Chapter I
"You never met Selwyn, did you?" "No, sir." "Never heard anything definite about his trouble?" insisted Gerard. "Oh, yes, sir!" replied young Erroll, "I've heard a good deal about it. Everybody has, you know."
The Younger Set
Chapter I
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"You
never
met
Selwyn,
did
you?"
"No,
sir."
"Never
heard
anything
definite
about
his
trouble?"
insisted
Gerard.
"Oh,
yes,
sir!"
replied
young
Erroll,
"I've
heard
a
good
deal
about
it.
Everybody
has,
you
know."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"You
never
met
Selwyn,
did
you?"
Line 2
"No,
sir."
Line 3
"Never
heard
anything
definite
about
his
trouble?"
insisted
Gerard.
Line 4
"Oh,
yes,
sir!"
replied
young
Erroll,
"I've
heard
a
good
deal
about
it.
Line 5
Everybody
has,
you
know."
/ˈevribɑːdi hæz juː know/
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 “"Never heard anything definite about his trouble?" insisted Gerard.”
Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “"Never heard anything definite about his trouble?" insisted Gerard.”
Everybody
pronoun
US /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading “Everybody has, you know."”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, yes, sir!" replied young Erroll, "I've heard a good deal about it.”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Everybody has, you know."”
Insisted
verb
US /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading “"Never heard anything definite about his trouble?" insisted Gerard.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Everybody has, you know."”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You never met Selwyn, did you?"”
Replied
noun
US /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, yes, sir!" replied young Erroll, "I've heard a good deal about it.”
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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 "Oh, yes, sir!" replied young Erroll, "I've heard a good deal about it.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Never heard anything definite about his trouble?" insisted Gerard.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "Never heard anything definite about his trouble?" insisted Gerard.
deal
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From this reading "Oh, yes, sir!" replied young Erroll, "I've heard a good deal about it.
definite
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From this reading "Never heard anything definite about his trouble?" insisted Gerard.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "You never met Selwyn, did you?"
Erroll
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From this reading "Oh, yes, sir!" replied young Erroll, "I've heard a good deal about it.
EverybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Everybody has, you know."
Gerard
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From this reading "Never heard anything definite about his trouble?" insisted Gerard.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, yes, sir!" replied young Erroll, "I've heard a good deal about it.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everybody has, you know."
heard
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From this reading "Never heard anything definite about his trouble?" insisted Gerard.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Never heard anything definite about his trouble?" insisted Gerard.
I've
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From this reading "Oh, yes, sir!" replied young Erroll, "I've heard a good deal about it.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading "Never heard anything definite about his trouble?" insisted Gerard.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, yes, sir!" replied young Erroll, "I've heard a good deal about it.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everybody has, you know."
met
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From this reading "You never met Selwyn, did you?"
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You never met Selwyn, did you?"
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No, sir."
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, yes, sir!" replied young Erroll, "I've heard a good deal about it.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, yes, sir!" replied young Erroll, "I've heard a good deal about it.
Selwyn
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From this reading "You never met Selwyn, did you?"
sir
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From this reading "No, sir."
trouble
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From this reading "Never heard anything definite about his trouble?" insisted Gerard.
yes
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From this reading "Oh, yes, sir!" replied young Erroll, "I've heard a good deal about it.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You never met Selwyn, did you?"
young
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From this reading "Oh, yes, sir!" replied young Erroll, "I've heard a good deal about it.