Chapter XXIV
“We, of course, talked to him. And do you know what he said to me? ‘What have we to do with Balkan intrigues? We must simply extirpate the scoundrels.’ Extirpate is all very well--but what then?
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Chapter XXIV
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“We,
of
course,
talked
to
him.
And
do
you
know
what
he
said
to
me?
‘What
have
we
to
do
with
Balkan
intrigues?
We
must
simply
extirpate
the
scoundrels.’
Extirpate
is
all
very
well--but
what
then?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“We,
of
course,
talked
to
him.
Line 2
And
do
you
know
what
he
said
to
me?
Line 3
‘What
have
we
to
do
with
Balkan
intrigues?
Line 4
We
must
simply
extirpate
the
scoundrels.’
Line 5
Extirpate
is
all
very
well--but
what
then?
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Course
noun
US /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““We, of course, talked to him.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “‘What have we to do with Balkan intrigues?”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And do you know what he said to me?”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “We must simply extirpate the scoundrels.’”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Extirpate is all very well--but what then?”
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all
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And do you know what he said to me?
Balkan
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From this reading ‘What have we to do with Balkan intrigues?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Extirpate is all very well--but what then?
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We, of course, talked to him.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And do you know what he said to me?
extirpate
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From this reading We must simply extirpate the scoundrels.’
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘What have we to do with Balkan intrigues?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And do you know what he said to me?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “We, of course, talked to him.
intrigues
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From this reading ‘What have we to do with Balkan intrigues?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Extirpate is all very well--but what then?
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And do you know what he said to me?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And do you know what he said to me?
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must simply extirpate the scoundrels.’
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “We, of course, talked to him.
said
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scoundrels
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From this reading We must simply extirpate the scoundrels.’
simply
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From this reading We must simply extirpate the scoundrels.’
talked
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From this reading “We, of course, talked to him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We must simply extirpate the scoundrels.’
then
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From this reading Extirpate is all very well--but what then?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We, of course, talked to him.
very
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WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We, of course, talked to him.
well
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From this reading Extirpate is all very well--but what then?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And do you know what he said to me?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘What have we to do with Balkan intrigues?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And do you know what he said to me?