Chapter VII
"I've got some nice lamb chops for supper. Strange? Well, no stranger than usual, Sam. I mean, you've been a little bit nutty ever since the spacemen came. Naturally I've made allowances.
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Chapter VII
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"I've
got
some
nice
lamb
chops
for
supper.
Strange?
Well,
no
stranger
than
usual,
Sam.
I
mean,
you've
been
a
little
bit
nutty
ever
since
the
spacemen
came.
Naturally
I've
made
allowances.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"I've
got
some
nice
lamb
chops
for
supper.
Line 2
Strange?
Line 3
Well,
no
stranger
than
usual,
Sam.
Line 4
I
mean,
you've
been
a
little
bit
nutty
ever
since
the
spacemen
came.
Line 5
Naturally
I've
made
allowances.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I mean, you've been a little bit nutty ever since the spacemen came.”
Ever
noun
US /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I mean, you've been a little bit nutty ever since the spacemen came.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I mean, you've been a little bit nutty ever since the spacemen came.”
Since
preposition
US /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “I mean, you've been a little bit nutty ever since the spacemen came.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, no stranger than usual, Sam.”
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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 mean, you've been a little bit nutty ever since the spacemen came.
allowances
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From this reading Naturally I've made allowances.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I mean, you've been a little bit nutty ever since the spacemen came.
bit
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From this reading I mean, you've been a little bit nutty ever since the spacemen came.
came
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From this reading I mean, you've been a little bit nutty ever since the spacemen came.
chops
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From this reading "I've got some nice lamb chops for supper.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I mean, you've been a little bit nutty ever since the spacemen came.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I've got some nice lamb chops for supper.
got
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From this reading "I've got some nice lamb chops for supper.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I mean, you've been a little bit nutty ever since the spacemen came.
I've
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From this reading "I've got some nice lamb chops for supper.
lamb
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From this reading "I've got some nice lamb chops for supper.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I mean, you've been a little bit nutty ever since the spacemen came.
made
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From this reading Naturally I've made allowances.
mean
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From this reading I mean, you've been a little bit nutty ever since the spacemen came.
Naturally
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From this reading Naturally I've made allowances.
nice
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From this reading "I've got some nice lamb chops for supper.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Well, no stranger than usual, Sam.
nutty
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From this reading I mean, you've been a little bit nutty ever since the spacemen came.
Sam
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From this reading Well, no stranger than usual, Sam.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I mean, you've been a little bit nutty ever since the spacemen came.
some
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From this reading "I've got some nice lamb chops for supper.
spacemen
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From this reading I mean, you've been a little bit nutty ever since the spacemen came.
Strange
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From this reading Strange?
stranger
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From this reading Well, no stranger than usual, Sam.
supper
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From this reading "I've got some nice lamb chops for supper.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Well, no stranger than usual, Sam.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I mean, you've been a little bit nutty ever since the spacemen came.
usual
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From this reading Well, no stranger than usual, Sam.
Well
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From this reading Well, no stranger than usual, Sam.
you've
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From this reading I mean, you've been a little bit nutty ever since the spacemen came.