Chapter XXII
What can I do? Nothing!” “Everything!” He sprang to his feet. “Everything!
Chippinge Borough
Chapter XXII
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What
can
I
do?
Nothing!”
“Everything!”
He
sprang
to
his
feet.
“Everything!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
What
can
I
do?
/wʌt kæn aɪ duː/
Line 2
Nothing!”
/ˈnʌθɪŋ/
Line 3
“Everything!”
/ˈevriθɪŋ/
Line 4
He
sprang
to
his
feet.
Line 5
“Everything!
/ˈevriθɪŋ/
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Everything
pronoun
US /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading ““Everything!””
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing!””
All words in this reading · 11
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canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading What can I do?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What can I do?
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Everything!”
feet
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He sprang to his feet.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sprang to his feet.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He sprang to his feet.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What can I do?
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing!”
sprang
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From this reading He sprang to his feet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He sprang to his feet.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What can I do?