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Chapter I
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“Of course I am not like him. I know that perfectly well. Indeed, I should be sorry to look like him. You shrug your shoulders? I am telling you the truth.
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Reading 17/78 · 5 reading units · Lines 81–85
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading ““Of course I am not like him.”
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “Indeed, I should be sorry to look like him.”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “I know that perfectly well.”
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading “You shrug your shoulders?”
a gesture involving the shoulders
From this reading “You shrug your shoulders?”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “Indeed, I should be sorry to look like him.”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “I am telling you the truth.”
a fact that has been verified
From this reading “I am telling you the truth.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Of course I am not like him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Indeed, I should be sorry to look like him.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “Of course I am not like him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Of course I am not like him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Of course I am not like him.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed, I should be sorry to look like him.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know that perfectly well.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Of course I am not like him.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Indeed, I should be sorry to look like him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Of course I am not like him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Of course I am not like him.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading I know that perfectly well.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Indeed, I should be sorry to look like him.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading You shrug your shoulders?
a gesture involving the shoulders
From this reading You shrug your shoulders?
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading Indeed, I should be sorry to look like him.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading I am telling you the truth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I know that perfectly well.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am telling you the truth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Indeed, I should be sorry to look like him.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading I am telling you the truth.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I know that perfectly well.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You shrug your shoulders?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You shrug your shoulders?
