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Complete Plays of John Galsworthy
Complete Plays of John Galsworthy

Chapter VII

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ENID.
[Looking at her.] Oh, I think they're so stupid, all of them.
MRS.
ROBERTS.
[With a faint smile].
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Complete Plays of John Galsworthy

Chapter VII

Reading 1/241 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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ENID.
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[Looking at her.] Oh, I think they're so stupid, all of them.
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MRS.
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ROBERTS.
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[With a faint smile].

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “[Looking at her.] Oh, I think they're so stupid, all of them.”

All words in this reading · 19

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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 [With a faint smile].

all

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From this reading [Looking at her.] Oh, I think they're so stupid, all of them.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading [Looking at her.] Oh, I think they're so stupid, all of them.

ENID

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From this reading ENID.

faint

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From this reading [With a faint smile].

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading [Looking at her.] Oh, I think they're so stupid, all of them.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading [Looking at her.] Oh, I think they're so stupid, all of them.

Looking

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From this reading [Looking at her.] Oh, I think they're so stupid, all of them.

MRS

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From this reading MRS.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading [Looking at her.] Oh, I think they're so stupid, all of them.

Oh

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From this reading [Looking at her.] Oh, I think they're so stupid, all of them.

ROBERTS

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From this reading ROBERTS.

smile

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From this reading [With a faint smile].

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading [Looking at her.] Oh, I think they're so stupid, all of them.

stupid

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From this reading [Looking at her.] Oh, I think they're so stupid, all of them.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading [Looking at her.] Oh, I think they're so stupid, all of them.

they're

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From this reading [Looking at her.] Oh, I think they're so stupid, all of them.

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading [Looking at her.] Oh, I think they're so stupid, all of them.

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading [With a faint smile].