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Chapter VII

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“What has become of our DIPLOMAT?”
Dubkoff was just saying.
“Upon him now hang the fortunes of Europe.”
“Oh, leave me alone,” I said, turning moodily away.
Then, as I paced the room, something made me begin to think that Dubkoff was not altogether a good fellow.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Youth

Chapter VII

Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“What has become of our DIPLOMAT?”
Line 2
Dubkoff was just saying.
Line 3
“Upon him now hang the fortunes of Europe.”
Line 4
“Oh, leave me alone,” I said, turning moodily away.
Line 5
Then, as I paced the room, something made me begin to think that Dubkoff was not altogether a good fellow.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Alone noun US /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Oh, leave me alone,” I said, turning moodily away.”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Then, as I paced the room, something made me begin to think that Dubkoff was not altogether a good fellow.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading ““What has become of our DIPLOMAT?””

Something pronoun US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “Then, as I paced the room, something made me begin to think that Dubkoff was not altogether a good fellow.”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Then, as I paced the room, something made me begin to think that Dubkoff was not altogether a good fellow.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading ““Upon him now hang the fortunes of Europe.””

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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 Then, as I paced the room, something made me begin to think that Dubkoff was not altogether a good fellow.

alonenounUS /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Oh, leave me alone,” I said, turning moodily away.

altogether

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From this reading Then, as I paced the room, something made me begin to think that Dubkoff was not altogether a good fellow.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Then, as I paced the room, something made me begin to think that Dubkoff was not altogether a good fellow.

away

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From this reading “Oh, leave me alone,” I said, turning moodily away.

become

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From this reading “What has become of our DIPLOMAT?”

begin

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From this reading Then, as I paced the room, something made me begin to think that Dubkoff was not altogether a good fellow.

DIPLOMAT

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From this reading “What has become of our DIPLOMAT?”

Dubkoff

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From this reading Dubkoff was just saying.

Europe

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From this reading “Upon him now hang the fortunes of Europe.”

fellow

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From this reading Then, as I paced the room, something made me begin to think that Dubkoff was not altogether a good fellow.

fortunes

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From this reading “Upon him now hang the fortunes of Europe.”

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Then, as I paced the room, something made me begin to think that Dubkoff was not altogether a good fellow.

hang

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From this reading “Upon him now hang the fortunes of Europe.”

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “What has become of our DIPLOMAT?”

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Upon him now hang the fortunes of Europe.”

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “Oh, leave me alone,” I said, turning moodily away.

just

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From this reading Dubkoff was just saying.

leave

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From this reading “Oh, leave me alone,” I said, turning moodily away.

made

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From this reading Then, as I paced the room, something made me begin to think that Dubkoff was not altogether a good fellow.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Oh, leave me alone,” I said, turning moodily away.

moodily

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From this reading “Oh, leave me alone,” I said, turning moodily away.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Then, as I paced the room, something made me begin to think that Dubkoff was not altogether a good fellow.

now

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From this reading “Upon him now hang the fortunes of Europe.”

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “What has become of our DIPLOMAT?”

Oh

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From this reading “Oh, leave me alone,” I said, turning moodily away.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading “What has become of our DIPLOMAT?”

paced

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From this reading Then, as I paced the room, something made me begin to think that Dubkoff was not altogether a good fellow.

room

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From this reading Then, as I paced the room, something made me begin to think that Dubkoff was not altogether a good fellow.

said

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From this reading “Oh, leave me alone,” I said, turning moodily away.

saying

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From this reading Dubkoff was just saying.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Then, as I paced the room, something made me begin to think that Dubkoff was not altogether a good fellow.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Then, as I paced the room, something made me begin to think that Dubkoff was not altogether a good fellow.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “Upon him now hang the fortunes of Europe.”

Then

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From this reading Then, as I paced the room, something made me begin to think that Dubkoff was not altogether a good fellow.

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Then, as I paced the room, something made me begin to think that Dubkoff was not altogether a good fellow.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Then, as I paced the room, something made me begin to think that Dubkoff was not altogether a good fellow.

turning

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From this reading “Oh, leave me alone,” I said, turning moodily away.

UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “Upon him now hang the fortunes of Europe.”

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Dubkoff was just saying.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “What has become of our DIPLOMAT?”