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Stories in Light and Shadow

Chapter XVI

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“But Professor Dobbs, your geologian, what does HE say to this frequent recurrence of the conglomerate sandstone period in your study?”
I asked quickly.
“He say nothing.
You comprehend?
He ees a profound geologian, but he also has the admiration excessif for my wife Urania.”
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Stories in Light and Shadow

Chapter XVI

Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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“But Professor Dobbs, your geologian, what does HE say to this frequent recurrence of the conglomerate sandstone period in your study?”
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I asked quickly.
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“He say nothing.
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You comprehend?
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He ees a profound geologian, but he also has the admiration excessif for my wife Urania.”

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Asked noun US /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I asked quickly.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “He ees a profound geologian, but he also has the admiration excessif for my wife Urania.””

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading ““He say nothing.”

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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 He ees a profound geologian, but he also has the admiration excessif for my wife Urania.”

admiration

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From this reading He ees a profound geologian, but he also has the admiration excessif for my wife Urania.”

also

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From this reading He ees a profound geologian, but he also has the admiration excessif for my wife Urania.”

askednounUS /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I asked quickly.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “But Professor Dobbs, your geologian, what does HE say to this frequent recurrence of the conglomerate sandstone period in your study?”

comprehend

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From this reading You comprehend?

conglomerate

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From this reading “But Professor Dobbs, your geologian, what does HE say to this frequent recurrence of the conglomerate sandstone period in your study?”

Dobbs

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From this reading “But Professor Dobbs, your geologian, what does HE say to this frequent recurrence of the conglomerate sandstone period in your study?”

doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “But Professor Dobbs, your geologian, what does HE say to this frequent recurrence of the conglomerate sandstone period in your study?”

ees

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From this reading He ees a profound geologian, but he also has the admiration excessif for my wife Urania.”

excessif

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From this reading He ees a profound geologian, but he also has the admiration excessif for my wife Urania.”

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He ees a profound geologian, but he also has the admiration excessif for my wife Urania.”

frequent

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From this reading “But Professor Dobbs, your geologian, what does HE say to this frequent recurrence of the conglomerate sandstone period in your study?”

geologian

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From this reading “But Professor Dobbs, your geologian, what does HE say to this frequent recurrence of the conglomerate sandstone period in your study?”

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He ees a profound geologian, but he also has the admiration excessif for my wife Urania.”

HEpronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “But Professor Dobbs, your geologian, what does HE say to this frequent recurrence of the conglomerate sandstone period in your study?”

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I asked quickly.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading “But Professor Dobbs, your geologian, what does HE say to this frequent recurrence of the conglomerate sandstone period in your study?”

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading He ees a profound geologian, but he also has the admiration excessif for my wife Urania.”

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “He say nothing.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “But Professor Dobbs, your geologian, what does HE say to this frequent recurrence of the conglomerate sandstone period in your study?”

period

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From this reading “But Professor Dobbs, your geologian, what does HE say to this frequent recurrence of the conglomerate sandstone period in your study?”

Professor

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From this reading “But Professor Dobbs, your geologian, what does HE say to this frequent recurrence of the conglomerate sandstone period in your study?”

profound

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From this reading He ees a profound geologian, but he also has the admiration excessif for my wife Urania.”

quickly

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From this reading I asked quickly.

recurrence

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From this reading “But Professor Dobbs, your geologian, what does HE say to this frequent recurrence of the conglomerate sandstone period in your study?”

sandstone

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From this reading “But Professor Dobbs, your geologian, what does HE say to this frequent recurrence of the conglomerate sandstone period in your study?”

say

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From this reading “But Professor Dobbs, your geologian, what does HE say to this frequent recurrence of the conglomerate sandstone period in your study?”

study

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From this reading “But Professor Dobbs, your geologian, what does HE say to this frequent recurrence of the conglomerate sandstone period in your study?”

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “But Professor Dobbs, your geologian, what does HE say to this frequent recurrence of the conglomerate sandstone period in your study?”

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading “But Professor Dobbs, your geologian, what does HE say to this frequent recurrence of the conglomerate sandstone period in your study?”

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “But Professor Dobbs, your geologian, what does HE say to this frequent recurrence of the conglomerate sandstone period in your study?”

Urania

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From this reading He ees a profound geologian, but he also has the admiration excessif for my wife Urania.”

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “But Professor Dobbs, your geologian, what does HE say to this frequent recurrence of the conglomerate sandstone period in your study?”

wife

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From this reading He ees a profound geologian, but he also has the admiration excessif for my wife Urania.”

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You comprehend?

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “But Professor Dobbs, your geologian, what does HE say to this frequent recurrence of the conglomerate sandstone period in your study?”