Chapter VI
"What have you got?" I asked. "Mendicants?" I was freely associating, having nothing better in mind. "Oh, yes.
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Chapter VI
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"What
have
you
got?"
I
asked.
"Mendicants?"
I
was
freely
associating,
having
nothing
better
in
mind.
"Oh,
yes.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"What
have
you
got?"
Line 2
I
asked.
/aɪ asked/
Line 3
"Mendicants?"
Line 4
I
was
freely
associating,
having
nothing
better
in
mind.
Line 5
"Oh,
yes.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I asked.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"What have you got?"”
Having
auxiliary verb
US /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “I was freely associating, having nothing better in mind.”
Mind
noun
US /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was freely associating, having nothing better in mind.”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “I was freely associating, having nothing better in mind.”
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askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked.
associating
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From this reading I was freely associating, having nothing better in mind.
better
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From this reading I was freely associating, having nothing better in mind.
freely
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From this reading I was freely associating, having nothing better in mind.
got
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From this reading "What have you got?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "What have you got?"
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading I was freely associating, having nothing better in mind.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was freely associating, having nothing better in mind.
Mendicants
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From this reading "Mendicants?"
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was freely associating, having nothing better in mind.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I was freely associating, having nothing better in mind.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, yes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was freely associating, having nothing better in mind.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What have you got?"
yes
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From this reading "Oh, yes.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What have you got?"