Chapter XII
OUR NEXT DOOR. Probably he's consul somewhere. They mostly are. THE FIRE-TENDER. After all, it's the easiest thing in the world to sit and sneer at eccentricities.
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OUR
NEXT
DOOR.
Probably
he's
consul
somewhere.
They
mostly
are.
THE
FIRE-TENDER.
After
all,
it's
the
easiest
thing
in
the
world
to
sit
and
sneer
at
eccentricities.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
OUR
NEXT
DOOR.
Line 2
Probably
he's
consul
somewhere.
Line 3
They
mostly
are.
Line 4
THE
FIRE-TENDER.
Line 5
After
all,
it's
the
easiest
thing
in
the
world
to
sit
and
sneer
at
eccentricities.
Learner Dictionary
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After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “After all, it's the easiest thing in the world to sit and sneer at eccentricities.”
NEXT
noun
US /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “OUR NEXT DOOR.”
Thing
noun
US /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After all, it's the easiest thing in the world to sit and sneer at eccentricities.”
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AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After all, it's the easiest thing in the world to sit and sneer at eccentricities.
all
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From this reading After all, it's the easiest thing in the world to sit and sneer at eccentricities.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After all, it's the easiest thing in the world to sit and sneer at eccentricities.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They mostly are.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After all, it's the easiest thing in the world to sit and sneer at eccentricities.
consul
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DOOR
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From this reading OUR NEXT DOOR.
easiest
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eccentricities
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FIRE-TENDER
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From this reading THE FIRE-TENDER.
he's
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After all, it's the easiest thing in the world to sit and sneer at eccentricities.
it's
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mostly
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From this reading They mostly are.
NEXTnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OUR NEXT DOOR.
OURdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading OUR NEXT DOOR.
Probably
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sit
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sneer
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somewhere
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From this reading Probably he's consul somewhere.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRE-TENDER.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They mostly are.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After all, it's the easiest thing in the world to sit and sneer at eccentricities.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After all, it's the easiest thing in the world to sit and sneer at eccentricities.
world
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From this reading After all, it's the easiest thing in the world to sit and sneer at eccentricities.