Chapter XII
‘No direct proof. A man hasn’t many privileges in this country, but he might at least be allowed to mishandle his own rifle. Besides, some day I may need a man to smother up an accident to myself. Live and let live. Die and let die.’
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Chapter XII
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‘No
direct
proof.
A
man
hasn’t
many
privileges
in
this
country,
but
he
might
at
least
be
allowed
to
mishandle
his
own
rifle.
Besides,
some
day
I
may
need
a
man
to
smother
up
an
accident
to
myself.
Live
and
let
live.
Die
and
let
die.’
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
‘No
direct
proof.
Line 2
A
man
hasn’t
many
privileges
in
this
country,
but
he
might
at
least
be
allowed
to
mishandle
his
own
rifle.
Line 3
Besides,
some
day
I
may
need
a
man
to
smother
up
an
accident
to
myself.
Line 4
Live
and
let
live.
Line 5
Die
and
let
die.’
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Besides
preposition
US /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “Besides, some day I may need a man to smother up an accident to myself.”
Least
noun
US /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A man hasn’t many privileges in this country, but he might at least be allowed to mishandle his own rifle.”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Live and let live.”
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Besides, some day I may need a man to smother up an accident to myself.”
Might
modal verb
US /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “A man hasn’t many privileges in this country, but he might at least be allowed to mishandle his own rifle.”
Myself
pronoun
US /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Besides, some day I may need a man to smother up an accident to myself.”
Need
noun
US /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Besides, some day I may need a man to smother up an accident to myself.”
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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 A man hasn’t many privileges in this country, but he might at least be allowed to mishandle his own rifle.
accident
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From this reading Besides, some day I may need a man to smother up an accident to myself.
allowed
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From this reading A man hasn’t many privileges in this country, but he might at least be allowed to mishandle his own rifle.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Besides, some day I may need a man to smother up an accident to myself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Live and let live.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A man hasn’t many privileges in this country, but he might at least be allowed to mishandle his own rifle.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A man hasn’t many privileges in this country, but he might at least be allowed to mishandle his own rifle.
BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, some day I may need a man to smother up an accident to myself.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A man hasn’t many privileges in this country, but he might at least be allowed to mishandle his own rifle.
country
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From this reading A man hasn’t many privileges in this country, but he might at least be allowed to mishandle his own rifle.
day
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From this reading Besides, some day I may need a man to smother up an accident to myself.
Die
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From this reading Die and let die.’
direct
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From this reading ‘No direct proof.
hasn't
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From this reading A man hasn’t many privileges in this country, but he might at least be allowed to mishandle his own rifle.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A man hasn’t many privileges in this country, but he might at least be allowed to mishandle his own rifle.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A man hasn’t many privileges in this country, but he might at least be allowed to mishandle his own rifle.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Besides, some day I may need a man to smother up an accident to myself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A man hasn’t many privileges in this country, but he might at least be allowed to mishandle his own rifle.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A man hasn’t many privileges in this country, but he might at least be allowed to mishandle his own rifle.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Live and let live.
Live
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From this reading Live and let live.
man
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From this reading A man hasn’t many privileges in this country, but he might at least be allowed to mishandle his own rifle.
many
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From this reading A man hasn’t many privileges in this country, but he might at least be allowed to mishandle his own rifle.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Besides, some day I may need a man to smother up an accident to myself.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading A man hasn’t many privileges in this country, but he might at least be allowed to mishandle his own rifle.
mishandle
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From this reading A man hasn’t many privileges in this country, but he might at least be allowed to mishandle his own rifle.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Besides, some day I may need a man to smother up an accident to myself.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Besides, some day I may need a man to smother up an accident to myself.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading ‘No direct proof.
own
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From this reading A man hasn’t many privileges in this country, but he might at least be allowed to mishandle his own rifle.
privileges
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From this reading A man hasn’t many privileges in this country, but he might at least be allowed to mishandle his own rifle.
proof
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From this reading ‘No direct proof.
rifle
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From this reading A man hasn’t many privileges in this country, but he might at least be allowed to mishandle his own rifle.
smother
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From this reading Besides, some day I may need a man to smother up an accident to myself.
some
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From this reading Besides, some day I may need a man to smother up an accident to myself.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A man hasn’t many privileges in this country, but he might at least be allowed to mishandle his own rifle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A man hasn’t many privileges in this country, but he might at least be allowed to mishandle his own rifle.
up
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From this reading Besides, some day I may need a man to smother up an accident to myself.