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Broken Barriers

Chapter VIII

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“I’m jealous of every man you know!” he said.
“Now, you’re talking like a crazy man!
Suppose I were to tell you I’m jealous of Evelyn!
Please remember that you forgot all about me and married another girl quite cheerfully with a church wedding and flowers and everything.
You needn’t come to me now for consolation!”
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Broken Barriers

Chapter VIII

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“I’m jealous of every man you know!” he said.
Line 2
“Now, you’re talking like a crazy man!
Line 3
Suppose I were to tell you I’m jealous of Evelyn!
Line 4
Please remember that you forgot all about me and married another girl quite cheerfully with a church wedding and flowers and everything.
Line 5
You needn’t come to me now for consolation!”

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 “Please remember that you forgot all about me and married another girl quite cheerfully with a church wedding and flowers and everything.”

Another noun US /ˈanother/

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

From this reading “Please remember that you forgot all about me and married another girl quite cheerfully with a church wedding and flowers and everything.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “You needn’t come to me now for consolation!””

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading ““I’m jealous of every man you know!” he said.”

Everything pronoun US /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading “Please remember that you forgot all about me and married another girl quite cheerfully with a church wedding and flowers and everything.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““I’m jealous of every man you know!” he said.”

Quite noun US /quite/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Please remember that you forgot all about me and married another girl quite cheerfully with a church wedding and flowers and everything.”

Remember verb US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading “Please remember that you forgot all about me and married another girl quite cheerfully with a church wedding and flowers and everything.”

Suppose noun US /ˈsuppose/

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

From this reading “Suppose I were to tell you I’m jealous of Evelyn!”

Tell noun US /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Suppose I were to tell you I’m jealous of Evelyn!”

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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 “Now, you’re talking like a crazy man!

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Please remember that you forgot all about me and married another girl quite cheerfully with a church wedding and flowers and everything.

all

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From this reading Please remember that you forgot all about me and married another girl quite cheerfully with a church wedding and flowers and everything.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Please remember that you forgot all about me and married another girl quite cheerfully with a church wedding and flowers and everything.

anothernounUS /ˈanother/

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

From this reading Please remember that you forgot all about me and married another girl quite cheerfully with a church wedding and flowers and everything.

cheerfully

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From this reading Please remember that you forgot all about me and married another girl quite cheerfully with a church wedding and flowers and everything.

church

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From this reading Please remember that you forgot all about me and married another girl quite cheerfully with a church wedding and flowers and everything.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading You needn’t come to me now for consolation!”

consolation

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From this reading You needn’t come to me now for consolation!”

crazy

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From this reading “Now, you’re talking like a crazy man!

Evelyn

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From this reading Suppose I were to tell you I’m jealous of Evelyn!

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “I’m jealous of every man you know!” he said.

everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading Please remember that you forgot all about me and married another girl quite cheerfully with a church wedding and flowers and everything.

flowers

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From this reading Please remember that you forgot all about me and married another girl quite cheerfully with a church wedding and flowers and everything.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading You needn’t come to me now for consolation!”

forgot

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From this reading Please remember that you forgot all about me and married another girl quite cheerfully with a church wedding and flowers and everything.

girl

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From this reading Please remember that you forgot all about me and married another girl quite cheerfully with a church wedding and flowers and everything.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading “I’m jealous of every man you know!” he said.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Suppose I were to tell you I’m jealous of Evelyn!

I'm

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From this reading “I’m jealous of every man you know!” he said.

jealous

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From this reading “I’m jealous of every man you know!” he said.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I’m jealous of every man you know!” he said.

like

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From this reading “Now, you’re talking like a crazy man!

man

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From this reading “I’m jealous of every man you know!” he said.

married

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From this reading Please remember that you forgot all about me and married another girl quite cheerfully with a church wedding and flowers and everything.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Please remember that you forgot all about me and married another girl quite cheerfully with a church wedding and flowers and everything.

needn't

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From this reading You needn’t come to me now for consolation!”

Now

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From this reading “Now, you’re talking like a crazy man!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “I’m jealous of every man you know!” he said.

Please

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From this reading Please remember that you forgot all about me and married another girl quite cheerfully with a church wedding and flowers and everything.

quitenounUS /quite/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Please remember that you forgot all about me and married another girl quite cheerfully with a church wedding and flowers and everything.

rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading Please remember that you forgot all about me and married another girl quite cheerfully with a church wedding and flowers and everything.

said

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From this reading “I’m jealous of every man you know!” he said.

SupposenounUS /ˈsuppose/

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

From this reading Suppose I were to tell you I’m jealous of Evelyn!

talking

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From this reading “Now, you’re talking like a crazy man!

tellnounUS /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Suppose I were to tell you I’m jealous of Evelyn!

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Please remember that you forgot all about me and married another girl quite cheerfully with a church wedding and flowers and everything.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Suppose I were to tell you I’m jealous of Evelyn!

wedding

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From this reading Please remember that you forgot all about me and married another girl quite cheerfully with a church wedding and flowers and everything.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Suppose I were to tell you I’m jealous of Evelyn!

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Please remember that you forgot all about me and married another girl quite cheerfully with a church wedding and flowers and everything.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “I’m jealous of every man you know!” he said.

you're

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From this reading “Now, you’re talking like a crazy man!