Chapter X
“They’re the most awful wretches, I assure you—the lot all about there.” “Then why do you want to stay among them?” “My dear man, just because they _are_. It makes me hate them so.” “Hate them?
In the Cage
Chapter X
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“They’re
the
most
awful
wretches,
I
assure
you—the
lot
all
about
there.”
“Then
why
do
you
want
to
stay
among
them?”
“My
dear
man,
just
because
they
_are_.
It
makes
me
hate
them
so.”
“Hate
them?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“They’re
the
most
awful
wretches,
I
assure
you—the
lot
all
about
there.”
Line 2
“Then
why
do
you
want
to
stay
among
them?”
Line 3
“My
dear
man,
just
because
they
_are_.
Line 4
It
makes
me
hate
them
so.”
Line 5
“Hate
them?
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 ““They’re the most awful wretches, I assure you—the lot all about there.””
Among
preposition
US /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading ““Then why do you want to stay among them?””
Because
conjunction
US /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading ““My dear man, just because they _are_.”
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “They’re the most awful wretches, I assure you—the lot all about there.”
all
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From this reading “They’re the most awful wretches, I assure you—the lot all about there.”
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “Then why do you want to stay among them?”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “My dear man, just because they _are_.
assure
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From this reading “They’re the most awful wretches, I assure you—the lot all about there.”
awful
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From this reading “They’re the most awful wretches, I assure you—the lot all about there.”
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading “My dear man, just because they _are_.
dear
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From this reading “My dear man, just because they _are_.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Then why do you want to stay among them?”
hate
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From this reading It makes me hate them so.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “They’re the most awful wretches, I assure you—the lot all about there.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It makes me hate them so.”
just
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From this reading “My dear man, just because they _are_.
lot
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From this reading “They’re the most awful wretches, I assure you—the lot all about there.”
makes
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From this reading It makes me hate them so.”
man
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From this reading “My dear man, just because they _are_.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It makes me hate them so.”
most
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From this reading “They’re the most awful wretches, I assure you—the lot all about there.”
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My dear man, just because they _are_.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It makes me hate them so.”
stay
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From this reading “Then why do you want to stay among them?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “They’re the most awful wretches, I assure you—the lot all about there.”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Then why do you want to stay among them?”
Then
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From this reading “Then why do you want to stay among them?”
there
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From this reading “They’re the most awful wretches, I assure you—the lot all about there.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “My dear man, just because they _are_.
They're
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From this reading “They’re the most awful wretches, I assure you—the lot all about there.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Then why do you want to stay among them?”
want
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From this reading “Then why do you want to stay among them?”
why
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From this reading “Then why do you want to stay among them?”
wretches
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From this reading “They’re the most awful wretches, I assure you—the lot all about there.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “They’re the most awful wretches, I assure you—the lot all about there.”