Chapter III
“I see. Was he--well, no matter. You’re to be congratulated, at any rate. What are you going to do with them?” Glennard stood up with a sense of weariness in all his bones.
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Chapter III
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“I
see.
Was
he--well,
no
matter.
You’re
to
be
congratulated,
at
any
rate.
What
are
you
going
to
do
with
them?”
Glennard
stood
up
with
a
sense
of
weariness
in
all
his
bones.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“I
see.
Line 2
Was
he--well,
no
matter.
Line 3
You’re
to
be
congratulated,
at
any
rate.
Line 4
What
are
you
going
to
do
with
them?”
Line 5
Glennard
stood
up
with
a
sense
of
weariness
in
all
his
bones.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Stood
noun
US /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Glennard stood up with a sense of weariness in all his bones.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Was he--well, no matter.”
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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 Glennard stood up with a sense of weariness in all his bones.
all
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From this reading Glennard stood up with a sense of weariness in all his bones.
any
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From this reading You’re to be congratulated, at any rate.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What are you going to do with them?”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You’re to be congratulated, at any rate.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You’re to be congratulated, at any rate.
bones
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From this reading Glennard stood up with a sense of weariness in all his bones.
congratulated
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From this reading You’re to be congratulated, at any rate.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What are you going to do with them?”
Glennard
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From this reading Glennard stood up with a sense of weariness in all his bones.
going
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From this reading What are you going to do with them?”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Was he--well, no matter.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Glennard stood up with a sense of weariness in all his bones.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I see.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Glennard stood up with a sense of weariness in all his bones.
matter
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From this reading Was he--well, no matter.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Was he--well, no matter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Glennard stood up with a sense of weariness in all his bones.
rate
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From this reading You’re to be congratulated, at any rate.
see
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From this reading “I see.
sense
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From this reading Glennard stood up with a sense of weariness in all his bones.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Glennard stood up with a sense of weariness in all his bones.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading What are you going to do with them?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You’re to be congratulated, at any rate.
up
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From this reading Glennard stood up with a sense of weariness in all his bones.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was he--well, no matter.
weariness
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From this reading Glennard stood up with a sense of weariness in all his bones.
well
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From this reading Was he--well, no matter.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What are you going to do with them?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading What are you going to do with them?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What are you going to do with them?”
You're
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From this reading You’re to be congratulated, at any rate.