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The Man Without a Memory

Chapter XI

Chapter 11 of The Man Without a Memory is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Arthur W. Marchmont • Curated US English Learning Edition
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THE PROBLEM OF VON GRATZEN As soon as we were in the street von Gratzen linked his arm in mine.
"It won't do you any harm to be seen in public with me," he said jestingly; and even in that half-bantering remark he managed to convey a subtle meaning.
"I can understand that, sir."
"And now I want to hear all about that affair yesterday."
"I expect you've already heard what there is to tell."
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Man Without a Memory

Chapter XI

Chapter 11 of The Man Without a Memory is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/51 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE PROBLEM OF VON GRATZEN As soon as we were in the street von Gratzen linked his arm in mine.
Line 2
"It won't do you any harm to be seen in public with me," he said jestingly; and even in that half-bantering remark he managed to convey a subtle meaning.
Line 3
"I can understand that, sir."
/aɪ kæn ˌʌndərˈstænd ðæt sɜːr/
Line 4
"And now I want to hear all about that affair yesterday."
/ənd naʊ aɪ wɑːnt tuː hiːr ɔːl əˈbaʊt ðæt əˈfer ˈjestərdeɪ/
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"I expect you've already heard what there is to tell."

Learner Dictionary

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affair noun US /əˈfer/

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading “"And now I want to hear all about that affair yesterday."”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
convey verb US /kənˈveɪ/

(of information) make known; pass on

From this reading “"It won't do you any harm to be seen in public with me," he said jestingly; and even in that half-bantering remark he managed to convey a subtle meaning.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
harm noun US /hɑːrm/

any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

From this reading “"It won't do you any harm to be seen in public with me," he said jestingly; and even in that half-bantering remark he managed to convey a subtle meaning.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
linked adjective US /lɪŋkt/

connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks

From this reading “THE PROBLEM OF VON GRATZEN As soon as we were in the street von Gratzen linked his arm in mine.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
managed verb US /ˈmænədʒd/

past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal

From this reading “"It won't do you any harm to be seen in public with me," he said jestingly; and even in that half-bantering remark he managed to convey a subtle meaning.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
problem noun US /ˈprɑːbləm/

a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved

From this reading “THE PROBLEM OF VON GRATZEN As soon as we were in the street von Gratzen linked his arm in mine.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
remark noun US /rɪˈmɑːrk/

a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

From this reading “"It won't do you any harm to be seen in public with me," he said jestingly; and even in that half-bantering remark he managed to convey a subtle meaning.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
subtle adjective US /ˈsʌtəl/

difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze

From this reading “"It won't do you any harm to be seen in public with me," he said jestingly; and even in that half-bantering remark he managed to convey a subtle meaning.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

any harm adjective + noun

In this reading “"It won't do you any harm to be seen in public with me," he said jestingly; and even in that half-bantering remark he managed to convey a subtle meaning.”

6,545 times in 225,867 chapters
in the street preposition + article + noun counted as “in … street”

In this reading “THE PROBLEM OF VON GRATZEN As soon as we were in the street von Gratzen linked his arm in mine.”

27,424 times in 225,867 chapters
in public preposition + noun

in a manner accessible to or observable by the public; openly

In this reading “"It won't do you any harm to be seen in public with me," he said jestingly; and even in that half-bantering remark he managed to convey a subtle meaning.”

8,501 times in 225,867 chapters

All words in this reading · 59

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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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 "It won't do you any harm to be seen in public with me," he said jestingly; and even in that half-bantering remark he managed to convey a subtle meaning.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "And now I want to hear all about that affair yesterday."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
affairnounUS /əˈfer/

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading "And now I want to hear all about that affair yesterday."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading "And now I want to hear all about that affair yesterday."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading "I expect you've already heard what there is to tell."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "It won't do you any harm to be seen in public with me," he said jestingly; and even in that half-bantering remark he managed to convey a subtle meaning.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading "It won't do you any harm to be seen in public with me," he said jestingly; and even in that half-bantering remark he managed to convey a subtle meaning.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
armnounUS /ɑːrm/

a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

From this reading THE PROBLEM OF VON GRATZEN As soon as we were in the street von Gratzen linked his arm in mine.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading THE PROBLEM OF VON GRATZEN As soon as we were in the street von Gratzen linked his arm in mine.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "It won't do you any harm to be seen in public with me," he said jestingly; and even in that half-bantering remark he managed to convey a subtle meaning.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "I can understand that, sir."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
conveyverbUS /kənˈveɪ/

(of information) make known; pass on

From this reading "It won't do you any harm to be seen in public with me," he said jestingly; and even in that half-bantering remark he managed to convey a subtle meaning.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "It won't do you any harm to be seen in public with me," he said jestingly; and even in that half-bantering remark he managed to convey a subtle meaning.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

From this reading "It won't do you any harm to be seen in public with me," he said jestingly; and even in that half-bantering remark he managed to convey a subtle meaning.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/

regard something as probable or likely

From this reading "I expect you've already heard what there is to tell."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
GRATZEN

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From this reading THE PROBLEM OF VON GRATZEN As soon as we were in the street von Gratzen linked his arm in mine.

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half-bantering

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From this reading "It won't do you any harm to be seen in public with me," he said jestingly; and even in that half-bantering remark he managed to convey a subtle meaning.

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harmnounUS /hɑːrm/

any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

From this reading "It won't do you any harm to be seen in public with me," he said jestingly; and even in that half-bantering remark he managed to convey a subtle meaning.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "It won't do you any harm to be seen in public with me," he said jestingly; and even in that half-bantering remark he managed to convey a subtle meaning.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hearverbUS /hiːr/

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading "And now I want to hear all about that affair yesterday."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading "I expect you've already heard what there is to tell."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading THE PROBLEM OF VON GRATZEN As soon as we were in the street von Gratzen linked his arm in mine.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I can understand that, sir."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE PROBLEM OF VON GRATZEN As soon as we were in the street von Gratzen linked his arm in mine.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "I expect you've already heard what there is to tell."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "It won't do you any harm to be seen in public with me," he said jestingly; and even in that half-bantering remark he managed to convey a subtle meaning.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
jestinglyadverb

in jest

From this reading "It won't do you any harm to be seen in public with me," he said jestingly; and even in that half-bantering remark he managed to convey a subtle meaning.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
linkedadjectiveUS /lɪŋkt/

connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks

From this reading THE PROBLEM OF VON GRATZEN As soon as we were in the street von Gratzen linked his arm in mine.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
managedverbUS /ˈmænədʒd/

past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal

From this reading "It won't do you any harm to be seen in public with me," he said jestingly; and even in that half-bantering remark he managed to convey a subtle meaning.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "It won't do you any harm to be seen in public with me," he said jestingly; and even in that half-bantering remark he managed to convey a subtle meaning.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
meaningnounUS /ˈmiːnɪŋ/

the message that is intended or expressed or signified

From this reading "It won't do you any harm to be seen in public with me," he said jestingly; and even in that half-bantering remark he managed to convey a subtle meaning.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
minepronounUS /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading THE PROBLEM OF VON GRATZEN As soon as we were in the street von Gratzen linked his arm in mine.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading "And now I want to hear all about that affair yesterday."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE PROBLEM OF VON GRATZEN As soon as we were in the street von Gratzen linked his arm in mine.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
PROBLEMnounUS /ˈprɑːbləm/

a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved

From this reading THE PROBLEM OF VON GRATZEN As soon as we were in the street von Gratzen linked his arm in mine.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
publicnounUS /ˈpʌblɪk/

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading "It won't do you any harm to be seen in public with me," he said jestingly; and even in that half-bantering remark he managed to convey a subtle meaning.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
remarknounUS /rɪˈmɑːrk/

a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

From this reading "It won't do you any harm to be seen in public with me," he said jestingly; and even in that half-bantering remark he managed to convey a subtle meaning.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "It won't do you any harm to be seen in public with me," he said jestingly; and even in that half-bantering remark he managed to convey a subtle meaning.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
seenverbUS /siːn/

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "It won't do you any harm to be seen in public with me," he said jestingly; and even in that half-bantering remark he managed to convey a subtle meaning.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sirnounUS /sɜːr/

term of address for a man

From this reading "I can understand that, sir."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

From this reading THE PROBLEM OF VON GRATZEN As soon as we were in the street von Gratzen linked his arm in mine.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
streetnounUS /striːt/

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading THE PROBLEM OF VON GRATZEN As soon as we were in the street von Gratzen linked his arm in mine.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
subtleadjectiveUS /ˈsʌtəl/

difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze

From this reading "It won't do you any harm to be seen in public with me," he said jestingly; and even in that half-bantering remark he managed to convey a subtle meaning.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading "I expect you've already heard what there is to tell."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "It won't do you any harm to be seen in public with me," he said jestingly; and even in that half-bantering remark he managed to convey a subtle meaning.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE PROBLEM OF VON GRATZEN As soon as we were in the street von Gratzen linked his arm in mine.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading "I expect you've already heard what there is to tell."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "It won't do you any harm to be seen in public with me," he said jestingly; and even in that half-bantering remark he managed to convey a subtle meaning.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
understandverbUS /ˌʌndərˈstænd/

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

From this reading "I can understand that, sir."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
VON

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From this reading THE PROBLEM OF VON GRATZEN As soon as we were in the street von Gratzen linked his arm in mine.

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wantverbUS /wɑːnt/

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading "And now I want to hear all about that affair yesterday."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading THE PROBLEM OF VON GRATZEN As soon as we were in the street von Gratzen linked his arm in mine.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading THE PROBLEM OF VON GRATZEN As soon as we were in the street von Gratzen linked his arm in mine.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "I expect you've already heard what there is to tell."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "It won't do you any harm to be seen in public with me," he said jestingly; and even in that half-bantering remark he managed to convey a subtle meaning.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
won't

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From this reading "It won't do you any harm to be seen in public with me," he said jestingly; and even in that half-bantering remark he managed to convey a subtle meaning.

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yesterdaynounUS /ˈjestərdeɪ/

the day immediately before today

From this reading "And now I want to hear all about that affair yesterday."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "It won't do you any harm to be seen in public with me," he said jestingly; and even in that half-bantering remark he managed to convey a subtle meaning.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
you've

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I expect you've already heard what there is to tell."

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