Chapter II
This, too, he soon abandoned. He was depressed by the coldness of these humans who had never been cold before. No response could he draw from them, no help could he get. They did not consider him. They were as dead.
Brown Wolf and Other Jack London Stories
Chapter II
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This,
too,
he
soon
abandoned.
He
was
depressed
by
the
coldness
of
these
humans
who
had
never
been
cold
before.
No
response
could
he
draw
from
them,
no
help
could
he
get.
They
did
not
consider
him.
They
were
as
dead.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
This,
too,
he
soon
abandoned.
Line 2
He
was
depressed
by
the
coldness
of
these
humans
who
had
never
been
cold
before.
Line 3
No
response
could
he
draw
from
them,
no
help
could
he
get.
Line 4
They
did
not
consider
him.
Line 5
They
were
as
dead.
/ðeɪ wɜːr æz dead/
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He was depressed by the coldness of these humans who had never been cold before.”
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “He was depressed by the coldness of these humans who had never been cold before.”
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “No response could he draw from them, no help could he get.”
Dead
noun
US /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They were as dead.”
Help
noun
US /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No response could he draw from them, no help could he get.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was depressed by the coldness of these humans who had never been cold before.”
Soon
noun
US /soon/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This, too, he soon abandoned.”
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “He was depressed by the coldness of these humans who had never been cold before.”
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abandoned
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From this reading This, too, he soon abandoned.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They were as dead.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He was depressed by the coldness of these humans who had never been cold before.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He was depressed by the coldness of these humans who had never been cold before.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was depressed by the coldness of these humans who had never been cold before.
cold
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From this reading He was depressed by the coldness of these humans who had never been cold before.
coldness
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From this reading He was depressed by the coldness of these humans who had never been cold before.
consider
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From this reading They did not consider him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No response could he draw from them, no help could he get.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were as dead.
depressed
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From this reading He was depressed by the coldness of these humans who had never been cold before.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They did not consider him.
draw
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From this reading No response could he draw from them, no help could he get.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No response could he draw from them, no help could he get.
get
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From this reading No response could he draw from them, no help could he get.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was depressed by the coldness of these humans who had never been cold before.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This, too, he soon abandoned.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No response could he draw from them, no help could he get.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They did not consider him.
humans
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From this reading He was depressed by the coldness of these humans who had never been cold before.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was depressed by the coldness of these humans who had never been cold before.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No response could he draw from them, no help could he get.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They did not consider him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was depressed by the coldness of these humans who had never been cold before.
response
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From this reading No response could he draw from them, no help could he get.
soon
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From this reading This, too, he soon abandoned.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was depressed by the coldness of these humans who had never been cold before.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading No response could he draw from them, no help could he get.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He was depressed by the coldness of these humans who had never been cold before.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They did not consider him.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This, too, he soon abandoned.
too
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From this reading This, too, he soon abandoned.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was depressed by the coldness of these humans who had never been cold before.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were as dead.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was depressed by the coldness of these humans who had never been cold before.