Chapter V
“This is wonderful!” cried Deacon. “I have been trying to paint one all day. But how could you know it?” “You have been thinking of them in this room.” “Certainly.”
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“This
is
wonderful!”
cried
Deacon.
“I
have
been
trying
to
paint
one
all
day.
But
how
could
you
know
it?”
“You
have
been
thinking
of
them
in
this
room.”
“Certainly.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The Great Keinplatz Experiment and Other Tales of Twilight and the Unseen
Chapter V
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
“This
is
wonderful!”
cried
Deacon.
Line 2
“I
have
been
trying
to
paint
one
all
day.
Line 3
But
how
could
you
know
it?”
Line 4
“You
have
been
thinking
of
them
in
this
room.”
Line 5
“Certainly.”
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 ““I have been trying to paint one all day.”
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “But how could you know it?””
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““This is wonderful!” cried Deacon.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I have been trying to paint one all day.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But how could you know it?””
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““I have been trying to paint one all day.”
Thinking
noun
US /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You have been thinking of them in this room.””
Wonderful
noun
US /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““This is wonderful!” cried Deacon.”
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all
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From this reading “I have been trying to paint one all day.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have been trying to paint one all day.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But how could you know it?”
Certainly
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From this reading “Certainly.”
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But how could you know it?”
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This is wonderful!” cried Deacon.
day
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From this reading “I have been trying to paint one all day.
Deacon
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From this reading “This is wonderful!” cried Deacon.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have been trying to paint one all day.
how
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From this reading But how could you know it?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have been trying to paint one all day.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You have been thinking of them in this room.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This is wonderful!” cried Deacon.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But how could you know it?”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But how could you know it?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You have been thinking of them in this room.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I have been trying to paint one all day.
paint
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From this reading “I have been trying to paint one all day.
room
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From this reading “You have been thinking of them in this room.”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “You have been thinking of them in this room.”
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You have been thinking of them in this room.”
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This is wonderful!” cried Deacon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I have been trying to paint one all day.
trying
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From this reading “I have been trying to paint one all day.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “This is wonderful!” cried Deacon.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But how could you know it?”