Chapter VII
WENTWORTH (after waiting for BOB to say something). There's a good deal in that, Bob, you know. Prison is largely what you make it. BOB. What do either of you know about it?
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WENTWORTH
(after
waiting
for
BOB
to
say
something).
There's
a
good
deal
in
that,
Bob,
you
know.
Prison
is
largely
what
you
make
it.
BOB.
What
do
either
of
you
know
about
it?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
WENTWORTH
(after
waiting
for
BOB
to
say
something).
Line 2
There's
a
good
deal
in
that,
Bob,
you
know.
Line 3
Prison
is
largely
what
you
make
it.
Line 4
BOB.
Line 5
What
do
either
of
you
know
about
it?
/wʌt duː ˈiːðər ʌv juː know əˈbaʊt ɪt/
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “What do either of you know about it?”
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “WENTWORTH (after waiting for BOB to say something).”
Either
determiner
US /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading “What do either of you know about it?”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There's a good deal in that, Bob, you know.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There's a good deal in that, Bob, you know.”
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Prison is largely what you make it.”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “WENTWORTH (after waiting for BOB to say something).”
Waiting
noun
US /ˈwaiting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “WENTWORTH (after waiting for BOB to say something).”
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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 There's a good deal in that, Bob, you know.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading What do either of you know about it?
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading WENTWORTH (after waiting for BOB to say something).
BOB
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From this reading WENTWORTH (after waiting for BOB to say something).
deal
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From this reading There's a good deal in that, Bob, you know.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What do either of you know about it?
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading What do either of you know about it?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WENTWORTH (after waiting for BOB to say something).
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There's a good deal in that, Bob, you know.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There's a good deal in that, Bob, you know.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Prison is largely what you make it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Prison is largely what you make it.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There's a good deal in that, Bob, you know.
largely
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From this reading Prison is largely what you make it.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Prison is largely what you make it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What do either of you know about it?
Prison
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From this reading Prison is largely what you make it.
say
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From this reading WENTWORTH (after waiting for BOB to say something).
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading WENTWORTH (after waiting for BOB to say something).
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There's a good deal in that, Bob, you know.
There's
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From this reading There's a good deal in that, Bob, you know.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WENTWORTH (after waiting for BOB to say something).
waiting
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From this reading WENTWORTH (after waiting for BOB to say something).
WENTWORTH
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From this reading WENTWORTH (after waiting for BOB to say something).
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Prison is largely what you make it.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There's a good deal in that, Bob, you know.