Chapter X
"Yes, I heard. Tom, I'm so sorry for you!" Their hands flew together, and were one till Carlton winced. "There's nothun to be sorry for," said Tom, with husky philosophy. "Her troubles are over, poor thing.
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Chapter X
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"Yes,
I
heard.
Tom,
I'm
so
sorry
for
you!"
Their
hands
flew
together,
and
were
one
till
Carlton
winced.
"There's
nothun
to
be
sorry
for,"
said
Tom,
with
husky
philosophy.
"Her
troubles
are
over,
poor
thing.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Yes,
I
heard.
Line 2
Tom,
I'm
so
sorry
for
you!"
Line 3
Their
hands
flew
together,
and
were
one
till
Carlton
winced.
Line 4
"There's
nothun
to
be
sorry
for,"
said
Tom,
with
husky
philosophy.
Line 5
"Her
troubles
are
over,
poor
thing.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Hands
plural noun
US /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Their hands flew together, and were one till Carlton winced.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Their hands flew together, and were one till Carlton winced.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “"Her troubles are over, poor thing.”
Philosophy
noun
US /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading “"There's nothun to be sorry for," said Tom, with husky philosophy.”
Poor
noun
US /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Her troubles are over, poor thing.”
Thing
noun
US /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Her troubles are over, poor thing.”
Till
preposition
US /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “Their hands flew together, and were one till Carlton winced.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Their hands flew together, and were one till Carlton winced.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Her troubles are over, poor thing.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "There's nothun to be sorry for," said Tom, with husky philosophy.
Carlton
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From this reading Their hands flew together, and were one till Carlton winced.
flew
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From this reading Their hands flew together, and were one till Carlton winced.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Tom, I'm so sorry for you!"
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Their hands flew together, and were one till Carlton winced.
heard
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From this reading "Yes, I heard.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Her troubles are over, poor thing.
husky
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From this reading "There's nothun to be sorry for," said Tom, with husky philosophy.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, I heard.
I'm
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From this reading Tom, I'm so sorry for you!"
nothun
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From this reading "There's nothun to be sorry for," said Tom, with husky philosophy.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Their hands flew together, and were one till Carlton winced.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Her troubles are over, poor thing.
philosophynounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading "There's nothun to be sorry for," said Tom, with husky philosophy.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Her troubles are over, poor thing.
said
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From this reading "There's nothun to be sorry for," said Tom, with husky philosophy.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Tom, I'm so sorry for you!"
sorry
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From this reading Tom, I'm so sorry for you!"
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their hands flew together, and were one till Carlton winced.
There's
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From this reading "There's nothun to be sorry for," said Tom, with husky philosophy.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Her troubles are over, poor thing.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Their hands flew together, and were one till Carlton winced.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There's nothun to be sorry for," said Tom, with husky philosophy.
together
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From this reading Their hands flew together, and were one till Carlton winced.
Tom
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From this reading Tom, I'm so sorry for you!"
troubles
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From this reading "Her troubles are over, poor thing.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Their hands flew together, and were one till Carlton winced.
winced
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From this reading Their hands flew together, and were one till Carlton winced.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "There's nothun to be sorry for," said Tom, with husky philosophy.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, I heard.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Tom, I'm so sorry for you!"