Chapter XI
TIMSON. Well, I 'ad to spend it, lookin' for a permanent job. When you've got to do with 'orses, you can't neglect the publics, or you might as well be dead. WELLWYN. Quite so!
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TIMSON.
Well,
I
'ad
to
spend
it,
lookin'
for
a
permanent
job.
When
you've
got
to
do
with
'orses,
you
can't
neglect
the
publics,
or
you
might
as
well
be
dead.
WELLWYN.
Quite
so!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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TIMSON.
Line 2
Well,
I
'ad
to
spend
it,
lookin'
for
a
permanent
job.
Line 3
When
you've
got
to
do
with
'orses,
you
can't
neglect
the
publics,
or
you
might
as
well
be
dead.
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WELLWYN.
Line 5
Quite
so!
/quite soʊ/
Learner Dictionary
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Dead
noun
US /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When you've got to do with 'orses, you can't neglect the publics, or you might as well be dead.”
Might
modal verb
US /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “When you've got to do with 'orses, you can't neglect the publics, or you might as well be dead.”
Quite
noun
US /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Quite so!”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, I 'ad to spend it, lookin' for a permanent job.”
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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 Well, I 'ad to spend it, lookin' for a permanent job.
ad
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From this reading Well, I 'ad to spend it, lookin' for a permanent job.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When you've got to do with 'orses, you can't neglect the publics, or you might as well be dead.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When you've got to do with 'orses, you can't neglect the publics, or you might as well be dead.
can't
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From this reading When you've got to do with 'orses, you can't neglect the publics, or you might as well be dead.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When you've got to do with 'orses, you can't neglect the publics, or you might as well be dead.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading When you've got to do with 'orses, you can't neglect the publics, or you might as well be dead.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Well, I 'ad to spend it, lookin' for a permanent job.
got
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From this reading When you've got to do with 'orses, you can't neglect the publics, or you might as well be dead.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, I 'ad to spend it, lookin' for a permanent job.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Well, I 'ad to spend it, lookin' for a permanent job.
job
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From this reading Well, I 'ad to spend it, lookin' for a permanent job.
lookin
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From this reading Well, I 'ad to spend it, lookin' for a permanent job.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading When you've got to do with 'orses, you can't neglect the publics, or you might as well be dead.
neglect
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From this reading When you've got to do with 'orses, you can't neglect the publics, or you might as well be dead.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When you've got to do with 'orses, you can't neglect the publics, or you might as well be dead.
orses
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From this reading When you've got to do with 'orses, you can't neglect the publics, or you might as well be dead.
permanent
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From this reading Well, I 'ad to spend it, lookin' for a permanent job.
publics
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From this reading When you've got to do with 'orses, you can't neglect the publics, or you might as well be dead.
QuitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quite so!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Quite so!
spend
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From this reading Well, I 'ad to spend it, lookin' for a permanent job.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When you've got to do with 'orses, you can't neglect the publics, or you might as well be dead.
TIMSON
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From this reading TIMSON.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, I 'ad to spend it, lookin' for a permanent job.
Well
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From this reading Well, I 'ad to spend it, lookin' for a permanent job.
WELLWYN
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From this reading WELLWYN.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When you've got to do with 'orses, you can't neglect the publics, or you might as well be dead.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When you've got to do with 'orses, you can't neglect the publics, or you might as well be dead.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When you've got to do with 'orses, you can't neglect the publics, or you might as well be dead.
you've
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From this reading When you've got to do with 'orses, you can't neglect the publics, or you might as well be dead.