Chapter III
'Oh yes, it did. I've seen it go better; but----' 'Did you get a call?' 'Yes, after the second act.' 'Not after the third?' 'No. That act never goes well.
Vain Fortune: A Novel
Chapter III
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'Oh
yes,
it
did.
I've
seen
it
go
better;
but----'
'Did
you
get
a
call?'
'Yes,
after
the
second
act.'
'Not
after
the
third?'
'No.
That
act
never
goes
well.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
'Oh
yes,
it
did.
Line 2
I've
seen
it
go
better;
but----'
'Did
you
get
a
call?'
Line 3
'Yes,
after
the
second
act.'
Line 4
'Not
after
the
third?'
/nɑːt ˈæftər ðə third/
Line 5
'No.
That
act
never
goes
well.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “'Yes, after the second act.'”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'No. That act never goes well.”
Second
noun
US /second/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Yes, after the second act.'”
Third
noun
US /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Not after the third?'”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'No. That act never goes well.”
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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 I've seen it go better; but----' 'Did you get a call?'
act
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From this reading 'Yes, after the second act.'
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading 'Yes, after the second act.'
better
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From this reading I've seen it go better; but----' 'Did you get a call?'
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I've seen it go better; but----' 'Did you get a call?'
call
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From this reading I've seen it go better; but----' 'Did you get a call?'
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading 'Oh yes, it did.
get
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From this reading I've seen it go better; but----' 'Did you get a call?'
go
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From this reading I've seen it go better; but----' 'Did you get a call?'
goes
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From this reading 'No. That act never goes well.
I've
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From this reading I've seen it go better; but----' 'Did you get a call?'
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Oh yes, it did.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'No. That act never goes well.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading 'No. That act never goes well.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'Not after the third?'
Oh
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From this reading 'Oh yes, it did.
second
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From this reading 'Yes, after the second act.'
seen
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From this reading I've seen it go better; but----' 'Did you get a call?'
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'No. That act never goes well.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Yes, after the second act.'
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Not after the third?'
well
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From this reading 'No. That act never goes well.
yes
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From this reading 'Oh yes, it did.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I've seen it go better; but----' 'Did you get a call?'