Chapter IX
LORD W. Well, I think it would be a deuced, good thing if everybody were a bit more kind. PRESS. Ah! [Musing] I feel that your views are strikingly original, Lord William. If you could just open out on them a little more?
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LORD
W.
Well,
I
think
it
would
be
a
deuced,
good
thing
if
everybody
were
a
bit
more
kind.
PRESS.
Ah!
[Musing]
I
feel
that
your
views
are
strikingly
original,
Lord
William.
If
you
could
just
open
out
on
them
a
little
more?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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LORD
W.
Well,
I
think
it
would
be
a
deuced,
good
thing
if
everybody
were
a
bit
more
kind.
Line 2
PRESS.
Line 3
Ah!
Line 4
[Musing]
I
feel
that
your
views
are
strikingly
original,
Lord
William.
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If
you
could
just
open
out
on
them
a
little
more?
Learner Dictionary
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Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “If you could just open out on them a little more?”
Everybody
pronoun
US /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading “LORD W. Well, I think it would be a deuced, good thing if everybody were a bit more kind.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “LORD W. Well, I think it would be a deuced, good thing if everybody were a bit more kind.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If you could just open out on them a little more?”
Open
verb
US /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “If you could just open out on them a little more?”
Thing
noun
US /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “LORD W. Well, I think it would be a deuced, good thing if everybody were a bit more kind.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “LORD W. Well, I think it would be a deuced, good thing if everybody were a bit more kind.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “LORD W. Well, I think it would be a deuced, good thing if everybody were a bit more kind.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “LORD W. Well, I think it would be a deuced, good thing if everybody were a bit more kind.”
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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 LORD W. Well, I think it would be a deuced, good thing if everybody were a bit more kind.
Ah
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From this reading Ah!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading [Musing] I feel that your views are strikingly original, Lord William.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading LORD W. Well, I think it would be a deuced, good thing if everybody were a bit more kind.
bit
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From this reading LORD W. Well, I think it would be a deuced, good thing if everybody were a bit more kind.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If you could just open out on them a little more?
deuced
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From this reading LORD W. Well, I think it would be a deuced, good thing if everybody were a bit more kind.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading LORD W. Well, I think it would be a deuced, good thing if everybody were a bit more kind.
feel
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From this reading [Musing] I feel that your views are strikingly original, Lord William.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LORD W. Well, I think it would be a deuced, good thing if everybody were a bit more kind.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading LORD W. Well, I think it would be a deuced, good thing if everybody were a bit more kind.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading LORD W. Well, I think it would be a deuced, good thing if everybody were a bit more kind.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading LORD W. Well, I think it would be a deuced, good thing if everybody were a bit more kind.
just
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From this reading If you could just open out on them a little more?
kind
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From this reading LORD W. Well, I think it would be a deuced, good thing if everybody were a bit more kind.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you could just open out on them a little more?
LORD
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From this reading LORD W. Well, I think it would be a deuced, good thing if everybody were a bit more kind.
more
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From this reading LORD W. Well, I think it would be a deuced, good thing if everybody were a bit more kind.
Musing
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From this reading [Musing] I feel that your views are strikingly original, Lord William.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If you could just open out on them a little more?
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading If you could just open out on them a little more?
original
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From this reading [Musing] I feel that your views are strikingly original, Lord William.
out
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From this reading If you could just open out on them a little more?
PRESS
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From this reading PRESS.
strikingly
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From this reading [Musing] I feel that your views are strikingly original, Lord William.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading [Musing] I feel that your views are strikingly original, Lord William.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If you could just open out on them a little more?
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LORD W. Well, I think it would be a deuced, good thing if everybody were a bit more kind.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LORD W. Well, I think it would be a deuced, good thing if everybody were a bit more kind.
views
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From this reading [Musing] I feel that your views are strikingly original, Lord William.
W
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From this reading LORD W. Well, I think it would be a deuced, good thing if everybody were a bit more kind.
Well
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From this reading LORD W. Well, I think it would be a deuced, good thing if everybody were a bit more kind.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading LORD W. Well, I think it would be a deuced, good thing if everybody were a bit more kind.
William
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From this reading [Musing] I feel that your views are strikingly original, Lord William.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading LORD W. Well, I think it would be a deuced, good thing if everybody were a bit more kind.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you could just open out on them a little more?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading [Musing] I feel that your views are strikingly original, Lord William.