Chapter II
"Damn it! Take me to--no, I mean let me talk to your leader." That got me no place. It seemed I was already talking to their highest government councils. All of my suggestions were considered, debated, voted on--and rejected.
Inside John Barth
Chapter II
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"Damn
it!
Take
me
to--no,
I
mean
let
me
talk
to
your
leader."
That
got
me
no
place.
It
seemed
I
was
already
talking
to
their
highest
government
councils.
All
of
my
suggestions
were
considered,
debated,
voted
on--and
rejected.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Damn
it!
Line 2
Take
me
to--no,
I
mean
let
me
talk
to
your
leader."
Line 3
That
got
me
no
place.
Line 4
It
seemed
I
was
already
talking
to
their
highest
government
councils.
Line 5
All
of
my
suggestions
were
considered,
debated,
voted
on--and
rejected.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Already
noun
US /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seemed I was already talking to their highest government councils.”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Take me to--no, I mean let me talk to your leader."”
Seemed
noun
US /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seemed I was already talking to their highest government councils.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Take me to--no, I mean let me talk to your leader."”
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All
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From this reading All of my suggestions were considered, debated, voted on--and rejected.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed I was already talking to their highest government councils.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All of my suggestions were considered, debated, voted on--and rejected.
considered
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From this reading All of my suggestions were considered, debated, voted on--and rejected.
councils
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From this reading It seemed I was already talking to their highest government councils.
Damn
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From this reading "Damn it!
debated
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From this reading All of my suggestions were considered, debated, voted on--and rejected.
got
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From this reading That got me no place.
government
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From this reading It seemed I was already talking to their highest government councils.
highest
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From this reading It seemed I was already talking to their highest government councils.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Take me to--no, I mean let me talk to your leader."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Damn it!
leader
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From this reading Take me to--no, I mean let me talk to your leader."
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Take me to--no, I mean let me talk to your leader."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Take me to--no, I mean let me talk to your leader."
mean
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From this reading Take me to--no, I mean let me talk to your leader."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading All of my suggestions were considered, debated, voted on--and rejected.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Take me to--no, I mean let me talk to your leader."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All of my suggestions were considered, debated, voted on--and rejected.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All of my suggestions were considered, debated, voted on--and rejected.
place
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From this reading That got me no place.
rejected
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From this reading All of my suggestions were considered, debated, voted on--and rejected.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed I was already talking to their highest government councils.
suggestions
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From this reading All of my suggestions were considered, debated, voted on--and rejected.
TakenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Take me to--no, I mean let me talk to your leader."
talk
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From this reading Take me to--no, I mean let me talk to your leader."
talking
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From this reading It seemed I was already talking to their highest government councils.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That got me no place.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It seemed I was already talking to their highest government councils.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Take me to--no, I mean let me talk to your leader."
voted
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From this reading All of my suggestions were considered, debated, voted on--and rejected.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It seemed I was already talking to their highest government councils.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All of my suggestions were considered, debated, voted on--and rejected.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Take me to--no, I mean let me talk to your leader."