Chapter VII
A SCENE IN THE DINING CAR "You don't mean it!" gasped Jack. "The lemon of a professor we were just talking about?" "That's it!" "Then I'm afraid Andy has gotten himself into trouble right at the start." "It wasn't his fault.
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Chapter VII
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A
SCENE
IN
THE
DINING
CAR
"You
don't
mean
it!"
gasped
Jack.
"The
lemon
of
a
professor
we
were
just
talking
about?"
"That's
it!"
"Then
I'm
afraid
Andy
has
gotten
himself
into
trouble
right
at
the
start."
"It
wasn't
his
fault.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
SCENE
IN
THE
DINING
CAR
"You
don't
mean
it!"
gasped
Jack.
Line 2
"The
lemon
of
a
professor
we
were
just
talking
about?"
Line 3
"That's
it!"
Line 4
"Then
I'm
afraid
Andy
has
gotten
himself
into
trouble
right
at
the
start."
Line 5
"It
wasn't
his
fault.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"The lemon of a professor we were just talking about?"”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"Then I'm afraid Andy has gotten himself into trouble right at the start."”
Himself
pronoun
US /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"Then I'm afraid Andy has gotten himself into trouble right at the start."”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Then I'm afraid Andy has gotten himself into trouble right at the start."”
Start
noun
US /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Then I'm afraid Andy has gotten himself into trouble right at the start."”
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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 A SCENE IN THE DINING CAR "You don't mean it!" gasped Jack.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "The lemon of a professor we were just talking about?"
afraid
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From this reading "Then I'm afraid Andy has gotten himself into trouble right at the start."
Andy
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From this reading "Then I'm afraid Andy has gotten himself into trouble right at the start."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Then I'm afraid Andy has gotten himself into trouble right at the start."
CAR
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From this reading A SCENE IN THE DINING CAR "You don't mean it!" gasped Jack.
DINING
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From this reading A SCENE IN THE DINING CAR "You don't mean it!" gasped Jack.
don't
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From this reading A SCENE IN THE DINING CAR "You don't mean it!" gasped Jack.
fault
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From this reading "It wasn't his fault.
gasped
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From this reading A SCENE IN THE DINING CAR "You don't mean it!" gasped Jack.
gotten
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From this reading "Then I'm afraid Andy has gotten himself into trouble right at the start."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Then I'm afraid Andy has gotten himself into trouble right at the start."
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Then I'm afraid Andy has gotten himself into trouble right at the start."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "It wasn't his fault.
I'm
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From this reading "Then I'm afraid Andy has gotten himself into trouble right at the start."
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A SCENE IN THE DINING CAR "You don't mean it!" gasped Jack.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Then I'm afraid Andy has gotten himself into trouble right at the start."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A SCENE IN THE DINING CAR "You don't mean it!" gasped Jack.
Jack
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From this reading A SCENE IN THE DINING CAR "You don't mean it!" gasped Jack.
just
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From this reading "The lemon of a professor we were just talking about?"
lemon
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From this reading "The lemon of a professor we were just talking about?"
mean
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From this reading A SCENE IN THE DINING CAR "You don't mean it!" gasped Jack.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The lemon of a professor we were just talking about?"
professor
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From this reading "The lemon of a professor we were just talking about?"
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Then I'm afraid Andy has gotten himself into trouble right at the start."
SCENE
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From this reading A SCENE IN THE DINING CAR "You don't mean it!" gasped Jack.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Then I'm afraid Andy has gotten himself into trouble right at the start."
talking
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That's
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From this reading "That's it!"
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SCENE IN THE DINING CAR "You don't mean it!" gasped Jack.
Then
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From this reading "Then I'm afraid Andy has gotten himself into trouble right at the start."
trouble
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wasn't
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From this reading "It wasn't his fault.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "The lemon of a professor we were just talking about?"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The lemon of a professor we were just talking about?"
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A SCENE IN THE DINING CAR "You don't mean it!" gasped Jack.