Chapter II
VI. CUMMINGS _and_ BARTLETT. _Bartlett_, sulkily.--"Were you?" He walks, without looking at Cummings, to where his painter's paraphernalia are lying, and begins to pick them up. _Cummings._--"Yes."
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VI.
CUMMINGS
_and_
BARTLETT.
_Bartlett_,
sulkily.--"Were
you?"
He
walks,
without
looking
at
Cummings,
to
where
his
painter's
paraphernalia
are
lying,
and
begins
to
pick
them
up.
_Cummings._--"Yes."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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VI.
Line 2
CUMMINGS
_and_
BARTLETT.
Line 3
_Bartlett_,
sulkily.--"Were
you?"
Line 4
He
walks,
without
looking
at
Cummings,
to
where
his
painter's
paraphernalia
are
lying,
and
begins
to
pick
them
up.
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_Cummings._--"Yes."
Learner Dictionary
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Without
preposition
US /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “He walks, without looking at Cummings, to where his painter's paraphernalia are lying, and begins to pick them up.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CUMMINGS _and_ BARTLETT.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He walks, without looking at Cummings, to where his painter's paraphernalia are lying, and begins to pick them up.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He walks, without looking at Cummings, to where his painter's paraphernalia are lying, and begins to pick them up.
BARTLETT
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From this reading CUMMINGS _and_ BARTLETT.
begins
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From this reading He walks, without looking at Cummings, to where his painter's paraphernalia are lying, and begins to pick them up.
CUMMINGS
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From this reading CUMMINGS _and_ BARTLETT.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He walks, without looking at Cummings, to where his painter's paraphernalia are lying, and begins to pick them up.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He walks, without looking at Cummings, to where his painter's paraphernalia are lying, and begins to pick them up.
looking
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From this reading He walks, without looking at Cummings, to where his painter's paraphernalia are lying, and begins to pick them up.
lying
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From this reading He walks, without looking at Cummings, to where his painter's paraphernalia are lying, and begins to pick them up.
painter's
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From this reading He walks, without looking at Cummings, to where his painter's paraphernalia are lying, and begins to pick them up.
paraphernalia
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From this reading He walks, without looking at Cummings, to where his painter's paraphernalia are lying, and begins to pick them up.
pick
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From this reading He walks, without looking at Cummings, to where his painter's paraphernalia are lying, and begins to pick them up.
sulkily
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From this reading _Bartlett_, sulkily.--"Were you?"
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He walks, without looking at Cummings, to where his painter's paraphernalia are lying, and begins to pick them up.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He walks, without looking at Cummings, to where his painter's paraphernalia are lying, and begins to pick them up.
up
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From this reading He walks, without looking at Cummings, to where his painter's paraphernalia are lying, and begins to pick them up.
VI
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From this reading VI.
walks
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From this reading He walks, without looking at Cummings, to where his painter's paraphernalia are lying, and begins to pick them up.
Wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Bartlett_, sulkily.--"Were you?"
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He walks, without looking at Cummings, to where his painter's paraphernalia are lying, and begins to pick them up.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He walks, without looking at Cummings, to where his painter's paraphernalia are lying, and begins to pick them up.
Yes
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From this reading _Cummings._--"Yes."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Bartlett_, sulkily.--"Were you?"