Chapter IX
BARBARA. And will he be the better for that? UNDERSHAFT. You know he will. Don't be a hypocrite, Barbara.
Major Barbara
Chapter IX
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BARBARA.
And
will
he
be
the
better
for
that?
UNDERSHAFT.
You
know
he
will.
Don't
be
a
hypocrite,
Barbara.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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BARBARA.
Line 2
And
will
he
be
the
better
for
that?
Line 3
UNDERSHAFT.
Line 4
You
know
he
will.
/juː know hiː wɪl/
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Don't
be
a
hypocrite,
Barbara.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You know he will.”
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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 Don't be a hypocrite, Barbara.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And will he be the better for that?
BARBARA
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From this reading BARBARA.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And will he be the better for that?
better
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From this reading And will he be the better for that?
Don't
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From this reading Don't be a hypocrite, Barbara.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And will he be the better for that?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And will he be the better for that?
hypocrite
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From this reading Don't be a hypocrite, Barbara.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You know he will.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And will he be the better for that?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And will he be the better for that?
UNDERSHAFT
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From this reading UNDERSHAFT.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And will he be the better for that?
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You know he will.