Chapter XXVIII
LIAR AND COWARD "It's the book of the day." "It's decidedly the cleverest thing of its sort I ever read." "Have you read the review in the _Athenæum_?" "And in the _Saturday Review_." "They all praise it, even the _Spectator_."
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Chapter XXVIII
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LIAR
AND
COWARD
"It's
the
book
of
the
day."
"It's
decidedly
the
cleverest
thing
of
its
sort
I
ever
read."
"Have
you
read
the
review
in
the
_Athenæum_?"
"And
in
the
_Saturday
Review_."
"They
all
praise
it,
even
the
_Spectator_."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
LIAR
AND
COWARD
"It's
the
book
of
the
day."
Line 2
"It's
decidedly
the
cleverest
thing
of
its
sort
I
ever
read."
Line 3
"Have
you
read
the
review
in
the
_Athenæum_?"
Line 4
"And
in
the
_Saturday
Review_."
Line 5
"They
all
praise
it,
even
the
_Spectator_."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Even
noun
US /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"They all praise it, even the _Spectator_."”
Ever
noun
US /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It's decidedly the cleverest thing of its sort I ever read."”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Have you read the review in the _Athenæum_?"”
Thing
noun
US /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It's decidedly the cleverest thing of its sort I ever read."”
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From this reading "They all praise it, even the _Spectator_."
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LIAR AND COWARD "It's the book of the day."
Athenæum
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From this reading "Have you read the review in the _Athenæum_?"
book
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cleverest
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COWARD
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From this reading LIAR AND COWARD "It's the book of the day."
day
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From this reading LIAR AND COWARD "It's the book of the day."
decidedly
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From this reading "It's decidedly the cleverest thing of its sort I ever read."
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They all praise it, even the _Spectator_."
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's decidedly the cleverest thing of its sort I ever read."
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you read the review in the _Athenæum_?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It's decidedly the cleverest thing of its sort I ever read."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Have you read the review in the _Athenæum_?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "They all praise it, even the _Spectator_."
It's
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From this reading LIAR AND COWARD "It's the book of the day."
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "It's decidedly the cleverest thing of its sort I ever read."
LIAR
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From this reading LIAR AND COWARD "It's the book of the day."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LIAR AND COWARD "It's the book of the day."
praise
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From this reading "They all praise it, even the _Spectator_."
read
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From this reading "It's decidedly the cleverest thing of its sort I ever read."
review
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From this reading "Have you read the review in the _Athenæum_?"
Saturday
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From this reading "And in the _Saturday Review_."
sort
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From this reading "It's decidedly the cleverest thing of its sort I ever read."
Spectator
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From this reading "They all praise it, even the _Spectator_."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LIAR AND COWARD "It's the book of the day."
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They all praise it, even the _Spectator_."
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's decidedly the cleverest thing of its sort I ever read."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you read the review in the _Athenæum_?"