Chapter VI
“Ah, no!” said Jude. “I am almost as far off that as ever.” “How so?” Jude slapped his pocket. “Just what we thought!
Jude the Obscure
Chapter VI
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“Ah,
no!”
said
Jude.
“I
am
almost
as
far
off
that
as
ever.”
“How
so?”
Jude
slapped
his
pocket.
“Just
what
we
thought!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Ah,
no!”
said
Jude.
Line 2
“I
am
almost
as
far
off
that
as
ever.”
Line 3
“How
so?”
Line 4
Jude
slapped
his
pocket.
Line 5
“Just
what
we
thought!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Ever
noun
US /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I am almost as far off that as ever.””
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Just what we thought!”
All words in this reading · 21
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Ah
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From this reading “Ah, no!” said Jude.
almost
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From this reading “I am almost as far off that as ever.”
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am almost as far off that as ever.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I am almost as far off that as ever.”
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am almost as far off that as ever.”
far
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From this reading “I am almost as far off that as ever.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jude slapped his pocket.
How
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From this reading “How so?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am almost as far off that as ever.”
Jude
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From this reading “Ah, no!” said Jude.
Just
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From this reading “Just what we thought!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “Ah, no!” said Jude.
off
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From this reading “I am almost as far off that as ever.”
pocket
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From this reading Jude slapped his pocket.
said
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From this reading “Ah, no!” said Jude.
slapped
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From this reading Jude slapped his pocket.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “How so?”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I am almost as far off that as ever.”
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Just what we thought!
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Just what we thought!
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Just what we thought!