Chapter XVII
“So long, Wilfred,” said Elaine in her boyish way. “Ta-ta, old man,” said Joe ironically. You be damned! thought Wilfred, looking straight ahead of him. He went out stiffly. Silence in the room behind him.
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Chapter XVII
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“So
long,
Wilfred,”
said
Elaine
in
her
boyish
way.
“Ta-ta,
old
man,”
said
Joe
ironically.
You
be
damned!
thought
Wilfred,
looking
straight
ahead
of
him.
He
went
out
stiffly.
Silence
in
the
room
behind
him.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“So
long,
Wilfred,”
said
Elaine
in
her
boyish
way.
Line 2
“Ta-ta,
old
man,”
said
Joe
ironically.
Line 3
You
be
damned!
thought
Wilfred,
looking
straight
ahead
of
him.
Line 4
He
went
out
stiffly.
Line 5
Silence
in
the
room
behind
him.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Behind
preposition
US /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Silence in the room behind him.”
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““So long, Wilfred,” said Elaine in her boyish way.”
Silence
noun
US /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Silence in the room behind him.”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You be damned! thought Wilfred, looking straight ahead of him.”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He went out stiffly.”
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ahead
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From this reading You be damned! thought Wilfred, looking straight ahead of him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You be damned! thought Wilfred, looking straight ahead of him.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Silence in the room behind him.
boyish
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From this reading “So long, Wilfred,” said Elaine in her boyish way.
damned
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From this reading You be damned! thought Wilfred, looking straight ahead of him.
Elaine
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From this reading “So long, Wilfred,” said Elaine in her boyish way.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went out stiffly.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “So long, Wilfred,” said Elaine in her boyish way.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You be damned! thought Wilfred, looking straight ahead of him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “So long, Wilfred,” said Elaine in her boyish way.
ironically
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From this reading “Ta-ta, old man,” said Joe ironically.
Joe
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From this reading “Ta-ta, old man,” said Joe ironically.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So long, Wilfred,” said Elaine in her boyish way.
looking
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From this reading You be damned! thought Wilfred, looking straight ahead of him.
man
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From this reading “Ta-ta, old man,” said Joe ironically.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You be damned! thought Wilfred, looking straight ahead of him.
old
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From this reading “Ta-ta, old man,” said Joe ironically.
out
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From this reading He went out stiffly.
room
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From this reading Silence in the room behind him.
said
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From this reading “So long, Wilfred,” said Elaine in her boyish way.
SilencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Silence in the room behind him.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So long, Wilfred,” said Elaine in her boyish way.
stiffly
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From this reading He went out stiffly.
straight
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From this reading You be damned! thought Wilfred, looking straight ahead of him.
Ta-ta
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From this reading “Ta-ta, old man,” said Joe ironically.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Silence in the room behind him.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You be damned! thought Wilfred, looking straight ahead of him.
way
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From this reading “So long, Wilfred,” said Elaine in her boyish way.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went out stiffly.
Wilfred
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From this reading “So long, Wilfred,” said Elaine in her boyish way.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You be damned! thought Wilfred, looking straight ahead of him.