Chapter XV
"Harry," remarked Helen, "talks for talking’s sake very often." "He’s quite serious. His ideas are revolting. Never have I known a man who is so savagely an iconoclast as Harry Belter." Helen smiled.
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"Harry,"
remarked
Helen,
"talks
for
talking’s
sake
very
often."
"He’s
quite
serious.
His
ideas
are
revolting.
Never
have
I
known
a
man
who
is
so
savagely
an
iconoclast
as
Harry
Belter."
Helen
smiled.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"Harry,"
remarked
Helen,
"talks
for
talking’s
sake
very
often."
Line 2
"He’s
quite
serious.
Line 3
His
ideas
are
revolting.
Line 4
Never
have
I
known
a
man
who
is
so
savagely
an
iconoclast
as
Harry
Belter."
Line 5
Helen
smiled.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Never have I known a man who is so savagely an iconoclast as Harry Belter."”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Never have I known a man who is so savagely an iconoclast as Harry Belter."”
Quite
noun
US /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He’s quite serious.”
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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 Never have I known a man who is so savagely an iconoclast as Harry Belter."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Never have I known a man who is so savagely an iconoclast as Harry Belter."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His ideas are revolting.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Never have I known a man who is so savagely an iconoclast as Harry Belter."
Belter
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From this reading Never have I known a man who is so savagely an iconoclast as Harry Belter."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Harry," remarked Helen, "talks for talking’s sake very often."
Harry
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From this reading "Harry," remarked Helen, "talks for talking’s sake very often."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Never have I known a man who is so savagely an iconoclast as Harry Belter."
He's
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From this reading "He’s quite serious.
Helen
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From this reading "Harry," remarked Helen, "talks for talking’s sake very often."
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His ideas are revolting.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Never have I known a man who is so savagely an iconoclast as Harry Belter."
iconoclast
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From this reading Never have I known a man who is so savagely an iconoclast as Harry Belter."
ideas
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From this reading His ideas are revolting.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Never have I known a man who is so savagely an iconoclast as Harry Belter."
known
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man
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From this reading Never have I known a man who is so savagely an iconoclast as Harry Belter."
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never have I known a man who is so savagely an iconoclast as Harry Belter."
often
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From this reading "Harry," remarked Helen, "talks for talking’s sake very often."
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He’s quite serious.
remarked
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From this reading "Harry," remarked Helen, "talks for talking’s sake very often."
revolting
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From this reading His ideas are revolting.
sake
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From this reading "Harry," remarked Helen, "talks for talking’s sake very often."
savagely
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From this reading Never have I known a man who is so savagely an iconoclast as Harry Belter."
serious
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From this reading "He’s quite serious.
smiled
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From this reading Helen smiled.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Never have I known a man who is so savagely an iconoclast as Harry Belter."
talking's
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From this reading "Harry," remarked Helen, "talks for talking’s sake very often."
talks
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From this reading "Harry," remarked Helen, "talks for talking’s sake very often."
very
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From this reading "Harry," remarked Helen, "talks for talking’s sake very often."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Never have I known a man who is so savagely an iconoclast as Harry Belter."