Chapter XXXII
“How? Show me.” “I can’t be portentous, dear, when you’re about. It’s my other side of the moon. But I was portentous, I can assure you.
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Chapter XXXII
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“How?
Show
me.”
“I
can’t
be
portentous,
dear,
when
you’re
about.
It’s
my
other
side
of
the
moon.
But
I
was
portentous,
I
can
assure
you.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“How?
Line 2
Show
me.”
Line 3
“I
can’t
be
portentous,
dear,
when
you’re
about.
Line 4
It’s
my
other
side
of
the
moon.
Line 5
But
I
was
portentous,
I
can
assure
you.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““I can’t be portentous, dear, when you’re about.”
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I can’t be portentous, dear, when you’re about.
assure
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From this reading But I was portentous, I can assure you.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I can’t be portentous, dear, when you’re about.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I was portentous, I can assure you.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But I was portentous, I can assure you.
can't
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From this reading “I can’t be portentous, dear, when you’re about.
dear
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From this reading “I can’t be portentous, dear, when you’re about.
How
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From this reading “How?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I can’t be portentous, dear, when you’re about.
It's
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From this reading It’s my other side of the moon.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Show me.”
moon
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From this reading It’s my other side of the moon.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It’s my other side of the moon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It’s my other side of the moon.
other
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From this reading It’s my other side of the moon.
portentous
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From this reading “I can’t be portentous, dear, when you’re about.
Show
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From this reading Show me.”
side
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From this reading It’s my other side of the moon.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It’s my other side of the moon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But I was portentous, I can assure you.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “I can’t be portentous, dear, when you’re about.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But I was portentous, I can assure you.
you're
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From this reading “I can’t be portentous, dear, when you’re about.