Chapter XXIII
DESPOILED. "It would seem, Greenall, as if you couldn't even shoot." "It would seem like it, wouldn't it." As I sauntered back to the hotel I was conscious of a slight feeling of exacerbation. As if I had been "got at," "had."
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Chapter XXIII
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DESPOILED.
"It
would
seem,
Greenall,
as
if
you
couldn't
even
shoot."
"It
would
seem
like
it,
wouldn't
it."
As
I
sauntered
back
to
the
hotel
I
was
conscious
of
a
slight
feeling
of
exacerbation.
As
if
I
had
been
"got
at,"
"had."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
DESPOILED.
Line 2
"It
would
seem,
Greenall,
as
if
you
couldn't
even
shoot."
Line 3
"It
would
seem
like
it,
wouldn't
it."
Line 4
As
I
sauntered
back
to
the
hotel
I
was
conscious
of
a
slight
feeling
of
exacerbation.
Line 5
As
if
I
had
been
"got
at,"
"had."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “As if I had been "got at," "had."”
Even
noun
US /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It would seem, Greenall, as if you couldn't even shoot."”
Feeling
noun
US /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “As I sauntered back to the hotel I was conscious of a slight feeling of exacerbation.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"It would seem, Greenall, as if you couldn't even shoot."”
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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 As I sauntered back to the hotel I was conscious of a slight feeling of exacerbation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It would seem, Greenall, as if you couldn't even shoot."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As if I had been "got at," "had."
back
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From this reading As I sauntered back to the hotel I was conscious of a slight feeling of exacerbation.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As if I had been "got at," "had."
conscious
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From this reading As I sauntered back to the hotel I was conscious of a slight feeling of exacerbation.
couldn't
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From this reading "It would seem, Greenall, as if you couldn't even shoot."
DESPOILED
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From this reading DESPOILED.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It would seem, Greenall, as if you couldn't even shoot."
exacerbation
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From this reading As I sauntered back to the hotel I was conscious of a slight feeling of exacerbation.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As I sauntered back to the hotel I was conscious of a slight feeling of exacerbation.
got
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From this reading As if I had been "got at," "had."
Greenall
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From this reading "It would seem, Greenall, as if you couldn't even shoot."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As if I had been "got at," "had."
hotel
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From this reading As I sauntered back to the hotel I was conscious of a slight feeling of exacerbation.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As I sauntered back to the hotel I was conscious of a slight feeling of exacerbation.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "It would seem, Greenall, as if you couldn't even shoot."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It would seem, Greenall, as if you couldn't even shoot."
like
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From this reading "It would seem like it, wouldn't it."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As I sauntered back to the hotel I was conscious of a slight feeling of exacerbation.
sauntered
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From this reading As I sauntered back to the hotel I was conscious of a slight feeling of exacerbation.
seem
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From this reading "It would seem, Greenall, as if you couldn't even shoot."
shoot
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From this reading "It would seem, Greenall, as if you couldn't even shoot."
slight
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From this reading As I sauntered back to the hotel I was conscious of a slight feeling of exacerbation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As I sauntered back to the hotel I was conscious of a slight feeling of exacerbation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As I sauntered back to the hotel I was conscious of a slight feeling of exacerbation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As I sauntered back to the hotel I was conscious of a slight feeling of exacerbation.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "It would seem, Greenall, as if you couldn't even shoot."
wouldn't
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From this reading "It would seem like it, wouldn't it."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It would seem, Greenall, as if you couldn't even shoot."