Chapter XXVIII
“Of course you can.” “And biology was beginning to bore me a bit. One research is very like another.... Latterly I’ve been doing things.... Creative work appeals to me wonderfully.
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Chapter XXVIII
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“Of
course
you
can.”
“And
biology
was
beginning
to
bore
me
a
bit.
One
research
is
very
like
another....
Latterly
I’ve
been
doing
things....
Creative
work
appeals
to
me
wonderfully.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Of
course
you
can.”
/ʌv course juː kæn/
Line 2
“And
biology
was
beginning
to
bore
me
a
bit.
Line 3
One
research
is
very
like
another....
Line 4
Latterly
I’ve
been
doing
things....
Line 5
Creative
work
appeals
to
me
wonderfully.
Learner Dictionary
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Another
noun
US /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “One research is very like another....”
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Latterly I’ve been doing things....”
Beginning
noun
US /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““And biology was beginning to bore me a bit.”
Course
noun
US /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Of course you can.””
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One research is very like another....”
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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 “And biology was beginning to bore me a bit.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And biology was beginning to bore me a bit.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One research is very like another....
appeals
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From this reading Creative work appeals to me wonderfully.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Latterly I’ve been doing things....
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And biology was beginning to bore me a bit.
biology
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bit
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bore
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canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Of course you can.”
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course you can.”
Creative
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doing
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I've
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One research is very like another....
Latterly
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like
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From this reading One research is very like another....
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “And biology was beginning to bore me a bit.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Of course you can.”
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One research is very like another....
research
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From this reading One research is very like another....
things
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From this reading Latterly I’ve been doing things....
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “And biology was beginning to bore me a bit.
very
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From this reading One research is very like another....
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And biology was beginning to bore me a bit.
wonderfully
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From this reading Creative work appeals to me wonderfully.
work
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From this reading Creative work appeals to me wonderfully.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Of course you can.”