Chapter III
HORACE. I should expect to come in, of course— MESSENGER. Hypocrite! Beyond belief hypocrite! You train your dogs with hunger and a whip.
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Chapter III
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HORACE.
I
should
expect
to
come
in,
of
course—
MESSENGER.
Hypocrite!
Beyond
belief
hypocrite!
You
train
your
dogs
with
hunger
and
a
whip.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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HORACE.
Line 2
I
should
expect
to
come
in,
of
course—
MESSENGER.
Line 3
Hypocrite!
Line 4
Beyond
belief
hypocrite!
Line 5
You
train
your
dogs
with
hunger
and
a
whip.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Beyond
preposition
US /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “Beyond belief hypocrite!”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I should expect to come in, of course— MESSENGER.”
Course
noun
US /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I should expect to come in, of course— MESSENGER.”
Expect
verb
US /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading “I should expect to come in, of course— MESSENGER.”
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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 You train your dogs with hunger and a whip.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You train your dogs with hunger and a whip.
belief
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From this reading Beyond belief hypocrite!
BeyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Beyond belief hypocrite!
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I should expect to come in, of course— MESSENGER.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I should expect to come in, of course— MESSENGER.
dogs
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From this reading You train your dogs with hunger and a whip.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading I should expect to come in, of course— MESSENGER.
HORACE
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From this reading HORACE.
hunger
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From this reading You train your dogs with hunger and a whip.
Hypocrite
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From this reading Hypocrite!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I should expect to come in, of course— MESSENGER.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I should expect to come in, of course— MESSENGER.
MESSENGER
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From this reading I should expect to come in, of course— MESSENGER.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I should expect to come in, of course— MESSENGER.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should expect to come in, of course— MESSENGER.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I should expect to come in, of course— MESSENGER.
train
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From this reading You train your dogs with hunger and a whip.
whip
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From this reading You train your dogs with hunger and a whip.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading You train your dogs with hunger and a whip.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You train your dogs with hunger and a whip.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You train your dogs with hunger and a whip.