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The So-Called Human Race
The So-Called Human Race

Chapter IV

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"No," said Alice; "I've been all over--in Wonderland, in Bookland, in Stageland, and forty other lands.
People must be tired of my adventures.
Where am I now?
I never know."
"In Cartoonland," said the Hatter.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The So-Called Human Race

Chapter IV

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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"No," said Alice; "I've been all over--in Wonderland, in Bookland, in Stageland, and forty other lands.
Line 2
People must be tired of my adventures.
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Where am I now?
Line 4
I never know."
/aɪ never know/
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"In Cartoonland," said the Hatter.

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 “"No," said Alice; "I've been all over--in Wonderland, in Bookland, in Stageland, and forty other lands.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I never know."”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “People must be tired of my adventures.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I never know."”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “"No," said Alice; "I've been all over--in Wonderland, in Bookland, in Stageland, and forty other lands.”

All words in this reading · 31

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adventures

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From this reading People must be tired of my adventures.

Alice

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From this reading "No," said Alice; "I've been all over--in Wonderland, in Bookland, in Stageland, and forty other lands.

all

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From this reading "No," said Alice; "I've been all over--in Wonderland, in Bookland, in Stageland, and forty other lands.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading Where am I now?

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "No," said Alice; "I've been all over--in Wonderland, in Bookland, in Stageland, and forty other lands.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading People must be tired of my adventures.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "No," said Alice; "I've been all over--in Wonderland, in Bookland, in Stageland, and forty other lands.

Bookland

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From this reading "No," said Alice; "I've been all over--in Wonderland, in Bookland, in Stageland, and forty other lands.

Cartoonland

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From this reading "In Cartoonland," said the Hatter.

forty

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From this reading "No," said Alice; "I've been all over--in Wonderland, in Bookland, in Stageland, and forty other lands.

Hatter

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From this reading "In Cartoonland," said the Hatter.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Where am I now?

I've

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From this reading "No," said Alice; "I've been all over--in Wonderland, in Bookland, in Stageland, and forty other lands.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "No," said Alice; "I've been all over--in Wonderland, in Bookland, in Stageland, and forty other lands.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I never know."

lands

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From this reading "No," said Alice; "I've been all over--in Wonderland, in Bookland, in Stageland, and forty other lands.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading People must be tired of my adventures.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading People must be tired of my adventures.

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I never know."

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "No," said Alice; "I've been all over--in Wonderland, in Bookland, in Stageland, and forty other lands.

now

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From this reading Where am I now?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading People must be tired of my adventures.

other

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From this reading "No," said Alice; "I've been all over--in Wonderland, in Bookland, in Stageland, and forty other lands.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading "No," said Alice; "I've been all over--in Wonderland, in Bookland, in Stageland, and forty other lands.

People

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From this reading People must be tired of my adventures.

said

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From this reading "No," said Alice; "I've been all over--in Wonderland, in Bookland, in Stageland, and forty other lands.

Stageland

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From this reading "No," said Alice; "I've been all over--in Wonderland, in Bookland, in Stageland, and forty other lands.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "In Cartoonland," said the Hatter.

tired

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From this reading People must be tired of my adventures.

WhereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Where am I now?

Wonderland

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From this reading "No," said Alice; "I've been all over--in Wonderland, in Bookland, in Stageland, and forty other lands.