Chapter V
"All openness of speech and heart! No boastfulness!" cried Obenreizer. "You tax yourself too heavily. You tax yourself, my faith! as if you was your Government taxing you! Besides, it commenced with me.
No Thoroughfare
Chapter V
English subtitles · tap any word to listen
1 / 5
"All
openness
of
speech
and
heart!
No
boastfulness!"
cried
Obenreizer.
"You
tax
yourself
too
heavily.
You
tax
yourself,
my
faith!
as
if
you
was
your
Government
taxing
you!
Besides,
it
commenced
with
me.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"All
openness
of
speech
and
heart!
Line 2
No
boastfulness!"
cried
Obenreizer.
Line 3
"You
tax
yourself
too
heavily.
Line 4
You
tax
yourself,
my
faith!
as
if
you
was
your
Government
taxing
you!
Line 5
Besides,
it
commenced
with
me.
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, it commenced with me.”
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No boastfulness!" cried Obenreizer.”
Yourself
pronoun
US /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “"You tax yourself too heavily.”
All words in this reading · 28
Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
All
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "All openness of speech and heart!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "All openness of speech and heart!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You tax yourself, my faith! as if you was your Government taxing you!
BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, it commenced with me.
boastfulness
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No boastfulness!" cried Obenreizer.
commenced
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Besides, it commenced with me.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No boastfulness!" cried Obenreizer.
faith
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You tax yourself, my faith! as if you was your Government taxing you!
Government
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You tax yourself, my faith! as if you was your Government taxing you!
heart
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "All openness of speech and heart!
heavily
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You tax yourself too heavily.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You tax yourself, my faith! as if you was your Government taxing you!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Besides, it commenced with me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Besides, it commenced with me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You tax yourself, my faith! as if you was your Government taxing you!
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No boastfulness!" cried Obenreizer.
Obenreizer
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No boastfulness!" cried Obenreizer.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "All openness of speech and heart!
openness
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "All openness of speech and heart!
speech
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "All openness of speech and heart!
tax
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You tax yourself too heavily.
taxing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You tax yourself, my faith! as if you was your Government taxing you!
too
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You tax yourself too heavily.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You tax yourself, my faith! as if you was your Government taxing you!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Besides, it commenced with me.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You tax yourself too heavily.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You tax yourself, my faith! as if you was your Government taxing you!
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "You tax yourself too heavily.