Chapter VIII
YOUNG MAN. You must have had awful luck! CLARE. I did try. [Fiercely] But what's the good--when there's nothing before you?--Do I look ill?
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Chapter VIII
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YOUNG
MAN.
You
must
have
had
awful
luck!
CLARE.
I
did
try.
[Fiercely]
But
what's
the
good--when
there's
nothing
before
you?--Do
I
look
ill?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
YOUNG
MAN.
Line 2
You
must
have
had
awful
luck!
Line 3
CLARE.
Line 4
I
did
try.
Line 5
[Fiercely]
But
what's
the
good--when
there's
nothing
before
you?--Do
I
look
ill?
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “[Fiercely] But what's the good--when there's nothing before you?--Do I look ill?”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[Fiercely] But what's the good--when there's nothing before you?--Do I look ill?”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You must have had awful luck!”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[Fiercely] But what's the good--when there's nothing before you?--Do I look ill?”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You must have had awful luck!”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “[Fiercely] But what's the good--when there's nothing before you?--Do I look ill?”
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awful
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From this reading You must have had awful luck!
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading [Fiercely] But what's the good--when there's nothing before you?--Do I look ill?
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading [Fiercely] But what's the good--when there's nothing before you?--Do I look ill?
CLARE
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From this reading CLARE.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did try.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading [Fiercely] But what's the good--when there's nothing before you?--Do I look ill?
Fiercely
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From this reading [Fiercely] But what's the good--when there's nothing before you?--Do I look ill?
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Fiercely] But what's the good--when there's nothing before you?--Do I look ill?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You must have had awful luck!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You must have had awful luck!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I did try.
ill
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From this reading [Fiercely] But what's the good--when there's nothing before you?--Do I look ill?
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Fiercely] But what's the good--when there's nothing before you?--Do I look ill?
luck
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From this reading You must have had awful luck!
MAN
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From this reading YOUNG MAN.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must have had awful luck!
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading [Fiercely] But what's the good--when there's nothing before you?--Do I look ill?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Fiercely] But what's the good--when there's nothing before you?--Do I look ill?
there's
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From this reading [Fiercely] But what's the good--when there's nothing before you?--Do I look ill?
try
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From this reading I did try.
what's
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From this reading [Fiercely] But what's the good--when there's nothing before you?--Do I look ill?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading [Fiercely] But what's the good--when there's nothing before you?--Do I look ill?
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You must have had awful luck!
YOUNG
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From this reading YOUNG MAN.