Chapter XXXII
Mr. Archibald Touris put out a wrinkled hand to his wine-glass. "You have been in warm countries. I envy you! I wish that I could get warm." "Black Hill is looking finely.
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Chapter XXXII
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Mr.
Archibald
Touris
put
out
a
wrinkled
hand
to
his
wine-glass.
"You
have
been
in
warm
countries.
I
envy
you!
I
wish
that
I
could
get
warm."
"Black
Hill
is
looking
finely.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Mr.
Archibald
Touris
put
out
a
wrinkled
hand
to
his
wine-glass.
Line 2
"You
have
been
in
warm
countries.
Line 3
I
envy
you!
Line 4
I
wish
that
I
could
get
warm."
Line 5
"Black
Hill
is
looking
finely.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"You have been in warm countries.”
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I wish that I could get warm."”
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Archibald Touris put out a wrinkled hand to his wine-glass.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"You have been in warm countries.”
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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 Mr. Archibald Touris put out a wrinkled hand to his wine-glass.
Archibald
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From this reading Mr. Archibald Touris put out a wrinkled hand to his wine-glass.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "You have been in warm countries.
Black
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From this reading "Black Hill is looking finely.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I wish that I could get warm."
countries
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From this reading "You have been in warm countries.
envy
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From this reading I envy you!
finely
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From this reading "Black Hill is looking finely.
get
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From this reading I wish that I could get warm."
hand
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From this reading Mr. Archibald Touris put out a wrinkled hand to his wine-glass.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have been in warm countries.
Hill
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From this reading "Black Hill is looking finely.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Archibald Touris put out a wrinkled hand to his wine-glass.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I envy you!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You have been in warm countries.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Black Hill is looking finely.
looking
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From this reading "Black Hill is looking finely.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Archibald Touris put out a wrinkled hand to his wine-glass.
out
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From this reading Mr. Archibald Touris put out a wrinkled hand to his wine-glass.
put
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From this reading Mr. Archibald Touris put out a wrinkled hand to his wine-glass.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I wish that I could get warm."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Archibald Touris put out a wrinkled hand to his wine-glass.
Touris
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From this reading Mr. Archibald Touris put out a wrinkled hand to his wine-glass.
warm
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From this reading "You have been in warm countries.
wine-glass
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wish
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From this reading I wish that I could get warm."
wrinkled
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From this reading Mr. Archibald Touris put out a wrinkled hand to his wine-glass.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have been in warm countries.