Chapter XVII
“No, not on paper.” “But you must. It must be such a world to you. I can't imagine anything so fine as that. There is so much about life to be said.
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Chapter XVII
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“No,
not
on
paper.”
“But
you
must.
It
must
be
such
a
world
to
you.
I
can't
imagine
anything
so
fine
as
that.
There
is
so
much
about
life
to
be
said.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“No,
not
on
paper.”
Line 2
“But
you
must.
/bʌt juː mʌst/
Line 3
It
must
be
such
a
world
to
you.
Line 4
I
can't
imagine
anything
so
fine
as
that.
Line 5
There
is
so
much
about
life
to
be
said.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “There is so much about life to be said.”
Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “I can't imagine anything so fine as that.”
Fine
noun
US /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I can't imagine anything so fine as that.”
Imagine
noun
US /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I can't imagine anything so fine as that.”
Life
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There is so much about life to be said.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““But you must.”
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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 It must be such a world to you.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There is so much about life to be said.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading I can't imagine anything so fine as that.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I can't imagine anything so fine as that.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It must be such a world to you.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But you must.
can't
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From this reading I can't imagine anything so fine as that.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I can't imagine anything so fine as that.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can't imagine anything so fine as that.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I can't imagine anything so fine as that.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is so much about life to be said.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It must be such a world to you.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is so much about life to be said.
much
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From this reading There is so much about life to be said.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “But you must.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No, not on paper.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No, not on paper.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “No, not on paper.”
paper
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From this reading “No, not on paper.”
said
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From this reading There is so much about life to be said.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I can't imagine anything so fine as that.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It must be such a world to you.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I can't imagine anything so fine as that.
There
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From this reading There is so much about life to be said.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It must be such a world to you.
world
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From this reading It must be such a world to you.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But you must.