Chapter II
"Terrible thing this cannibalism!" "Depends upon which character you try it in; it is terrible to be eaten." "You are very brutal!" "You are very fat." "You look as if you would take my life."
Cobwebs from an Empty Skull
Chapter II
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"Terrible
thing
this
cannibalism!"
"Depends
upon
which
character
you
try
it
in;
it
is
terrible
to
be
eaten."
"You
are
very
brutal!"
"You
are
very
fat."
"You
look
as
if
you
would
take
my
life."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Terrible
thing
this
cannibalism!"
Line 2
"Depends
upon
which
character
you
try
it
in;
it
is
terrible
to
be
eaten."
Line 3
"You
are
very
brutal!"
Line 4
"You
are
very
fat."
Line 5
"You
look
as
if
you
would
take
my
life."
/juː look æz ɪf juː wʊd take maɪ life/
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Life
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You look as if you would take my life."”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You look as if you would take my life."”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You look as if you would take my life."”
Terrible
noun
US /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Terrible thing this cannibalism!"”
Thing
noun
US /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Terrible thing this cannibalism!"”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “"Depends upon which character you try it in; it is terrible to be eaten."”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"You look as if you would take my life."”
All words in this reading · 27
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are very brutal!"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "You look as if you would take my life."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Depends upon which character you try it in; it is terrible to be eaten."
brutal
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From this reading "You are very brutal!"
cannibalism
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From this reading "Terrible thing this cannibalism!"
character
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From this reading "Depends upon which character you try it in; it is terrible to be eaten."
Depends
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From this reading "Depends upon which character you try it in; it is terrible to be eaten."
eaten
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From this reading "Depends upon which character you try it in; it is terrible to be eaten."
fat
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You are very fat."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "You look as if you would take my life."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Depends upon which character you try it in; it is terrible to be eaten."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Depends upon which character you try it in; it is terrible to be eaten."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Depends upon which character you try it in; it is terrible to be eaten."
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You look as if you would take my life."
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You look as if you would take my life."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You look as if you would take my life."
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You look as if you would take my life."
TerriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Terrible thing this cannibalism!"
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Terrible thing this cannibalism!"
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Terrible thing this cannibalism!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Depends upon which character you try it in; it is terrible to be eaten."
try
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From this reading "Depends upon which character you try it in; it is terrible to be eaten."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Depends upon which character you try it in; it is terrible to be eaten."
very
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You are very brutal!"
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Depends upon which character you try it in; it is terrible to be eaten."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "You look as if you would take my life."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Depends upon which character you try it in; it is terrible to be eaten."