Chapter XIV
"'Why not sugar?' said Mr. Barnes. "'I don't know. That never occurred to me. Perhaps it was. At all events I have not had a drop of anything since, except water.
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Chapter XIV
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"'Why
not
sugar?'
said
Mr.
Barnes.
"'I
don't
know.
That
never
occurred
to
me.
Perhaps
it
was.
At
all
events
I
have
not
had
a
drop
of
anything
since,
except
water.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"'Why
not
sugar?'
said
Mr.
Barnes.
Line 2
"'I
don't
know.
Line 3
That
never
occurred
to
me.
Line 4
Perhaps
it
was.
Line 5
At
all
events
I
have
not
had
a
drop
of
anything
since,
except
water.
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 “At all events I have not had a drop of anything since, except water.”
Except
preposition
US /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading “At all events I have not had a drop of anything since, except water.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “At all events I have not had a drop of anything since, except water.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"'I don't know.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That never occurred to me.”
Perhaps
noun
US /perhaps/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps it was.”
Since
preposition
US /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “At all events I have not had a drop of anything since, except water.”
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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 At all events I have not had a drop of anything since, except water.
all
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From this reading At all events I have not had a drop of anything since, except water.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading At all events I have not had a drop of anything since, except water.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At all events I have not had a drop of anything since, except water.
Barnes
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From this reading "'Why not sugar?' said Mr. Barnes.
don't
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From this reading "'I don't know.
drop
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From this reading At all events I have not had a drop of anything since, except water.
events
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From this reading At all events I have not had a drop of anything since, except water.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading At all events I have not had a drop of anything since, except water.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At all events I have not had a drop of anything since, except water.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At all events I have not had a drop of anything since, except water.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "'I don't know.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps it was.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'I don't know.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That never occurred to me.
Mr
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From this reading "'Why not sugar?' said Mr. Barnes.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That never occurred to me.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "'Why not sugar?' said Mr. Barnes.
occurred
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From this reading That never occurred to me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At all events I have not had a drop of anything since, except water.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps it was.
said
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From this reading "'Why not sugar?' said Mr. Barnes.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading At all events I have not had a drop of anything since, except water.
sugar
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From this reading "'Why not sugar?' said Mr. Barnes.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That never occurred to me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That never occurred to me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps it was.
water
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From this reading At all events I have not had a drop of anything since, except water.
Why
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From this reading "'Why not sugar?' said Mr. Barnes.