Chapter V
"Had you brothers or sisters?" "None, thank God." "Well, well, it is a sad case, and very typical of many which come in my way. You are no lonely sufferer, Sir Francis. There are many thousands who bear the same cross as you do."
Round the Red Lamp
Chapter V
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"Had
you
brothers
or
sisters?"
"None,
thank
God."
"Well,
well,
it
is
a
sad
case,
and
very
typical
of
many
which
come
in
my
way.
You
are
no
lonely
sufferer,
Sir
Francis.
There
are
many
thousands
who
bear
the
same
cross
as
you
do."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Had
you
brothers
or
sisters?"
Line 2
"None,
thank
God."
Line 3
"Well,
well,
it
is
a
sad
case,
and
very
typical
of
many
which
come
in
my
way.
Line 4
You
are
no
lonely
sufferer,
Sir
Francis.
Line 5
There
are
many
thousands
who
bear
the
same
cross
as
you
do."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, well, it is a sad case, and very typical of many which come in my way.”
None
pronoun
US /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading “"None, thank God."”
Same
noun
US /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There are many thousands who bear the same cross as you do."”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, well, it is a sad case, and very typical of many which come in my way.”
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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 "Well, well, it is a sad case, and very typical of many which come in my way.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, well, it is a sad case, and very typical of many which come in my way.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are no lonely sufferer, Sir Francis.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There are many thousands who bear the same cross as you do."
bear
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From this reading There are many thousands who bear the same cross as you do."
brothers
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From this reading "Had you brothers or sisters?"
case
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From this reading "Well, well, it is a sad case, and very typical of many which come in my way.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, well, it is a sad case, and very typical of many which come in my way.
cross
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From this reading There are many thousands who bear the same cross as you do."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There are many thousands who bear the same cross as you do."
Francis
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From this reading You are no lonely sufferer, Sir Francis.
God
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From this reading "None, thank God."
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Had you brothers or sisters?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Well, well, it is a sad case, and very typical of many which come in my way.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, well, it is a sad case, and very typical of many which come in my way.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, well, it is a sad case, and very typical of many which come in my way.
lonely
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From this reading You are no lonely sufferer, Sir Francis.
many
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From this reading "Well, well, it is a sad case, and very typical of many which come in my way.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Well, well, it is a sad case, and very typical of many which come in my way.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading You are no lonely sufferer, Sir Francis.
NonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading "None, thank God."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well, well, it is a sad case, and very typical of many which come in my way.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Had you brothers or sisters?"
sad
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From this reading "Well, well, it is a sad case, and very typical of many which come in my way.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are many thousands who bear the same cross as you do."
Sir
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From this reading You are no lonely sufferer, Sir Francis.
sisters
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From this reading "Had you brothers or sisters?"
sufferer
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From this reading You are no lonely sufferer, Sir Francis.
thank
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From this reading "None, thank God."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There are many thousands who bear the same cross as you do."
There
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From this reading There are many thousands who bear the same cross as you do."
thousands
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From this reading There are many thousands who bear the same cross as you do."
typical
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From this reading "Well, well, it is a sad case, and very typical of many which come in my way.
very
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From this reading "Well, well, it is a sad case, and very typical of many which come in my way.
way
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From this reading "Well, well, it is a sad case, and very typical of many which come in my way.
Well
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From this reading "Well, well, it is a sad case, and very typical of many which come in my way.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Well, well, it is a sad case, and very typical of many which come in my way.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There are many thousands who bear the same cross as you do."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Had you brothers or sisters?"