Chapter VI
"For the last time--choose!" Mallows's despairing gaze stopped at the enamelling oven. "Well, well," he said, "if I must, I must, I suppose. But I warn you, you may regret it." "Oh dear no, I'm not so pessimistic.
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"For
the
last
time--choose!"
Mallows's
despairing
gaze
stopped
at
the
enamelling
oven.
"Well,
well,"
he
said,
"if
I
must,
I
must,
I
suppose.
But
I
warn
you,
you
may
regret
it."
"Oh
dear
no,
I'm
not
so
pessimistic.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"For
the
last
time--choose!"
Line 2
Mallows's
despairing
gaze
stopped
at
the
enamelling
oven.
Line 3
"Well,
well,"
he
said,
"if
I
must,
I
must,
I
suppose.
Line 4
But
I
warn
you,
you
may
regret
it."
Line 5
"Oh
dear
no,
I'm
not
so
pessimistic.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Choose
noun
US /choose/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"For the last time--choose!"”
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"For the last time--choose!"”
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “But I warn you, you may regret it."”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"Well, well," he said, "if I must, I must, I suppose.”
Stopped
noun
US /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mallows's despairing gaze stopped at the enamelling oven.”
Suppose
noun
US /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Well, well," he said, "if I must, I must, I suppose.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"For the last time--choose!"”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, well," he said, "if I must, I must, I suppose.”
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mallows's despairing gaze stopped at the enamelling oven.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I warn you, you may regret it."
choosenounUS /choose/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "For the last time--choose!"
dear
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From this reading "Oh dear no, I'm not so pessimistic.
despairing
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From this reading Mallows's despairing gaze stopped at the enamelling oven.
enamelling
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From this reading Mallows's despairing gaze stopped at the enamelling oven.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For the last time--choose!"
gaze
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From this reading Mallows's despairing gaze stopped at the enamelling oven.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, well," he said, "if I must, I must, I suppose.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, well," he said, "if I must, I must, I suppose.
I'm
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From this reading "Oh dear no, I'm not so pessimistic.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Well, well," he said, "if I must, I must, I suppose.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But I warn you, you may regret it."
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "For the last time--choose!"
Mallows's
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From this reading Mallows's despairing gaze stopped at the enamelling oven.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading But I warn you, you may regret it."
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Well, well," he said, "if I must, I must, I suppose.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh dear no, I'm not so pessimistic.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Oh dear no, I'm not so pessimistic.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh dear no, I'm not so pessimistic.
oven
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From this reading Mallows's despairing gaze stopped at the enamelling oven.
pessimistic
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From this reading "Oh dear no, I'm not so pessimistic.
regret
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From this reading But I warn you, you may regret it."
said
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From this reading "Well, well," he said, "if I must, I must, I suppose.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Oh dear no, I'm not so pessimistic.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mallows's despairing gaze stopped at the enamelling oven.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Well, well," he said, "if I must, I must, I suppose.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "For the last time--choose!"
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "For the last time--choose!"
warn
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From this reading But I warn you, you may regret it."
Well
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From this reading "Well, well," he said, "if I must, I must, I suppose.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But I warn you, you may regret it."