Chapter II
WOODCUTTER. After all, I'm just as bad as you. Only yesterday I was thinking to myself how unselfish I was to interrupt my work in order to talk to a mere Princess. PRINCESS. Yes, but the trouble is that you _don't_ interrupt your work.
Second Plays
Chapter II
English subtitles · tap any word to listen
1 / 5
WOODCUTTER.
After
all,
I'm
just
as
bad
as
you.
Only
yesterday
I
was
thinking
to
myself
how
unselfish
I
was
to
interrupt
my
work
in
order
to
talk
to
a
mere
Princess.
PRINCESS.
Yes,
but
the
trouble
is
that
you
_don't_
interrupt
your
work.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
WOODCUTTER.
/ˈwʊdˌkʌt.ər/
Line 2
After
all,
I'm
just
as
bad
as
you.
Line 3
Only
yesterday
I
was
thinking
to
myself
how
unselfish
I
was
to
interrupt
my
work
in
order
to
talk
to
a
mere
Princess.
Line 4
PRINCESS.
/ˈprɪn.ses/
Line 5
Yes,
but
the
trouble
is
that
you
_don't_
interrupt
your
work.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “After all, I'm just as bad as you.”
Myself
pronoun
US /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Only yesterday I was thinking to myself how unselfish I was to interrupt my work in order to talk to a mere Princess.”
Order
noun
US /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Only yesterday I was thinking to myself how unselfish I was to interrupt my work in order to talk to a mere Princess.”
Princess
noun
US /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “Only yesterday I was thinking to myself how unselfish I was to interrupt my work in order to talk to a mere Princess.”
Thinking
noun
US /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Only yesterday I was thinking to myself how unselfish I was to interrupt my work in order to talk to a mere Princess.”
WOODCUTTER
noun
US /ˈwʊdˌkʌt.ər/
A person whose work is chopping down trees and gathering firewood.
From this reading “WOODCUTTER.”
All words in this reading · 34
Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Only yesterday I was thinking to myself how unselfish I was to interrupt my work in order to talk to a mere Princess.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After all, I'm just as bad as you.
all
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After all, I'm just as bad as you.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After all, I'm just as bad as you.
bad
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After all, I'm just as bad as you.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Yes, but the trouble is that you _don't_ interrupt your work.
don't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes, but the trouble is that you _don't_ interrupt your work.
how
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only yesterday I was thinking to myself how unselfish I was to interrupt my work in order to talk to a mere Princess.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Only yesterday I was thinking to myself how unselfish I was to interrupt my work in order to talk to a mere Princess.
I'm
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After all, I'm just as bad as you.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Only yesterday I was thinking to myself how unselfish I was to interrupt my work in order to talk to a mere Princess.
interrupt
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only yesterday I was thinking to myself how unselfish I was to interrupt my work in order to talk to a mere Princess.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes, but the trouble is that you _don't_ interrupt your work.
just
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After all, I'm just as bad as you.
mere
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only yesterday I was thinking to myself how unselfish I was to interrupt my work in order to talk to a mere Princess.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Only yesterday I was thinking to myself how unselfish I was to interrupt my work in order to talk to a mere Princess.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Only yesterday I was thinking to myself how unselfish I was to interrupt my work in order to talk to a mere Princess.
Only
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only yesterday I was thinking to myself how unselfish I was to interrupt my work in order to talk to a mere Princess.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only yesterday I was thinking to myself how unselfish I was to interrupt my work in order to talk to a mere Princess.
PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading Only yesterday I was thinking to myself how unselfish I was to interrupt my work in order to talk to a mere Princess.
talk
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only yesterday I was thinking to myself how unselfish I was to interrupt my work in order to talk to a mere Princess.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yes, but the trouble is that you _don't_ interrupt your work.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yes, but the trouble is that you _don't_ interrupt your work.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only yesterday I was thinking to myself how unselfish I was to interrupt my work in order to talk to a mere Princess.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Only yesterday I was thinking to myself how unselfish I was to interrupt my work in order to talk to a mere Princess.
trouble
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes, but the trouble is that you _don't_ interrupt your work.
unselfish
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only yesterday I was thinking to myself how unselfish I was to interrupt my work in order to talk to a mere Princess.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Only yesterday I was thinking to myself how unselfish I was to interrupt my work in order to talk to a mere Princess.
WOODCUTTERnounUS /ˈwʊdˌkʌt.ər/
A person whose work is chopping down trees and gathering firewood.
From this reading WOODCUTTER.
work
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only yesterday I was thinking to myself how unselfish I was to interrupt my work in order to talk to a mere Princess.
Yes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes, but the trouble is that you _don't_ interrupt your work.
yesterday
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only yesterday I was thinking to myself how unselfish I was to interrupt my work in order to talk to a mere Princess.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading After all, I'm just as bad as you.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Yes, but the trouble is that you _don't_ interrupt your work.