Chapter I
It was Mumford who saw the advertisement and made the suggestion. His wife gave him a startled look. 'But--you don't mean that it's necessary? Have we been extrav--' 'No, no! Nothing of the kind.
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Chapter I
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It
was
Mumford
who
saw
the
advertisement
and
made
the
suggestion.
His
wife
gave
him
a
startled
look.
'But--you
don't
mean
that
it's
necessary?
Have
we
been
extrav--'
'No,
no!
Nothing
of
the
kind.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
It
was
Mumford
who
saw
the
advertisement
and
made
the
suggestion.
Line 2
His
wife
gave
him
a
startled
look.
Line 3
'But--you
don't
mean
that
it's
necessary?
Line 4
Have
we
been
extrav--'
'No,
no!
Line 5
Nothing
of
the
kind.
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 “Have we been extrav--' 'No, no!”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have we been extrav--' 'No, no!”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His wife gave him a startled look.”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing of the kind.”
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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 His wife gave him a startled look.
advertisement
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From this reading It was Mumford who saw the advertisement and made the suggestion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Mumford who saw the advertisement and made the suggestion.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Have we been extrav--' 'No, no!
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'But--you don't mean that it's necessary?
don't
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From this reading 'But--you don't mean that it's necessary?
extrav
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gave
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From this reading His wife gave him a startled look.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have we been extrav--' 'No, no!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His wife gave him a startled look.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His wife gave him a startled look.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Mumford who saw the advertisement and made the suggestion.
it's
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From this reading 'But--you don't mean that it's necessary?
kind
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From this reading Nothing of the kind.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His wife gave him a startled look.
made
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From this reading It was Mumford who saw the advertisement and made the suggestion.
mean
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From this reading 'But--you don't mean that it's necessary?
Mumford
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From this reading It was Mumford who saw the advertisement and made the suggestion.
necessary
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From this reading 'But--you don't mean that it's necessary?
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Have we been extrav--' 'No, no!
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing of the kind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nothing of the kind.
saw
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From this reading It was Mumford who saw the advertisement and made the suggestion.
startled
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From this reading His wife gave him a startled look.
suggestion
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From this reading It was Mumford who saw the advertisement and made the suggestion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'But--you don't mean that it's necessary?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was Mumford who saw the advertisement and made the suggestion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Mumford who saw the advertisement and made the suggestion.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Have we been extrav--' 'No, no!
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was Mumford who saw the advertisement and made the suggestion.
wife
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From this reading His wife gave him a startled look.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'But--you don't mean that it's necessary?