Chapter XIII
"Such a nice, polite boy! So well brought up! But unfortunately I heard you say the same thing to Helen.... Where have you been, Jim? I called you up an hour ago."
The Restless Sex
Chapter XIII
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"Such
a
nice,
polite
boy!
So
well
brought
up!
But
unfortunately
I
heard
you
say
the
same
thing
to
Helen....
Where
have
you
been,
Jim?
I
called
you
up
an
hour
ago."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Such
a
nice,
polite
boy!
Line 2
So
well
brought
up!
Line 3
But
unfortunately
I
heard
you
say
the
same
thing
to
Helen....
Line 4
Where
have
you
been,
Jim?
Line 5
I
called
you
up
an
hour
ago."
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 “Where have you been, Jim?”
Brought
noun
US /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “So well brought up!”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Where have you been, Jim?”
Same
noun
US /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But unfortunately I heard you say the same thing to Helen....”
Thing
noun
US /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But unfortunately I heard you say the same thing to Helen....”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So well brought up!”
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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 "Such a nice, polite boy!
ago
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From this reading I called you up an hour ago."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I called you up an hour ago."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Where have you been, Jim?
boy
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From this reading "Such a nice, polite boy!
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So well brought up!
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But unfortunately I heard you say the same thing to Helen....
called
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From this reading I called you up an hour ago."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Where have you been, Jim?
heard
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From this reading But unfortunately I heard you say the same thing to Helen....
Helen
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hour
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From this reading I called you up an hour ago."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But unfortunately I heard you say the same thing to Helen....
Jim
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From this reading Where have you been, Jim?
nice
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From this reading "Such a nice, polite boy!
polite
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From this reading "Such a nice, polite boy!
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But unfortunately I heard you say the same thing to Helen....
say
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From this reading But unfortunately I heard you say the same thing to Helen....
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So well brought up!
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Such a nice, polite boy!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But unfortunately I heard you say the same thing to Helen....
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But unfortunately I heard you say the same thing to Helen....
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But unfortunately I heard you say the same thing to Helen....
unfortunately
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From this reading But unfortunately I heard you say the same thing to Helen....
up
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From this reading So well brought up!
well
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From this reading So well brought up!
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where have you been, Jim?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But unfortunately I heard you say the same thing to Helen....