Chapter II
They saw and approved, and said so. “Good. There are many men here who want to go home to their wives. I shall let thirty of them away for a week. Men who wish to do this will speak to me to-night.”
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Chapter II
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They
saw
and
approved,
and
said
so.
“Good.
There
are
many
men
here
who
want
to
go
home
to
their
wives.
I
shall
let
thirty
of
them
away
for
a
week.
Men
who
wish
to
do
this
will
speak
to
me
to-night.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
They
saw
and
approved,
and
said
so.
Line 2
“Good.
/good/
Line 3
There
are
many
men
here
who
want
to
go
home
to
their
wives.
Line 4
I
shall
let
thirty
of
them
away
for
a
week.
Line 5
Men
who
wish
to
do
this
will
speak
to
me
to-night.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Good.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There are many men here who want to go home to their wives.”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “I shall let thirty of them away for a week.”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I shall let thirty of them away for a week.”
Speak
noun
US /speak/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Men who wish to do this will speak to me to-night.””
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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 I shall let thirty of them away for a week.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They saw and approved, and said so.
approved
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From this reading They saw and approved, and said so.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are many men here who want to go home to their wives.
away
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From this reading I shall let thirty of them away for a week.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Men who wish to do this will speak to me to-night.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I shall let thirty of them away for a week.
go
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From this reading There are many men here who want to go home to their wives.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are many men here who want to go home to their wives.
home
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From this reading There are many men here who want to go home to their wives.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall let thirty of them away for a week.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I shall let thirty of them away for a week.
many
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From this reading There are many men here who want to go home to their wives.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Men who wish to do this will speak to me to-night.”
men
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From this reading There are many men here who want to go home to their wives.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I shall let thirty of them away for a week.
said
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From this reading They saw and approved, and said so.
saw
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From this reading They saw and approved, and said so.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall let thirty of them away for a week.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They saw and approved, and said so.
speak
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From this reading Men who wish to do this will speak to me to-night.”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There are many men here who want to go home to their wives.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I shall let thirty of them away for a week.
There
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From this reading There are many men here who want to go home to their wives.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They saw and approved, and said so.
thirty
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From this reading I shall let thirty of them away for a week.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Men who wish to do this will speak to me to-night.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There are many men here who want to go home to their wives.
to-night
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From this reading Men who wish to do this will speak to me to-night.”
want
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From this reading There are many men here who want to go home to their wives.
week
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From this reading I shall let thirty of them away for a week.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There are many men here who want to go home to their wives.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Men who wish to do this will speak to me to-night.”
wish
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From this reading Men who wish to do this will speak to me to-night.”
wives
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From this reading There are many men here who want to go home to their wives.