Chapter X
CHRISTINE. It's horrible, not knowing anything! I wish Runny hadn't gone. JOAN. Shall I fetch John?
Complete Plays of John Galsworthy
Chapter X
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CHRISTINE.
It's
horrible,
not
knowing
anything!
I
wish
Runny
hadn't
gone.
JOAN.
Shall
I
fetch
John?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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CHRISTINE.
Line 2
It's
horrible,
not
knowing
anything!
Line 3
I
wish
Runny
hadn't
gone.
Line 4
JOAN.
Line 5
Shall
I
fetch
John?
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “It's horrible, not knowing anything!”
John
noun
US /john/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Shall I fetch John?”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Shall I fetch John?”
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anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading It's horrible, not knowing anything!
CHRISTINE
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fetch
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gone
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From this reading I wish Runny hadn't gone.
hadn't
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From this reading I wish Runny hadn't gone.
horrible
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From this reading It's horrible, not knowing anything!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wish Runny hadn't gone.
It's
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JOAN
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From this reading JOAN.
John
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knowing
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From this reading It's horrible, not knowing anything!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It's horrible, not knowing anything!
Runny
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From this reading I wish Runny hadn't gone.
Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall I fetch John?
wish
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From this reading I wish Runny hadn't gone.