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Red Pepper Burns

Chapter VI · In Which He Prescribes for Himself

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“Red,” observed James Macauley, junior, “this place of yours looks like a drunkard's home.”
He glanced around him as he spoke.
The criticism certainly found justification in every corner.
No more neglected office could have been discovered belonging to any practitioner within an area of many miles.
“I suppose it does,” rejoined Burns from the depths of a big, dusty leather chair where he sat stretched in an attitude expressing extreme fatigue.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Red Pepper Burns

Chapter VI · In Which He Prescribes for Himself

Reading 1/56 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“Red,” observed James Macauley, junior, “this place of yours looks like a drunkard's home.”
Line 2
He glanced around him as he spoke.
Line 3
The criticism certainly found justification in every corner.
Line 4
No more neglected office could have been discovered belonging to any practitioner within an area of many miles.
Line 5
“I suppose it does,” rejoined Burns from the depths of a big, dusty leather chair where he sat stretched in an attitude expressing extreme fatigue.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Around preposition US /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading “He glanced around him as he spoke.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “No more neglected office could have been discovered belonging to any practitioner within an area of many miles.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “No more neglected office could have been discovered belonging to any practitioner within an area of many miles.”

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “The criticism certainly found justification in every corner.”

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The criticism certainly found justification in every corner.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “No more neglected office could have been discovered belonging to any practitioner within an area of many miles.”

Rejoined noun US /ˈrejoined/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading ““I suppose it does,” rejoined Burns from the depths of a big, dusty leather chair where he sat stretched in an attitude expressing extreme fatigue.”

Suppose noun US /ˈsuppose/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading ““I suppose it does,” rejoined Burns from the depths of a big, dusty leather chair where he sat stretched in an attitude expressing extreme fatigue.”

Within preposition US /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading “No more neglected office could have been discovered belonging to any practitioner within an area of many miles.”

Yours pronoun US /jʊrz/

the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to

From this reading ““Red,” observed James Macauley, junior, “this place of yours looks like a drunkard's home.””

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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 “Red,” observed James Macauley, junior, “this place of yours looks like a drunkard's home.”

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading No more neglected office could have been discovered belonging to any practitioner within an area of many miles.

any

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From this reading No more neglected office could have been discovered belonging to any practitioner within an area of many miles.

area

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From this reading No more neglected office could have been discovered belonging to any practitioner within an area of many miles.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading He glanced around him as he spoke.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading He glanced around him as he spoke.

attitude

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From this reading “I suppose it does,” rejoined Burns from the depths of a big, dusty leather chair where he sat stretched in an attitude expressing extreme fatigue.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading No more neglected office could have been discovered belonging to any practitioner within an area of many miles.

belonging

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From this reading No more neglected office could have been discovered belonging to any practitioner within an area of many miles.

big

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From this reading “I suppose it does,” rejoined Burns from the depths of a big, dusty leather chair where he sat stretched in an attitude expressing extreme fatigue.

Burns

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From this reading “I suppose it does,” rejoined Burns from the depths of a big, dusty leather chair where he sat stretched in an attitude expressing extreme fatigue.

certainly

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From this reading The criticism certainly found justification in every corner.

chair

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From this reading “I suppose it does,” rejoined Burns from the depths of a big, dusty leather chair where he sat stretched in an attitude expressing extreme fatigue.

corner

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From this reading The criticism certainly found justification in every corner.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading No more neglected office could have been discovered belonging to any practitioner within an area of many miles.

criticism

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From this reading The criticism certainly found justification in every corner.

depths

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From this reading “I suppose it does,” rejoined Burns from the depths of a big, dusty leather chair where he sat stretched in an attitude expressing extreme fatigue.

discovered

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From this reading No more neglected office could have been discovered belonging to any practitioner within an area of many miles.

doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “I suppose it does,” rejoined Burns from the depths of a big, dusty leather chair where he sat stretched in an attitude expressing extreme fatigue.

drunkard's

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From this reading “Red,” observed James Macauley, junior, “this place of yours looks like a drunkard's home.”

dusty

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From this reading “I suppose it does,” rejoined Burns from the depths of a big, dusty leather chair where he sat stretched in an attitude expressing extreme fatigue.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading The criticism certainly found justification in every corner.

expressing

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From this reading “I suppose it does,” rejoined Burns from the depths of a big, dusty leather chair where he sat stretched in an attitude expressing extreme fatigue.

extreme

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From this reading “I suppose it does,” rejoined Burns from the depths of a big, dusty leather chair where he sat stretched in an attitude expressing extreme fatigue.

fatigue

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From this reading “I suppose it does,” rejoined Burns from the depths of a big, dusty leather chair where he sat stretched in an attitude expressing extreme fatigue.

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The criticism certainly found justification in every corner.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading “I suppose it does,” rejoined Burns from the depths of a big, dusty leather chair where he sat stretched in an attitude expressing extreme fatigue.

glanced

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From this reading He glanced around him as he spoke.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading No more neglected office could have been discovered belonging to any practitioner within an area of many miles.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He glanced around him as he spoke.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He glanced around him as he spoke.

home

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From this reading “Red,” observed James Macauley, junior, “this place of yours looks like a drunkard's home.”

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “I suppose it does,” rejoined Burns from the depths of a big, dusty leather chair where he sat stretched in an attitude expressing extreme fatigue.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The criticism certainly found justification in every corner.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “I suppose it does,” rejoined Burns from the depths of a big, dusty leather chair where he sat stretched in an attitude expressing extreme fatigue.

James

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From this reading “Red,” observed James Macauley, junior, “this place of yours looks like a drunkard's home.”

junior

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From this reading “Red,” observed James Macauley, junior, “this place of yours looks like a drunkard's home.”

justification

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From this reading The criticism certainly found justification in every corner.

leather

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From this reading “I suppose it does,” rejoined Burns from the depths of a big, dusty leather chair where he sat stretched in an attitude expressing extreme fatigue.

like

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From this reading “Red,” observed James Macauley, junior, “this place of yours looks like a drunkard's home.”

looks

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From this reading “Red,” observed James Macauley, junior, “this place of yours looks like a drunkard's home.”

Macauley

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From this reading “Red,” observed James Macauley, junior, “this place of yours looks like a drunkard's home.”

many

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From this reading No more neglected office could have been discovered belonging to any practitioner within an area of many miles.

miles

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From this reading No more neglected office could have been discovered belonging to any practitioner within an area of many miles.

more

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From this reading No more neglected office could have been discovered belonging to any practitioner within an area of many miles.

neglected

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From this reading No more neglected office could have been discovered belonging to any practitioner within an area of many miles.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading No more neglected office could have been discovered belonging to any practitioner within an area of many miles.

observed

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Red,” observed James Macauley, junior, “this place of yours looks like a drunkard's home.”

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Red,” observed James Macauley, junior, “this place of yours looks like a drunkard's home.”

office

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From this reading No more neglected office could have been discovered belonging to any practitioner within an area of many miles.

place

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From this reading “Red,” observed James Macauley, junior, “this place of yours looks like a drunkard's home.”

practitioner

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From this reading No more neglected office could have been discovered belonging to any practitioner within an area of many miles.

Red

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From this reading “Red,” observed James Macauley, junior, “this place of yours looks like a drunkard's home.”

rejoinednounUS /ˈrejoined/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “I suppose it does,” rejoined Burns from the depths of a big, dusty leather chair where he sat stretched in an attitude expressing extreme fatigue.

sat

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From this reading “I suppose it does,” rejoined Burns from the depths of a big, dusty leather chair where he sat stretched in an attitude expressing extreme fatigue.

spoke

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From this reading He glanced around him as he spoke.

stretched

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From this reading “I suppose it does,” rejoined Burns from the depths of a big, dusty leather chair where he sat stretched in an attitude expressing extreme fatigue.

supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “I suppose it does,” rejoined Burns from the depths of a big, dusty leather chair where he sat stretched in an attitude expressing extreme fatigue.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The criticism certainly found justification in every corner.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading “Red,” observed James Macauley, junior, “this place of yours looks like a drunkard's home.”

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading No more neglected office could have been discovered belonging to any practitioner within an area of many miles.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading “I suppose it does,” rejoined Burns from the depths of a big, dusty leather chair where he sat stretched in an attitude expressing extreme fatigue.

withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading No more neglected office could have been discovered belonging to any practitioner within an area of many miles.

yourspronounUS /jʊrz/

the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to

From this reading “Red,” observed James Macauley, junior, “this place of yours looks like a drunkard's home.”