Chapter X
Other goals? "None that I'd care to mention," says Moriarty, smiling softly. "All the other ones are neurotic, and I don't want to expose them. I've done it too often. In my neuroses, I think, 'Gee, I'd like to do that or this.'
100 New Yorkers of the 1970s
Chapter X
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Other
goals?
"None
that
I'd
care
to
mention,"
says
Moriarty,
smiling
softly.
"All
the
other
ones
are
neurotic,
and
I
don't
want
to
expose
them.
I've
done
it
too
often.
In
my
neuroses,
I
think,
'Gee,
I'd
like
to
do
that
or
this.'
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Other
goals?
Line 2
"None
that
I'd
care
to
mention,"
says
Moriarty,
smiling
softly.
Line 3
"All
the
other
ones
are
neurotic,
and
I
don't
want
to
expose
them.
Line 4
I've
done
it
too
often.
Line 5
In
my
neuroses,
I
think,
'Gee,
I'd
like
to
do
that
or
this.'
Learner Dictionary
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Done
noun
US /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I've done it too often.”
None
pronoun
US /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading “"None that I'd care to mention," says Moriarty, smiling softly.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In my neuroses, I think, 'Gee, I'd like to do that or this.'”
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All
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From this reading "All the other ones are neurotic, and I don't want to expose them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "All the other ones are neurotic, and I don't want to expose them.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "All the other ones are neurotic, and I don't want to expose them.
care
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From this reading "None that I'd care to mention," says Moriarty, smiling softly.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading In my neuroses, I think, 'Gee, I'd like to do that or this.'
don't
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From this reading "All the other ones are neurotic, and I don't want to expose them.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I've done it too often.
expose
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From this reading "All the other ones are neurotic, and I don't want to expose them.
Gee
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From this reading In my neuroses, I think, 'Gee, I'd like to do that or this.'
goals
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From this reading Other goals?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "All the other ones are neurotic, and I don't want to expose them.
I'd
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From this reading "None that I'd care to mention," says Moriarty, smiling softly.
I've
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From this reading I've done it too often.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In my neuroses, I think, 'Gee, I'd like to do that or this.'
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I've done it too often.
like
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From this reading In my neuroses, I think, 'Gee, I'd like to do that or this.'
mention
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From this reading "None that I'd care to mention," says Moriarty, smiling softly.
Moriarty
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From this reading "None that I'd care to mention," says Moriarty, smiling softly.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In my neuroses, I think, 'Gee, I'd like to do that or this.'
neuroses
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From this reading In my neuroses, I think, 'Gee, I'd like to do that or this.'
neurotic
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From this reading "All the other ones are neurotic, and I don't want to expose them.
NonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading "None that I'd care to mention," says Moriarty, smiling softly.
often
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From this reading I've done it too often.
ones
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From this reading "All the other ones are neurotic, and I don't want to expose them.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In my neuroses, I think, 'Gee, I'd like to do that or this.'
Other
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From this reading Other goals?
says
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From this reading "None that I'd care to mention," says Moriarty, smiling softly.
smiling
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From this reading "None that I'd care to mention," says Moriarty, smiling softly.
softly
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From this reading "None that I'd care to mention," says Moriarty, smiling softly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "None that I'd care to mention," says Moriarty, smiling softly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "All the other ones are neurotic, and I don't want to expose them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "All the other ones are neurotic, and I don't want to expose them.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In my neuroses, I think, 'Gee, I'd like to do that or this.'
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In my neuroses, I think, 'Gee, I'd like to do that or this.'
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "None that I'd care to mention," says Moriarty, smiling softly.
too
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From this reading I've done it too often.
want
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From this reading "All the other ones are neurotic, and I don't want to expose them.