Chapter VII
ERNIE AND HIS BIG NIGHT I'm kind of glad I was with Ernie when he had his big night. If I hadn't been I never would have believed it of him. Not if he'd produced affidavits. No! It would have been too much of a strain on the imagination.
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Chapter VII
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ERNIE
AND
HIS
BIG
NIGHT
I'm
kind
of
glad
I
was
with
Ernie
when
he
had
his
big
night.
If
I
hadn't
been
I
never
would
have
believed
it
of
him.
Not
if
he'd
produced
affidavits.
No!
It
would
have
been
too
much
of
a
strain
on
the
imagination.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
ERNIE
AND
HIS
BIG
NIGHT
I'm
kind
of
glad
I
was
with
Ernie
when
he
had
his
big
night.
Line 2
If
I
hadn't
been
I
never
would
have
believed
it
of
him.
Line 3
Not
if
he'd
produced
affidavits.
Line 4
No!
/noʊ/
Line 5
It
would
have
been
too
much
of
a
strain
on
the
imagination.
Learner Dictionary
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Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “If I hadn't been I never would have believed it of him.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If I hadn't been I never would have believed it of him.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If I hadn't been I never would have believed it of him.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “If I hadn't been I never would have believed it of him.”
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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 It would have been too much of a strain on the imagination.
affidavits
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From this reading Not if he'd produced affidavits.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ERNIE AND HIS BIG NIGHT I'm kind of glad I was with Ernie when he had his big night.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If I hadn't been I never would have believed it of him.
believed
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From this reading If I hadn't been I never would have believed it of him.
BIG
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From this reading ERNIE AND HIS BIG NIGHT I'm kind of glad I was with Ernie when he had his big night.
ERNIE
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From this reading ERNIE AND HIS BIG NIGHT I'm kind of glad I was with Ernie when he had his big night.
glad
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From this reading ERNIE AND HIS BIG NIGHT I'm kind of glad I was with Ernie when he had his big night.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ERNIE AND HIS BIG NIGHT I'm kind of glad I was with Ernie when he had his big night.
hadn't
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From this reading If I hadn't been I never would have believed it of him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If I hadn't been I never would have believed it of him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ERNIE AND HIS BIG NIGHT I'm kind of glad I was with Ernie when he had his big night.
he'd
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From this reading Not if he'd produced affidavits.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If I hadn't been I never would have believed it of him.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ERNIE AND HIS BIG NIGHT I'm kind of glad I was with Ernie when he had his big night.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ERNIE AND HIS BIG NIGHT I'm kind of glad I was with Ernie when he had his big night.
I'm
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From this reading ERNIE AND HIS BIG NIGHT I'm kind of glad I was with Ernie when he had his big night.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I hadn't been I never would have believed it of him.
imagination
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From this reading It would have been too much of a strain on the imagination.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If I hadn't been I never would have believed it of him.
kind
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From this reading ERNIE AND HIS BIG NIGHT I'm kind of glad I was with Ernie when he had his big night.
much
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From this reading It would have been too much of a strain on the imagination.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I hadn't been I never would have believed it of him.
NIGHT
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From this reading ERNIE AND HIS BIG NIGHT I'm kind of glad I was with Ernie when he had his big night.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No!
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not if he'd produced affidavits.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ERNIE AND HIS BIG NIGHT I'm kind of glad I was with Ernie when he had his big night.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It would have been too much of a strain on the imagination.
produced
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From this reading Not if he'd produced affidavits.
strain
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From this reading It would have been too much of a strain on the imagination.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It would have been too much of a strain on the imagination.
too
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From this reading It would have been too much of a strain on the imagination.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ERNIE AND HIS BIG NIGHT I'm kind of glad I was with Ernie when he had his big night.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading ERNIE AND HIS BIG NIGHT I'm kind of glad I was with Ernie when he had his big night.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ERNIE AND HIS BIG NIGHT I'm kind of glad I was with Ernie when he had his big night.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If I hadn't been I never would have believed it of him.