Chapter VII
‘Yes, it is wonderful.’ ‘And at dinner afterwards. “Do you like Irving’s acting?”—“Yes, I think that he is a great genius.” How formal and precise we were! And now I sit curling your hair in a bedroom window.’
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Chapter VII
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‘Yes,
it
is
wonderful.’
‘And
at
dinner
afterwards.
“Do
you
like
Irving’s
acting?”—“Yes,
I
think
that
he
is
a
great
genius.”
How
formal
and
precise
we
were!
And
now
I
sit
curling
your
hair
in
a
bedroom
window.’
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
‘Yes,
it
is
wonderful.’
Line 2
‘And
at
dinner
afterwards.
Line 3
“Do
you
like
Irving’s
acting?”—“Yes,
I
think
that
he
is
a
great
genius.”
Line 4
How
formal
and
precise
we
were!
Line 5
And
now
I
sit
curling
your
hair
in
a
bedroom
window.’
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Great
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Do you like Irving’s acting?”—“Yes, I think that he is a great genius.””
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Do you like Irving’s acting?”—“Yes, I think that he is a great genius.””
Wonderful
noun
US /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “‘Yes, it is wonderful.’”
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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 “Do you like Irving’s acting?”—“Yes, I think that he is a great genius.”
acting
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From this reading “Do you like Irving’s acting?”—“Yes, I think that he is a great genius.”
afterwards
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From this reading ‘And at dinner afterwards.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘And at dinner afterwards.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ‘And at dinner afterwards.
bedroom
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From this reading And now I sit curling your hair in a bedroom window.’
curling
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From this reading And now I sit curling your hair in a bedroom window.’
dinner
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From this reading ‘And at dinner afterwards.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you like Irving’s acting?”—“Yes, I think that he is a great genius.”
formal
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From this reading How formal and precise we were!
genius
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From this reading “Do you like Irving’s acting?”—“Yes, I think that he is a great genius.”
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you like Irving’s acting?”—“Yes, I think that he is a great genius.”
hair
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From this reading And now I sit curling your hair in a bedroom window.’
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Do you like Irving’s acting?”—“Yes, I think that he is a great genius.”
How
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From this reading How formal and precise we were!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Do you like Irving’s acting?”—“Yes, I think that he is a great genius.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And now I sit curling your hair in a bedroom window.’
Irving's
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From this reading “Do you like Irving’s acting?”—“Yes, I think that he is a great genius.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Yes, it is wonderful.’
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘Yes, it is wonderful.’
like
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From this reading “Do you like Irving’s acting?”—“Yes, I think that he is a great genius.”
now
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From this reading And now I sit curling your hair in a bedroom window.’
precise
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From this reading How formal and precise we were!
sit
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From this reading And now I sit curling your hair in a bedroom window.’
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Do you like Irving’s acting?”—“Yes, I think that he is a great genius.”
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you like Irving’s acting?”—“Yes, I think that he is a great genius.”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading How formal and precise we were!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How formal and precise we were!
window
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From this reading And now I sit curling your hair in a bedroom window.’
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘Yes, it is wonderful.’
Yes
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From this reading ‘Yes, it is wonderful.’
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you like Irving’s acting?”—“Yes, I think that he is a great genius.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And now I sit curling your hair in a bedroom window.’