Chapter VII
ANABEL. So am I, dead tired: you self-deceiving, self complacent thing. Ha!--aren't you just the same? You haven't altered one scrap not a scrap. GERALD.
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Chapter VII
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ANABEL.
So
am
I,
dead
tired:
you
self-deceiving,
self
complacent
thing.
Ha!--aren't
you
just
the
same?
You
haven't
altered
one
scrap
not
a
scrap.
GERALD.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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ANABEL.
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So
am
I,
dead
tired:
you
self-deceiving,
self
complacent
thing.
Line 3
Ha!--aren't
you
just
the
same?
Line 4
You
haven't
altered
one
scrap
not
a
scrap.
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GERALD.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Dead
noun
US /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So am I, dead tired: you self-deceiving, self complacent thing.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “You haven't altered one scrap not a scrap.”
Same
noun
US /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ha!--aren't you just the same?”
Thing
noun
US /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So am I, dead tired: you self-deceiving, self complacent thing.”
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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 You haven't altered one scrap not a scrap.
altered
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From this reading You haven't altered one scrap not a scrap.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading So am I, dead tired: you self-deceiving, self complacent thing.
ANABEL
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aren't
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complacent
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From this reading So am I, dead tired: you self-deceiving, self complacent thing.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So am I, dead tired: you self-deceiving, self complacent thing.
GERALD
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Ha
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haven't
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So am I, dead tired: you self-deceiving, self complacent thing.
just
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You haven't altered one scrap not a scrap.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You haven't altered one scrap not a scrap.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ha!--aren't you just the same?
scrap
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self
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From this reading So am I, dead tired: you self-deceiving, self complacent thing.
self-deceiving
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From this reading So am I, dead tired: you self-deceiving, self complacent thing.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So am I, dead tired: you self-deceiving, self complacent thing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ha!--aren't you just the same?
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So am I, dead tired: you self-deceiving, self complacent thing.
tired
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From this reading So am I, dead tired: you self-deceiving, self complacent thing.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So am I, dead tired: you self-deceiving, self complacent thing.