Chapter VI
_Warland_. If I only had a head for business, now, I might have done something by this time. But I’d sooner break stones in the road. _Isabel_. It must be very hard to get an opening in that profession.
The Greater Inclination
Chapter VI
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_Warland_.
If
I
only
had
a
head
for
business,
now,
I
might
have
done
something
by
this
time.
But
I’d
sooner
break
stones
in
the
road.
_Isabel_.
It
must
be
very
hard
to
get
an
opening
in
that
profession.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
_Warland_.
Line 2
If
I
only
had
a
head
for
business,
now,
I
might
have
done
something
by
this
time.
Line 3
But
I’d
sooner
break
stones
in
the
road.
Line 4
_Isabel_.
Line 5
It
must
be
very
hard
to
get
an
opening
in
that
profession.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Done
noun
US /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If I only had a head for business, now, I might have done something by this time.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If I only had a head for business, now, I might have done something by this time.”
Might
modal verb
US /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “If I only had a head for business, now, I might have done something by this time.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “It must be very hard to get an opening in that profession.”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “If I only had a head for business, now, I might have done something by this time.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If I only had a head for business, now, I might have done something by this time.”
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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 If I only had a head for business, now, I might have done something by this time.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It must be very hard to get an opening in that profession.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It must be very hard to get an opening in that profession.
break
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From this reading But I’d sooner break stones in the road.
business
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From this reading If I only had a head for business, now, I might have done something by this time.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I’d sooner break stones in the road.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If I only had a head for business, now, I might have done something by this time.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I only had a head for business, now, I might have done something by this time.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If I only had a head for business, now, I might have done something by this time.
get
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From this reading It must be very hard to get an opening in that profession.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If I only had a head for business, now, I might have done something by this time.
hard
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From this reading It must be very hard to get an opening in that profession.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If I only had a head for business, now, I might have done something by this time.
head
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From this reading If I only had a head for business, now, I might have done something by this time.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If I only had a head for business, now, I might have done something by this time.
I'd
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From this reading But I’d sooner break stones in the road.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I only had a head for business, now, I might have done something by this time.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But I’d sooner break stones in the road.
Isabel
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From this reading _Isabel_.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It must be very hard to get an opening in that profession.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If I only had a head for business, now, I might have done something by this time.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must be very hard to get an opening in that profession.
now
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From this reading If I only had a head for business, now, I might have done something by this time.
only
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From this reading If I only had a head for business, now, I might have done something by this time.
opening
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From this reading It must be very hard to get an opening in that profession.
profession
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From this reading It must be very hard to get an opening in that profession.
road
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From this reading But I’d sooner break stones in the road.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading If I only had a head for business, now, I might have done something by this time.
sooner
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From this reading But I’d sooner break stones in the road.
stones
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From this reading But I’d sooner break stones in the road.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It must be very hard to get an opening in that profession.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But I’d sooner break stones in the road.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If I only had a head for business, now, I might have done something by this time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I only had a head for business, now, I might have done something by this time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It must be very hard to get an opening in that profession.
very
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From this reading It must be very hard to get an opening in that profession.
Warland
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From this reading _Warland_.