Chapter III
“What at?” “This!” He waved his hand round the one room. “I must have something to play with till I'm fit for work again.” “Ah!”
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Chapter III
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“What
at?”
“This!”
He
waved
his
hand
round
the
one
room.
“I
must
have
something
to
play
with
till
I'm
fit
for
work
again.”
“Ah!”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“What
at?”
/wʌt æt/
Line 2
“This!”
/ðɪs/
Line 3
He
waved
his
hand
round
the
one
room.
Line 4
“I
must
have
something
to
play
with
till
I'm
fit
for
work
again.”
Line 5
“Ah!”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I must have something to play with till I'm fit for work again.””
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He waved his hand round the one room.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I must have something to play with till I'm fit for work again.””
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““I must have something to play with till I'm fit for work again.””
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He waved his hand round the one room.”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading ““I must have something to play with till I'm fit for work again.””
Till
preposition
US /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading ““I must have something to play with till I'm fit for work again.””
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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I must have something to play with till I'm fit for work again.”
Ah
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From this reading “Ah!”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “What at?”
fit
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From this reading “I must have something to play with till I'm fit for work again.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I must have something to play with till I'm fit for work again.”
hand
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From this reading He waved his hand round the one room.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I must have something to play with till I'm fit for work again.”
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He waved his hand round the one room.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He waved his hand round the one room.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I must have something to play with till I'm fit for work again.”
I'm
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From this reading “I must have something to play with till I'm fit for work again.”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must have something to play with till I'm fit for work again.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He waved his hand round the one room.
play
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From this reading “I must have something to play with till I'm fit for work again.”
room
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From this reading He waved his hand round the one room.
round
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From this reading He waved his hand round the one room.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I must have something to play with till I'm fit for work again.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He waved his hand round the one room.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This!”
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “I must have something to play with till I'm fit for work again.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I must have something to play with till I'm fit for work again.”
waved
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From this reading He waved his hand round the one room.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What at?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I must have something to play with till I'm fit for work again.”
work
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From this reading “I must have something to play with till I'm fit for work again.”