Chapter III
LORD W. Been born, my dear. [Suddenly serious] I say, Nell, how am I to tell what this fellow felt when he left that bomb here? LADY W. Why do you want to? LORD W. Out there one used to know what one's men felt. LADY W.
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Chapter III
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LORD
W.
Been
born,
my
dear.
[Suddenly
serious]
I
say,
Nell,
how
am
I
to
tell
what
this
fellow
felt
when
he
left
that
bomb
here?
LADY
W.
Why
do
you
want
to?
LORD
W.
Out
there
one
used
to
know
what
one's
men
felt.
LADY
W.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
LORD
W.
Been
born,
my
dear.
Line 2
[Suddenly
serious]
I
say,
Nell,
how
am
I
to
tell
what
this
fellow
felt
when
he
left
that
bomb
here?
Line 3
LADY
W.
Why
do
you
want
to?
Line 4
LORD
W.
Out
there
one
used
to
know
what
one's
men
felt.
Line 5
LADY
W.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “LORD W. Been born, my dear.”
Born
noun
US /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “LORD W. Been born, my dear.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[Suddenly serious] I say, Nell, how am I to tell what this fellow felt when he left that bomb here?”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “LORD W. Out there one used to know what one's men felt.”
Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[Suddenly serious] I say, Nell, how am I to tell what this fellow felt when he left that bomb here?”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “LORD W. Out there one used to know what one's men felt.”
Suddenly
noun
US /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “[Suddenly serious] I say, Nell, how am I to tell what this fellow felt when he left that bomb here?”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[Suddenly serious] I say, Nell, how am I to tell what this fellow felt when he left that bomb here?”
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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading [Suddenly serious] I say, Nell, how am I to tell what this fellow felt when he left that bomb here?
Beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading LORD W. Been born, my dear.
bomb
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From this reading [Suddenly serious] I say, Nell, how am I to tell what this fellow felt when he left that bomb here?
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LORD W. Been born, my dear.
dear
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From this reading LORD W. Been born, my dear.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading LADY W. Why do you want to?
fellow
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felt
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [Suddenly serious] I say, Nell, how am I to tell what this fellow felt when he left that bomb here?
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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how
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From this reading [Suddenly serious] I say, Nell, how am I to tell what this fellow felt when he left that bomb here?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [Suddenly serious] I say, Nell, how am I to tell what this fellow felt when he left that bomb here?
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LORD W. Out there one used to know what one's men felt.
LADY
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From this reading LADY W. Why do you want to?
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Suddenly serious] I say, Nell, how am I to tell what this fellow felt when he left that bomb here?
LORD
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From this reading LORD W. Been born, my dear.
men
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading LORD W. Been born, my dear.
Nell
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading LORD W. Out there one used to know what one's men felt.
one's
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From this reading LORD W. Out there one used to know what one's men felt.
Out
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From this reading LORD W. Out there one used to know what one's men felt.
say
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serious
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From this reading [Suddenly serious] I say, Nell, how am I to tell what this fellow felt when he left that bomb here?
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading [Suddenly serious] I say, Nell, how am I to tell what this fellow felt when he left that bomb here?
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Suddenly serious] I say, Nell, how am I to tell what this fellow felt when he left that bomb here?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading [Suddenly serious] I say, Nell, how am I to tell what this fellow felt when he left that bomb here?
there
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From this reading LORD W. Out there one used to know what one's men felt.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading [Suddenly serious] I say, Nell, how am I to tell what this fellow felt when he left that bomb here?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [Suddenly serious] I say, Nell, how am I to tell what this fellow felt when he left that bomb here?
used
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From this reading LORD W. Out there one used to know what one's men felt.
W
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From this reading LORD W. Been born, my dear.
want
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From this reading LADY W. Why do you want to?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading [Suddenly serious] I say, Nell, how am I to tell what this fellow felt when he left that bomb here?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading [Suddenly serious] I say, Nell, how am I to tell what this fellow felt when he left that bomb here?
Why
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From this reading LADY W. Why do you want to?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading LADY W. Why do you want to?