” “Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow,” etc.
C
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CHARMED
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From this reading “CHARMED.
cold
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etc
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From this reading “Three Men in a Boat,” “Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow,” etc.
Fellow
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From this reading “Three Men in a Boat,” “Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow,” etc.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Very hot weather we’ve been having of late—I mean cold.
HIGH
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From this reading LONDON HURST AND BLACKETT, LIMITED 182, HIGH HOLBORN, W.C.
HOLBORN
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hot
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From this reading Very hot weather we’ve been having of late—I mean cold.
HURST
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From this reading LONDON HURST AND BLACKETT, LIMITED 182, HIGH HOLBORN, W.C.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Very hot weather we’ve been having of late—I mean cold.
Idle
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From this reading “Three Men in a Boat,” “Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow,” etc.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Three Men in a Boat,” “Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow,” etc.
INTERESTING
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From this reading ARE WE AS INTERESTING AS WE THINK WE ARE?
late
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From this reading Very hot weather we’ve been having of late—I mean cold.
LIMITED
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From this reading LONDON HURST AND BLACKETT, LIMITED 182, HIGH HOLBORN, W.C.
LONDON
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mean
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From this reading Very hot weather we’ve been having of late—I mean cold.
Men
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From this reading “Three Men in a Boat,” “Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow,” etc.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Three Men in a Boat,” “Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow,” etc.
THINKnounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ARE WE AS INTERESTING AS WE THINK WE ARE?
Thoughts
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Three
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Very
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From this reading Very hot weather we’ve been having of late—I mean cold.
W
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WEpronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ARE WE AS INTERESTING AS WE THINK WE ARE?
we've
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From this reading Very hot weather we’ve been having of late—I mean cold.
weather
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From this reading Very hot weather we’ve been having of late—I mean cold.