Chapter X
"Why, bless goodness, yes! Did he write that?" "He has never admitted it in so many words. But I'll divide a little secret with you. He has been reading bits of his new book to me, and pshaw! a blind person could tell!
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Chapter X
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"Why,
bless
goodness,
yes!
Did
he
write
that?"
"He
has
never
admitted
it
in
so
many
words.
But
I'll
divide
a
little
secret
with
you.
He
has
been
reading
bits
of
his
new
book
to
me,
and
pshaw!
a
blind
person
could
tell!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Why,
bless
goodness,
yes!
Line 2
Did
he
write
that?"
Line 3
"He
has
never
admitted
it
in
so
many
words.
Line 4
But
I'll
divide
a
little
secret
with
you.
Line 5
He
has
been
reading
bits
of
his
new
book
to
me,
and
pshaw!
a
blind
person
could
tell!
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 “He has been reading bits of his new book to me, and pshaw! a blind person could tell!”
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “He has been reading bits of his new book to me, and pshaw! a blind person could tell!”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"He has never admitted it in so many words.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But I'll divide a little secret with you.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He has never admitted it in so many words.”
Secret
noun
US /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “But I'll divide a little secret with you.”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He has been reading bits of his new book to me, and pshaw! a blind person could tell!”
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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 But I'll divide a little secret with you.
admitted
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From this reading "He has never admitted it in so many words.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He has been reading bits of his new book to me, and pshaw! a blind person could tell!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He has been reading bits of his new book to me, and pshaw! a blind person could tell!
bits
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From this reading He has been reading bits of his new book to me, and pshaw! a blind person could tell!
bless
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From this reading "Why, bless goodness, yes!
blind
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From this reading He has been reading bits of his new book to me, and pshaw! a blind person could tell!
book
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From this reading He has been reading bits of his new book to me, and pshaw! a blind person could tell!
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I'll divide a little secret with you.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He has been reading bits of his new book to me, and pshaw! a blind person could tell!
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did he write that?"
divide
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From this reading But I'll divide a little secret with you.
goodness
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From this reading "Why, bless goodness, yes!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He has never admitted it in so many words.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Did he write that?"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He has been reading bits of his new book to me, and pshaw! a blind person could tell!
I'll
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From this reading But I'll divide a little secret with you.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "He has never admitted it in so many words.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "He has never admitted it in so many words.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I'll divide a little secret with you.
many
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From this reading "He has never admitted it in so many words.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He has been reading bits of his new book to me, and pshaw! a blind person could tell!
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He has never admitted it in so many words.
new
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From this reading He has been reading bits of his new book to me, and pshaw! a blind person could tell!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He has been reading bits of his new book to me, and pshaw! a blind person could tell!
person
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From this reading He has been reading bits of his new book to me, and pshaw! a blind person could tell!
pshaw
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From this reading He has been reading bits of his new book to me, and pshaw! a blind person could tell!
reading
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From this reading He has been reading bits of his new book to me, and pshaw! a blind person could tell!
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading But I'll divide a little secret with you.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "He has never admitted it in so many words.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He has been reading bits of his new book to me, and pshaw! a blind person could tell!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Did he write that?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He has been reading bits of his new book to me, and pshaw! a blind person could tell!
Why
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From this reading "Why, bless goodness, yes!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But I'll divide a little secret with you.
words
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From this reading "He has never admitted it in so many words.
write
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From this reading Did he write that?"
yes
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From this reading "Why, bless goodness, yes!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But I'll divide a little secret with you.