Chapter VIII
"`The Funeral March of a Marionette!'" "I suppose you mean that for a cheerful way of announcing that you are a fatalist." "Fatalism? That is only a word," declared Mr. Vilas gravely. "If I am not a puppet then I am a god.
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Chapter VIII
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"`The
Funeral
March
of
a
Marionette!'"
"I
suppose
you
mean
that
for
a
cheerful
way
of
announcing
that
you
are
a
fatalist."
"Fatalism?
That
is
only
a
word,"
declared
Mr.
Vilas
gravely.
"If
I
am
not
a
puppet
then
I
am
a
god.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"`The
Funeral
March
of
a
Marionette!'"
Line 2
"I
suppose
you
mean
that
for
a
cheerful
way
of
announcing
that
you
are
a
fatalist."
Line 3
"Fatalism?
Line 4
That
is
only
a
word,"
declared
Mr.
Vilas
gravely.
Line 5
"If
I
am
not
a
puppet
then
I
am
a
god.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Suppose
noun
US /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I suppose you mean that for a cheerful way of announcing that you are a fatalist."”
All words in this reading · 31
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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 "`The Funeral March of a Marionette!'"
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "If I am not a puppet then I am a god.
announcing
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From this reading "I suppose you mean that for a cheerful way of announcing that you are a fatalist."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I suppose you mean that for a cheerful way of announcing that you are a fatalist."
cheerful
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From this reading "I suppose you mean that for a cheerful way of announcing that you are a fatalist."
declared
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From this reading That is only a word," declared Mr. Vilas gravely.
Fatalism
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From this reading "Fatalism?
fatalist
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From this reading "I suppose you mean that for a cheerful way of announcing that you are a fatalist."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I suppose you mean that for a cheerful way of announcing that you are a fatalist."
Funeral
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From this reading "`The Funeral March of a Marionette!'"
god
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From this reading "If I am not a puppet then I am a god.
gravely
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From this reading That is only a word," declared Mr. Vilas gravely.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I suppose you mean that for a cheerful way of announcing that you are a fatalist."
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If I am not a puppet then I am a god.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is only a word," declared Mr. Vilas gravely.
March
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From this reading "`The Funeral March of a Marionette!'"
Marionette
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From this reading "`The Funeral March of a Marionette!'"
mean
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From this reading "I suppose you mean that for a cheerful way of announcing that you are a fatalist."
Mr
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From this reading That is only a word," declared Mr. Vilas gravely.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "If I am not a puppet then I am a god.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "`The Funeral March of a Marionette!'"
only
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From this reading That is only a word," declared Mr. Vilas gravely.
puppet
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From this reading "If I am not a puppet then I am a god.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I suppose you mean that for a cheerful way of announcing that you are a fatalist."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I suppose you mean that for a cheerful way of announcing that you are a fatalist."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "`The Funeral March of a Marionette!'"
then
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From this reading "If I am not a puppet then I am a god.
Vilas
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From this reading That is only a word," declared Mr. Vilas gravely.
way
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From this reading "I suppose you mean that for a cheerful way of announcing that you are a fatalist."
word
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From this reading That is only a word," declared Mr. Vilas gravely.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I suppose you mean that for a cheerful way of announcing that you are a fatalist."