Chapter X
OUR NEXT DOOR. We are living, we are dwelling, in a grand and awful time; I'm glad I don't write novels. THE PARSON. So am I. OUR NEXT DOOR.
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OUR
NEXT
DOOR.
We
are
living,
we
are
dwelling,
in
a
grand
and
awful
time;
I'm
glad
I
don't
write
novels.
THE
PARSON.
So
am
I.
OUR
NEXT
DOOR.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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OUR
NEXT
DOOR.
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We
are
living,
we
are
dwelling,
in
a
grand
and
awful
time;
I'm
glad
I
don't
write
novels.
Line 3
THE
PARSON.
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So
am
I.
/soʊ æm aɪ/
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OUR
NEXT
DOOR.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
NEXT
noun
US /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “OUR NEXT DOOR.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We are living, we are dwelling, in a grand and awful time; I'm glad I don't write novels.”
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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 We are living, we are dwelling, in a grand and awful time; I'm glad I don't write novels.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading So am I.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We are living, we are dwelling, in a grand and awful time; I'm glad I don't write novels.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are living, we are dwelling, in a grand and awful time; I'm glad I don't write novels.
awful
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From this reading We are living, we are dwelling, in a grand and awful time; I'm glad I don't write novels.
don't
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From this reading We are living, we are dwelling, in a grand and awful time; I'm glad I don't write novels.
DOOR
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From this reading OUR NEXT DOOR.
dwelling
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From this reading We are living, we are dwelling, in a grand and awful time; I'm glad I don't write novels.
glad
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From this reading We are living, we are dwelling, in a grand and awful time; I'm glad I don't write novels.
grand
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From this reading We are living, we are dwelling, in a grand and awful time; I'm glad I don't write novels.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We are living, we are dwelling, in a grand and awful time; I'm glad I don't write novels.
I'm
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From this reading We are living, we are dwelling, in a grand and awful time; I'm glad I don't write novels.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We are living, we are dwelling, in a grand and awful time; I'm glad I don't write novels.
living
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From this reading We are living, we are dwelling, in a grand and awful time; I'm glad I don't write novels.
NEXTnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OUR NEXT DOOR.
novels
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From this reading We are living, we are dwelling, in a grand and awful time; I'm glad I don't write novels.
OURdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading OUR NEXT DOOR.
PARSON
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From this reading THE PARSON.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So am I.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PARSON.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We are living, we are dwelling, in a grand and awful time; I'm glad I don't write novels.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are living, we are dwelling, in a grand and awful time; I'm glad I don't write novels.
write
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From this reading We are living, we are dwelling, in a grand and awful time; I'm glad I don't write novels.