Chapter III
"Am I so particular, then?" "Yes, I think you are." "Thank you for nothing." "Oh, I meant to be complimentary, I assure you. Isn't it a compliment to be thought particular in your tastes?"
The Philistines
Chapter III
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"Am
I
so
particular,
then?"
"Yes,
I
think
you
are."
"Thank
you
for
nothing."
"Oh,
I
meant
to
be
complimentary,
I
assure
you.
Isn't
it
a
compliment
to
be
thought
particular
in
your
tastes?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Am
I
so
particular,
then?"
Line 2
"Yes,
I
think
you
are."
Line 3
"Thank
you
for
nothing."
Line 4
"Oh,
I
meant
to
be
complimentary,
I
assure
you.
Line 5
Isn't
it
a
compliment
to
be
thought
particular
in
your
tastes?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"Thank you for nothing."”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, I think you are."”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Isn't it a compliment to be thought particular in your tastes?"”
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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 Isn't it a compliment to be thought particular in your tastes?"
Amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Am I so particular, then?"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Yes, I think you are."
assure
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From this reading "Oh, I meant to be complimentary, I assure you.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Oh, I meant to be complimentary, I assure you.
compliment
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From this reading Isn't it a compliment to be thought particular in your tastes?"
complimentary
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From this reading "Oh, I meant to be complimentary, I assure you.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Thank you for nothing."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Am I so particular, then?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Isn't it a compliment to be thought particular in your tastes?"
Isn't
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From this reading Isn't it a compliment to be thought particular in your tastes?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Isn't it a compliment to be thought particular in your tastes?"
meant
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From this reading "Oh, I meant to be complimentary, I assure you.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Thank you for nothing."
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, I meant to be complimentary, I assure you.
particular
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From this reading "Am I so particular, then?"
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Am I so particular, then?"
tastes
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From this reading Isn't it a compliment to be thought particular in your tastes?"
Thank
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From this reading "Thank you for nothing."
then
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From this reading "Am I so particular, then?"
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, I think you are."
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Isn't it a compliment to be thought particular in your tastes?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh, I meant to be complimentary, I assure you.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, I think you are."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, I think you are."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Isn't it a compliment to be thought particular in your tastes?"