Chapter XIV
“Listen,” says Mark Tidd that night. “We’ve got to w-w-wake up and do some-thin’ with this newspaper.” “Huh!” says I. “I thought we _had_ been doin’ somethin’. Dunne’s I ever worked harder in my life.”
Mark Tidd, Editor
Chapter XIV
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“Listen,”
says
Mark
Tidd
that
night.
“We’ve
got
to
w-w-wake
up
and
do
some-thin’
with
this
newspaper.”
“Huh!”
says
I.
“I
thought
we
_had_
been
doin’
somethin’.
Dunne’s
I
ever
worked
harder
in
my
life.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Listen,”
says
Mark
Tidd
that
night.
Line 2
“We’ve
got
to
w-w-wake
up
and
do
some-thin’
with
this
newspaper.”
Line 3
“Huh!”
says
I.
Line 4
“I
thought
we
_had_
been
doin’
somethin’.
Line 5
Dunne’s
I
ever
worked
harder
in
my
life.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““I thought we _had_ been doin’ somethin’.”
Ever
noun
US /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dunne’s I ever worked harder in my life.””
Life
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dunne’s I ever worked harder in my life.””
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I thought we _had_ been doin’ somethin’.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “We’ve got to w-w-wake up and do some-thin’ with this newspaper.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I thought we _had_ been doin’ somethin’.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “We’ve got to w-w-wake up and do some-thin’ with this newspaper.”
doin
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From this reading “I thought we _had_ been doin’ somethin’.
Dunne's
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From this reading Dunne’s I ever worked harder in my life.”
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dunne’s I ever worked harder in my life.”
got
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From this reading “We’ve got to w-w-wake up and do some-thin’ with this newspaper.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I thought we _had_ been doin’ somethin’.
harder
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From this reading Dunne’s I ever worked harder in my life.”
Huh
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From this reading “Huh!” says I.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Huh!” says I.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dunne’s I ever worked harder in my life.”
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dunne’s I ever worked harder in my life.”
Listen
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From this reading “Listen,” says Mark Tidd that night.
Mark
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From this reading “Listen,” says Mark Tidd that night.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Dunne’s I ever worked harder in my life.”
newspaper
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From this reading “We’ve got to w-w-wake up and do some-thin’ with this newspaper.”
night
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From this reading “Listen,” says Mark Tidd that night.
says
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From this reading “Listen,” says Mark Tidd that night.
some-thin
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From this reading “We’ve got to w-w-wake up and do some-thin’ with this newspaper.”
somethin
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From this reading “I thought we _had_ been doin’ somethin’.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Listen,” says Mark Tidd that night.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “We’ve got to w-w-wake up and do some-thin’ with this newspaper.”
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought we _had_ been doin’ somethin’.
Tidd
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From this reading “Listen,” says Mark Tidd that night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We’ve got to w-w-wake up and do some-thin’ with this newspaper.”
up
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From this reading “We’ve got to w-w-wake up and do some-thin’ with this newspaper.”
w-w-wake
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From this reading “We’ve got to w-w-wake up and do some-thin’ with this newspaper.”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I thought we _had_ been doin’ somethin’.
We've
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From this reading “We’ve got to w-w-wake up and do some-thin’ with this newspaper.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “We’ve got to w-w-wake up and do some-thin’ with this newspaper.”
worked
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From this reading Dunne’s I ever worked harder in my life.”