Chapter XVI
Jerry turned to Hal. What did he think? And so at last Hal had to speak. It was hard for him to judge, he said. He knew so little about labour matters.
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Chapter XVI
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Jerry
turned
to
Hal.
What
did
he
think?
And
so
at
last
Hal
had
to
speak.
It
was
hard
for
him
to
judge,
he
said.
He
knew
so
little
about
labour
matters.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Jerry
turned
to
Hal.
Line 2
What
did
he
think?
/wʌt dɪd hiː think/
Line 3
And
so
at
last
Hal
had
to
speak.
Line 4
It
was
hard
for
him
to
judge,
he
said.
Line 5
He
knew
so
little
about
labour
matters.
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 “He knew so little about labour matters.”
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And so at last Hal had to speak.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He knew so little about labour matters.”
Speak
noun
US /speak/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And so at last Hal had to speak.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What did he think?”
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He knew so little about labour matters.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so at last Hal had to speak.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And so at last Hal had to speak.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What did he think?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was hard for him to judge, he said.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And so at last Hal had to speak.
Hal
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From this reading Jerry turned to Hal.
hard
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From this reading It was hard for him to judge, he said.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What did he think?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was hard for him to judge, he said.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was hard for him to judge, he said.
Jerry
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From this reading Jerry turned to Hal.
judge
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From this reading It was hard for him to judge, he said.
knew
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From this reading He knew so little about labour matters.
labour
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From this reading He knew so little about labour matters.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so at last Hal had to speak.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He knew so little about labour matters.
matters
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said
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so at last Hal had to speak.
speak
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From this reading And so at last Hal had to speak.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What did he think?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jerry turned to Hal.
turned
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From this reading Jerry turned to Hal.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was hard for him to judge, he said.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What did he think?