Chapter II
"Provoking! Most annoying! And here I have had a long drive beneath a broiling sun--and all for nothing." Dr. Cervini waved a solemn finger. "Don't forget your promise."
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Chapter II
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"Provoking!
Most
annoying!
And
here
I
have
had
a
long
drive
beneath
a
broiling
sun--and
all
for
nothing."
Dr.
Cervini
waved
a
solemn
finger.
"Don't
forget
your
promise."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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"Provoking!
Line 2
Most
annoying!
Line 3
And
here
I
have
had
a
long
drive
beneath
a
broiling
sun--and
all
for
nothing."
Line 4
Dr.
Cervini
waved
a
solemn
finger.
Line 5
"Don't
forget
your
promise."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Beneath
preposition
US /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading “And here I have had a long drive beneath a broiling sun--and all for nothing."”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And here I have had a long drive beneath a broiling sun--and all for nothing."”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And here I have had a long drive beneath a broiling sun--and all for nothing."”
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And here I have had a long drive beneath a broiling sun--and all for nothing."”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “And here I have had a long drive beneath a broiling sun--and all for nothing."”
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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 And here I have had a long drive beneath a broiling sun--and all for nothing."
all
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From this reading And here I have had a long drive beneath a broiling sun--and all for nothing."
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And here I have had a long drive beneath a broiling sun--and all for nothing."
annoying
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From this reading Most annoying!
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading And here I have had a long drive beneath a broiling sun--and all for nothing."
broiling
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From this reading And here I have had a long drive beneath a broiling sun--and all for nothing."
Cervini
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From this reading Dr. Cervini waved a solemn finger.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't forget your promise."
Dr
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From this reading Dr. Cervini waved a solemn finger.
drive
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From this reading And here I have had a long drive beneath a broiling sun--and all for nothing."
finger
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From this reading Dr. Cervini waved a solemn finger.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And here I have had a long drive beneath a broiling sun--and all for nothing."
forget
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From this reading "Don't forget your promise."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And here I have had a long drive beneath a broiling sun--and all for nothing."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And here I have had a long drive beneath a broiling sun--and all for nothing."
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And here I have had a long drive beneath a broiling sun--and all for nothing."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And here I have had a long drive beneath a broiling sun--and all for nothing."
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And here I have had a long drive beneath a broiling sun--and all for nothing."
Most
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From this reading Most annoying!
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading And here I have had a long drive beneath a broiling sun--and all for nothing."
promise
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From this reading "Don't forget your promise."
Provoking
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From this reading "Provoking!
solemn
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From this reading Dr. Cervini waved a solemn finger.
sun
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From this reading And here I have had a long drive beneath a broiling sun--and all for nothing."
waved
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From this reading Dr. Cervini waved a solemn finger.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't forget your promise."