Chapter III
"That is a curious thing," I remarked. "What is the history of that?" "Ah!" said he, "it is the very question which I have had occasion to ask myself. I would give a good deal to know. Take it in your hands and examine it."
Tales of Terror and Mystery
Chapter III
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"That
is
a
curious
thing,"
I
remarked.
"What
is
the
history
of
that?"
"Ah!"
said
he,
"it
is
the
very
question
which
I
have
had
occasion
to
ask
myself.
I
would
give
a
good
deal
to
know.
Take
it
in
your
hands
and
examine
it."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"That
is
a
curious
thing,"
I
remarked.
Line 2
"What
is
the
history
of
that?"
Line 3
"Ah!"
said
he,
"it
is
the
very
question
which
I
have
had
occasion
to
ask
myself.
Line 4
I
would
give
a
good
deal
to
know.
Line 5
Take
it
in
your
hands
and
examine
it."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I would give a good deal to know.”
Hands
plural noun
US /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Take it in your hands and examine it."”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Ah!" said he, "it is the very question which I have had occasion to ask myself.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I would give a good deal to know.”
Myself
pronoun
US /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “"Ah!" said he, "it is the very question which I have had occasion to ask myself.”
Question
noun
US /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Ah!" said he, "it is the very question which I have had occasion to ask myself.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Take it in your hands and examine it."”
Thing
noun
US /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That is a curious thing," I remarked.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I would give a good deal to know.”
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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 "That is a curious thing," I remarked.
Ah
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From this reading "Ah!" said he, "it is the very question which I have had occasion to ask myself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Take it in your hands and examine it."
ask
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From this reading "Ah!" said he, "it is the very question which I have had occasion to ask myself.
curious
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From this reading "That is a curious thing," I remarked.
deal
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From this reading I would give a good deal to know.
examine
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From this reading Take it in your hands and examine it."
give
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From this reading I would give a good deal to know.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I would give a good deal to know.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Ah!" said he, "it is the very question which I have had occasion to ask myself.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Take it in your hands and examine it."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Ah!" said he, "it is the very question which I have had occasion to ask myself.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ah!" said he, "it is the very question which I have had occasion to ask myself.
history
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From this reading "What is the history of that?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That is a curious thing," I remarked.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Take it in your hands and examine it."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is a curious thing," I remarked.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Ah!" said he, "it is the very question which I have had occasion to ask myself.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I would give a good deal to know.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "Ah!" said he, "it is the very question which I have had occasion to ask myself.
occasion
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From this reading "Ah!" said he, "it is the very question which I have had occasion to ask myself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What is the history of that?"
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Ah!" said he, "it is the very question which I have had occasion to ask myself.
remarked
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From this reading "That is a curious thing," I remarked.
said
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From this reading "Ah!" said he, "it is the very question which I have had occasion to ask myself.
TakenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Take it in your hands and examine it."
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is a curious thing," I remarked.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What is the history of that?"
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That is a curious thing," I remarked.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Ah!" said he, "it is the very question which I have had occasion to ask myself.
very
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From this reading "Ah!" said he, "it is the very question which I have had occasion to ask myself.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is the history of that?"
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Ah!" said he, "it is the very question which I have had occasion to ask myself.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would give a good deal to know.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Take it in your hands and examine it."