Chapter VI
“I say,” the would-be critic cried down the whole length of the table. “The phrases might have been drawn at hap-hazard from a hat, ‘twas a work written ‘down to Charenton.’” “You are a fool!” “And you are a rogue!” “Oh! oh!”
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Chapter VI
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“I
say,”
the
would-be
critic
cried
down
the
whole
length
of
the
table.
“The
phrases
might
have
been
drawn
at
hap-hazard
from
a
hat,
‘twas
a
work
written
‘down
to
Charenton.’”
“You
are
a
fool!”
“And
you
are
a
rogue!”
“Oh!
oh!”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“I
say,”
the
would-be
critic
cried
down
the
whole
length
of
the
table.
Line 2
“The
phrases
might
have
been
drawn
at
hap-hazard
from
a
hat,
‘twas
a
work
written
‘down
to
Charenton.’”
Line 3
“You
are
a
fool!”
/juː ɑːr ə fool/
Line 4
“And
you
are
a
rogue!”
Line 5
“Oh!
oh!”
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 ““The phrases might have been drawn at hap-hazard from a hat, ‘twas a work written ‘down to Charenton.’””
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I say,” the would-be critic cried down the whole length of the table.”
Fool
noun
US /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You are a fool!””
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““The phrases might have been drawn at hap-hazard from a hat, ‘twas a work written ‘down to Charenton.’””
Length
noun
US /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading ““I say,” the would-be critic cried down the whole length of the table.”
Might
modal verb
US /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading ““The phrases might have been drawn at hap-hazard from a hat, ‘twas a work written ‘down to Charenton.’””
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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 phrases might have been drawn at hap-hazard from a hat, ‘twas a work written ‘down to Charenton.’”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And you are a rogue!”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are a fool!”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “The phrases might have been drawn at hap-hazard from a hat, ‘twas a work written ‘down to Charenton.’”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The phrases might have been drawn at hap-hazard from a hat, ‘twas a work written ‘down to Charenton.’”
Charenton
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From this reading “The phrases might have been drawn at hap-hazard from a hat, ‘twas a work written ‘down to Charenton.’”
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I say,” the would-be critic cried down the whole length of the table.
critic
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From this reading “I say,” the would-be critic cried down the whole length of the table.
down
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From this reading “I say,” the would-be critic cried down the whole length of the table.
drawn
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From this reading “The phrases might have been drawn at hap-hazard from a hat, ‘twas a work written ‘down to Charenton.’”
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You are a fool!”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “The phrases might have been drawn at hap-hazard from a hat, ‘twas a work written ‘down to Charenton.’”
hap-hazard
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From this reading “The phrases might have been drawn at hap-hazard from a hat, ‘twas a work written ‘down to Charenton.’”
hat
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From this reading “The phrases might have been drawn at hap-hazard from a hat, ‘twas a work written ‘down to Charenton.’”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The phrases might have been drawn at hap-hazard from a hat, ‘twas a work written ‘down to Charenton.’”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I say,” the would-be critic cried down the whole length of the table.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading “I say,” the would-be critic cried down the whole length of the table.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “The phrases might have been drawn at hap-hazard from a hat, ‘twas a work written ‘down to Charenton.’”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I say,” the would-be critic cried down the whole length of the table.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh! oh!”
phrases
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From this reading “The phrases might have been drawn at hap-hazard from a hat, ‘twas a work written ‘down to Charenton.’”
rogue
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From this reading “And you are a rogue!”
say
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From this reading “I say,” the would-be critic cried down the whole length of the table.
table
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From this reading “I say,” the would-be critic cried down the whole length of the table.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I say,” the would-be critic cried down the whole length of the table.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The phrases might have been drawn at hap-hazard from a hat, ‘twas a work written ‘down to Charenton.’”
twas
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From this reading “The phrases might have been drawn at hap-hazard from a hat, ‘twas a work written ‘down to Charenton.’”
whole
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From this reading “I say,” the would-be critic cried down the whole length of the table.
work
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From this reading “The phrases might have been drawn at hap-hazard from a hat, ‘twas a work written ‘down to Charenton.’”
would-be
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From this reading “I say,” the would-be critic cried down the whole length of the table.
written
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From this reading “The phrases might have been drawn at hap-hazard from a hat, ‘twas a work written ‘down to Charenton.’”
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are a fool!”