Chapter VII
THE OLD HOUSE. ‘Your history whither are you spinning? Can you do nothing but describe? A house there is, and that’s enough!’ GRAY.
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Chapter VII
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THE
OLD
HOUSE.
‘Your
history
whither
are
you
spinning?
Can
you
do
nothing
but
describe?
A
house
there
is,
and
that’s
enough!’
GRAY.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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THE
OLD
HOUSE.
Line 2
‘Your
history
whither
are
you
spinning?
Line 3
Can
you
do
nothing
but
describe?
Line 4
A
house
there
is,
and
that’s
enough!’
Line 5
GRAY.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Can you do nothing but describe?”
Spinning
noun
US /ˈspɪnɪŋ/
the act of making thread from fibers
From this reading “‘Your history whither are you spinning?”
Whither
adverb
US /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading “‘Your history whither are you spinning?”
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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 A house there is, and that’s enough!’
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A house there is, and that’s enough!’
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘Your history whither are you spinning?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Can you do nothing but describe?
Canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can you do nothing but describe?
describe
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From this reading Can you do nothing but describe?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Can you do nothing but describe?
enough
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From this reading A house there is, and that’s enough!’
GRAY
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From this reading GRAY.
history
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HOUSE
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From this reading THE OLD HOUSE.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A house there is, and that’s enough!’
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Can you do nothing but describe?
OLD
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From this reading THE OLD HOUSE.
spinningnounUS /ˈspɪnɪŋ/
the act of making thread from fibers
From this reading ‘Your history whither are you spinning?
that's
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From this reading A house there is, and that’s enough!’
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OLD HOUSE.
there
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From this reading A house there is, and that’s enough!’
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading ‘Your history whither are you spinning?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Your history whither are you spinning?
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Your history whither are you spinning?