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Anna Christie
Anna Christie

Chapter V

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CHRIS--[Wincing-faintly.] Don't say dat, Anna, please!
[He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?
Feeling sick?
CHRIS--[Dully.] Inside my head feel sick.
ANNA--Well, what d'you expect after being soused for two days?
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Anna Christie

Chapter V

Reading 1/93 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
CHRIS--[Wincing-faintly.] Don't say dat, Anna, please!
Line 2
[He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?
Line 3
Feeling sick?
Line 4
CHRIS--[Dully.] Inside my head feel sick.
Line 5
ANNA--Well, what d'you expect after being soused for two days?

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “ANNA--Well, what d'you expect after being soused for two days?”

Being auxiliary verb US /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading “ANNA--Well, what d'you expect after being soused for two days?”

Expect verb US /ɪkˈspekt/

to think that something will happen

From this reading “ANNA--Well, what d'you expect after being soused for two days?”

Feeling noun US /ˈfeeling/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Feeling sick?”

Hands plural noun US /hændz/

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading “[He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “ANNA--Well, what d'you expect after being soused for two days?”

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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 [He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading ANNA--Well, what d'you expect after being soused for two days?

Anna

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From this reading CHRIS--[Wincing-faintly.] Don't say dat, Anna, please!

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading [He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?

beer

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From this reading [He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading ANNA--Well, what d'you expect after being soused for two days?

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading [He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading [He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?

certain

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From this reading [He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?

chair

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From this reading [He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?

CHRIS

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From this reading CHRIS--[Wincing-faintly.] Don't say dat, Anna, please!

d'you

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From this reading ANNA--Well, what d'you expect after being soused for two days?

dat

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From this reading CHRIS--[Wincing-faintly.] Don't say dat, Anna, please!

days

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From this reading ANNA--Well, what d'you expect after being soused for two days?

Don't

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From this reading CHRIS--[Wincing-faintly.] Don't say dat, Anna, please!

down

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From this reading [He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?

Dully

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From this reading CHRIS--[Dully.] Inside my head feel sick.

expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/

to think that something will happen

From this reading ANNA--Well, what d'you expect after being soused for two days?

feel

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From this reading CHRIS--[Dully.] Inside my head feel sick.

FeelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Feeling sick?

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading ANNA--Well, what d'you expect after being soused for two days?

handsplural nounUS /hændz/

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading [He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading [He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?

head

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From this reading [He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading [He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading [He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?

holding

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From this reading [He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading [He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?

Inside

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From this reading CHRIS--[Dully.] Inside my head feel sick.

Looks

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From this reading [He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading CHRIS--[Dully.] Inside my head feel sick.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading [He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?

please

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From this reading CHRIS--[Wincing-faintly.] Don't say dat, Anna, please!

say

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From this reading CHRIS--[Wincing-faintly.] Don't say dat, Anna, please!

setting

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From this reading [He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?

sick

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From this reading Feeling sick?

sits

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From this reading [He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?

soused

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From this reading ANNA--Well, what d'you expect after being soused for two days?

sympathy

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From this reading [He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?

table

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From this reading [He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading [He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?

trouble

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From this reading [He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?

two

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From this reading ANNA--Well, what d'you expect after being soused for two days?

Well

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From this reading ANNA--Well, what d'you expect after being soused for two days?

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading ANNA--Well, what d'you expect after being soused for two days?

What's

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From this reading [He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?

Wincing-faintly

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From this reading CHRIS--[Wincing-faintly.] Don't say dat, Anna, please!

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading [He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?