Chapter X
"That will not do either," said the parson. "Cats are not noble-minded; it's preposterous!" "Perfect case of manner," said John. "Perfect indifference of manner," said the parson." "No vanity," said John.
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Chapter X
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"That
will
not
do
either,"
said
the
parson.
"Cats
are
not
noble-minded;
it's
preposterous!"
"Perfect
case
of
manner,"
said
John.
"Perfect
indifference
of
manner,"
said
the
parson."
"No
vanity,"
said
John.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"That
will
not
do
either,"
said
the
parson.
Line 2
"Cats
are
not
noble-minded;
it's
preposterous!"
Line 3
"Perfect
case
of
manner,"
said
John.
Line 4
"Perfect
indifference
of
manner,"
said
the
parson."
Line 5
"No
vanity,"
said
John.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Either
determiner
US /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading “"That will not do either," said the parson.”
John
noun
US /john/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Perfect case of manner," said John.”
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Cats are not noble-minded; it's preposterous!"
case
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From this reading "Perfect case of manner," said John.
Cats
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From this reading "Cats are not noble-minded; it's preposterous!"
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "That will not do either," said the parson.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading "That will not do either," said the parson.
indifference
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From this reading "Perfect indifference of manner," said the parson."
it's
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From this reading "Cats are not noble-minded; it's preposterous!"
John
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From this reading "Perfect case of manner," said John.
manner
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From this reading "Perfect case of manner," said John.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No vanity," said John.
noble-minded
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From this reading "Cats are not noble-minded; it's preposterous!"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "That will not do either," said the parson.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Perfect case of manner," said John.
parson
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From this reading "That will not do either," said the parson.
Perfect
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From this reading "Perfect case of manner," said John.
preposterous
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From this reading "Cats are not noble-minded; it's preposterous!"
said
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From this reading "That will not do either," said the parson.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That will not do either," said the parson.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That will not do either," said the parson.
vanity
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From this reading "No vanity," said John.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "That will not do either," said the parson.