Chapter VIII
"Come away," she said. But he still stood, fascinated, hypnotised by the white masks. "If I were to stick there, doing nothing, looking at the wounded, I should go off my head." "My God! So should I. Those everlasting wounds.
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Chapter VIII
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"Come
away,"
she
said.
But
he
still
stood,
fascinated,
hypnotised
by
the
white
masks.
"If
I
were
to
stick
there,
doing
nothing,
looking
at
the
wounded,
I
should
go
off
my
head."
"My
God!
So
should
I.
Those
everlasting
wounds.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Come
away,"
she
said.
Line 2
But
he
still
stood,
fascinated,
hypnotised
by
the
white
masks.
Line 3
"If
I
were
to
stick
there,
doing
nothing,
looking
at
the
wounded,
I
should
go
off
my
head."
Line 4
"My
God!
Line 5
So
should
I.
Those
everlasting
wounds.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Come away," she said.”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"If I were to stick there, doing nothing, looking at the wounded, I should go off my head."”
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But he still stood, fascinated, hypnotised by the white masks.”
Stood
noun
US /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But he still stood, fascinated, hypnotised by the white masks.”
Those
determiner
US /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “So should I. Those everlasting wounds.”
Wounded
noun
US /wounded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If I were to stick there, doing nothing, looking at the wounded, I should go off my head."”
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "If I were to stick there, doing nothing, looking at the wounded, I should go off my head."
away
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From this reading "Come away," she said.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he still stood, fascinated, hypnotised by the white masks.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But he still stood, fascinated, hypnotised by the white masks.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come away," she said.
doing
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From this reading "If I were to stick there, doing nothing, looking at the wounded, I should go off my head."
everlasting
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From this reading So should I. Those everlasting wounds.
fascinated
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From this reading But he still stood, fascinated, hypnotised by the white masks.
go
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From this reading "If I were to stick there, doing nothing, looking at the wounded, I should go off my head."
God
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From this reading "My God!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he still stood, fascinated, hypnotised by the white masks.
head
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From this reading "If I were to stick there, doing nothing, looking at the wounded, I should go off my head."
hypnotised
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From this reading But he still stood, fascinated, hypnotised by the white masks.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If I were to stick there, doing nothing, looking at the wounded, I should go off my head."
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If I were to stick there, doing nothing, looking at the wounded, I should go off my head."
looking
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From this reading "If I were to stick there, doing nothing, looking at the wounded, I should go off my head."
masks
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From this reading But he still stood, fascinated, hypnotised by the white masks.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "If I were to stick there, doing nothing, looking at the wounded, I should go off my head."
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "If I were to stick there, doing nothing, looking at the wounded, I should go off my head."
off
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From this reading "If I were to stick there, doing nothing, looking at the wounded, I should go off my head."
said
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From this reading "Come away," she said.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Come away," she said.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "If I were to stick there, doing nothing, looking at the wounded, I should go off my head."
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So should I. Those everlasting wounds.
stick
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From this reading "If I were to stick there, doing nothing, looking at the wounded, I should go off my head."
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he still stood, fascinated, hypnotised by the white masks.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he still stood, fascinated, hypnotised by the white masks.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But he still stood, fascinated, hypnotised by the white masks.
there
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From this reading "If I were to stick there, doing nothing, looking at the wounded, I should go off my head."
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading So should I. Those everlasting wounds.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If I were to stick there, doing nothing, looking at the wounded, I should go off my head."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "If I were to stick there, doing nothing, looking at the wounded, I should go off my head."
white
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From this reading But he still stood, fascinated, hypnotised by the white masks.
wounded
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From this reading "If I were to stick there, doing nothing, looking at the wounded, I should go off my head."
wounds
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From this reading So should I. Those everlasting wounds.