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Chapter III

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OUT IN THE WORLD.
I AM not sure that I would, even if I could, give you a detailed account of the days which followed.
What is the use of trying to live pain over again on paper?
Yet some people need practice of this sort to enable them to have any idea of the sorrows of other hearts.
I wonder if you ever went through a large, elegantly furnished house, from room to room, and dismantled it?
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter III

Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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OUT IN THE WORLD.
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I AM not sure that I would, even if I could, give you a detailed account of the days which followed.
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What is the use of trying to live pain over again on paper?
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Yet some people need practice of this sort to enable them to have any idea of the sorrows of other hearts.
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I wonder if you ever went through a large, elegantly furnished house, from room to room, and dismantled it?

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “What is the use of trying to live pain over again on paper?”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “I AM not sure that I would, even if I could, give you a detailed account of the days which followed.”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I AM not sure that I would, even if I could, give you a detailed account of the days which followed.”

Ever noun US /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I wonder if you ever went through a large, elegantly furnished house, from room to room, and dismantled it?”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Yet some people need practice of this sort to enable them to have any idea of the sorrows of other hearts.”

Need noun US /need/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Yet some people need practice of this sort to enable them to have any idea of the sorrows of other hearts.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “What is the use of trying to live pain over again on paper?”

Sure noun US /sure/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I AM not sure that I would, even if I could, give you a detailed account of the days which followed.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “I wonder if you ever went through a large, elegantly furnished house, from room to room, and dismantled it?”

Went noun US /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I wonder if you ever went through a large, elegantly furnished house, from room to room, and dismantled it?”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “I AM not sure that I would, even if I could, give you a detailed account of the days which followed.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “Yet some people need practice of this sort to enable them to have any idea of the sorrows of other hearts.”

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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 I AM not sure that I would, even if I could, give you a detailed account of the days which followed.

account

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From this reading I AM not sure that I would, even if I could, give you a detailed account of the days which followed.

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading What is the use of trying to live pain over again on paper?

AMauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I AM not sure that I would, even if I could, give you a detailed account of the days which followed.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading I wonder if you ever went through a large, elegantly furnished house, from room to room, and dismantled it?

any

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From this reading Yet some people need practice of this sort to enable them to have any idea of the sorrows of other hearts.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading I AM not sure that I would, even if I could, give you a detailed account of the days which followed.

days

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From this reading I AM not sure that I would, even if I could, give you a detailed account of the days which followed.

detailed

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From this reading I AM not sure that I would, even if I could, give you a detailed account of the days which followed.

dismantled

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From this reading I wonder if you ever went through a large, elegantly furnished house, from room to room, and dismantled it?

elegantly

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From this reading I wonder if you ever went through a large, elegantly furnished house, from room to room, and dismantled it?

enable

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From this reading Yet some people need practice of this sort to enable them to have any idea of the sorrows of other hearts.

evennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I AM not sure that I would, even if I could, give you a detailed account of the days which followed.

evernounUS /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I wonder if you ever went through a large, elegantly furnished house, from room to room, and dismantled it?

followed

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From this reading I AM not sure that I would, even if I could, give you a detailed account of the days which followed.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I wonder if you ever went through a large, elegantly furnished house, from room to room, and dismantled it?

furnished

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From this reading I wonder if you ever went through a large, elegantly furnished house, from room to room, and dismantled it?

give

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From this reading I AM not sure that I would, even if I could, give you a detailed account of the days which followed.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Yet some people need practice of this sort to enable them to have any idea of the sorrows of other hearts.

hearts

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From this reading Yet some people need practice of this sort to enable them to have any idea of the sorrows of other hearts.

house

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From this reading I wonder if you ever went through a large, elegantly furnished house, from room to room, and dismantled it?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I AM not sure that I would, even if I could, give you a detailed account of the days which followed.

idea

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From this reading Yet some people need practice of this sort to enable them to have any idea of the sorrows of other hearts.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I AM not sure that I would, even if I could, give you a detailed account of the days which followed.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading OUT IN THE WORLD.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading What is the use of trying to live pain over again on paper?

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I wonder if you ever went through a large, elegantly furnished house, from room to room, and dismantled it?

large

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From this reading I wonder if you ever went through a large, elegantly furnished house, from room to room, and dismantled it?

live

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From this reading What is the use of trying to live pain over again on paper?

neednounUS /need/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Yet some people need practice of this sort to enable them to have any idea of the sorrows of other hearts.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I AM not sure that I would, even if I could, give you a detailed account of the days which followed.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I AM not sure that I would, even if I could, give you a detailed account of the days which followed.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading What is the use of trying to live pain over again on paper?

other

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From this reading Yet some people need practice of this sort to enable them to have any idea of the sorrows of other hearts.

OUT

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From this reading OUT IN THE WORLD.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading What is the use of trying to live pain over again on paper?

pain

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From this reading What is the use of trying to live pain over again on paper?

paper

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From this reading What is the use of trying to live pain over again on paper?

people

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From this reading Yet some people need practice of this sort to enable them to have any idea of the sorrows of other hearts.

practice

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From this reading Yet some people need practice of this sort to enable them to have any idea of the sorrows of other hearts.

room

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From this reading I wonder if you ever went through a large, elegantly furnished house, from room to room, and dismantled it?

some

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From this reading Yet some people need practice of this sort to enable them to have any idea of the sorrows of other hearts.

sorrows

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From this reading Yet some people need practice of this sort to enable them to have any idea of the sorrows of other hearts.

sort

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From this reading Yet some people need practice of this sort to enable them to have any idea of the sorrows of other hearts.

surenounUS /sure/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I AM not sure that I would, even if I could, give you a detailed account of the days which followed.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I AM not sure that I would, even if I could, give you a detailed account of the days which followed.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading OUT IN THE WORLD.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Yet some people need practice of this sort to enable them to have any idea of the sorrows of other hearts.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Yet some people need practice of this sort to enable them to have any idea of the sorrows of other hearts.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading I wonder if you ever went through a large, elegantly furnished house, from room to room, and dismantled it?

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading What is the use of trying to live pain over again on paper?

trying

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From this reading What is the use of trying to live pain over again on paper?

use

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From this reading What is the use of trying to live pain over again on paper?

wentnounUS /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I wonder if you ever went through a large, elegantly furnished house, from room to room, and dismantled it?

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What is the use of trying to live pain over again on paper?

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading I AM not sure that I would, even if I could, give you a detailed account of the days which followed.

wonder

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From this reading I wonder if you ever went through a large, elegantly furnished house, from room to room, and dismantled it?

WORLD

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From this reading OUT IN THE WORLD.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading I AM not sure that I would, even if I could, give you a detailed account of the days which followed.

YetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet some people need practice of this sort to enable them to have any idea of the sorrows of other hearts.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I AM not sure that I would, even if I could, give you a detailed account of the days which followed.