Chapter XXIII
"Absolutely none. It's a great pity." He added, after a moment, "Mr. Krebs was a remarkable man." "Nineteen twenty-six Fowler Street?" I repeated.
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Chapter XXIII
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"Absolutely
none.
It's
a
great
pity."
He
added,
after
a
moment,
"Mr.
Krebs
was
a
remarkable
man."
"Nineteen
twenty-six
Fowler
Street?"
I
repeated.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Absolutely
none.
Line 2
It's
a
great
pity."
Line 3
He
added,
after
a
moment,
"Mr.
Krebs
was
a
remarkable
man."
Line 4
"Nineteen
twenty-six
Fowler
Street?"
Line 5
I
repeated.
/aɪ repeated/
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Added
noun
US /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He added, after a moment, "Mr. Krebs was a remarkable man."”
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “He added, after a moment, "Mr. Krebs was a remarkable man."”
Great
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It's a great pity."”
Nineteen
noun
US /ˈnineteen/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Nineteen twenty-six Fowler Street?"”
None
pronoun
US /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading “"Absolutely none.”
Remarkable
noun
US /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He added, after a moment, "Mr. Krebs was a remarkable man."”
Repeated
noun
US /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I repeated.”
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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 It's a great pity."
Absolutely
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From this reading "Absolutely none.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He added, after a moment, "Mr. Krebs was a remarkable man."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He added, after a moment, "Mr. Krebs was a remarkable man."
Fowler
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From this reading "Nineteen twenty-six Fowler Street?"
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It's a great pity."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He added, after a moment, "Mr. Krebs was a remarkable man."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I repeated.
It's
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From this reading It's a great pity."
Krebs
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From this reading He added, after a moment, "Mr. Krebs was a remarkable man."
man
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From this reading He added, after a moment, "Mr. Krebs was a remarkable man."
moment
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From this reading He added, after a moment, "Mr. Krebs was a remarkable man."
Mr
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From this reading He added, after a moment, "Mr. Krebs was a remarkable man."
NineteennounUS /ˈnineteen/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Nineteen twenty-six Fowler Street?"
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading "Absolutely none.
pity
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From this reading It's a great pity."
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He added, after a moment, "Mr. Krebs was a remarkable man."
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I repeated.
Street
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From this reading "Nineteen twenty-six Fowler Street?"
twenty-six
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From this reading "Nineteen twenty-six Fowler Street?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He added, after a moment, "Mr. Krebs was a remarkable man."