Chapter III
Mikhaïloff sat down, and held his head in his hands. The walk had increased the violence of the pain. “No,” said he, “we must certainly go and get him. Perhaps he is alive. It is our duty, Mikhaïl Ivanitch.”
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Chapter III
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Mikhaïloff
sat
down,
and
held
his
head
in
his
hands.
The
walk
had
increased
the
violence
of
the
pain.
“No,”
said
he,
“we
must
certainly
go
and
get
him.
Perhaps
he
is
alive.
It
is
our
duty,
Mikhaïl
Ivanitch.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Mikhaïloff
sat
down,
and
held
his
head
in
his
hands.
Line 2
The
walk
had
increased
the
violence
of
the
pain.
Line 3
“No,”
said
he,
“we
must
certainly
go
and
get
him.
Line 4
Perhaps
he
is
alive.
Line 5
It
is
our
duty,
Mikhaïl
Ivanitch.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Duty
noun
US /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading “It is our duty, Mikhaïl Ivanitch.””
Hands
plural noun
US /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Mikhaïloff sat down, and held his head in his hands.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““No,” said he, “we must certainly go and get him.”
Perhaps
noun
US /perhaps/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps he is alive.”
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alive
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From this reading Perhaps he is alive.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mikhaïloff sat down, and held his head in his hands.
certainly
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From this reading “No,” said he, “we must certainly go and get him.
down
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From this reading Mikhaïloff sat down, and held his head in his hands.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading It is our duty, Mikhaïl Ivanitch.”
get
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From this reading “No,” said he, “we must certainly go and get him.
go
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From this reading “No,” said he, “we must certainly go and get him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The walk had increased the violence of the pain.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Mikhaïloff sat down, and held his head in his hands.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “No,” said he, “we must certainly go and get him.
head
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From this reading Mikhaïloff sat down, and held his head in his hands.
held
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From this reading Mikhaïloff sat down, and held his head in his hands.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “No,” said he, “we must certainly go and get him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mikhaïloff sat down, and held his head in his hands.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mikhaïloff sat down, and held his head in his hands.
increased
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From this reading The walk had increased the violence of the pain.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps he is alive.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is our duty, Mikhaïl Ivanitch.”
Ivanitch
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From this reading It is our duty, Mikhaïl Ivanitch.”
Mikhaïl
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From this reading It is our duty, Mikhaïl Ivanitch.”
Mikhaïloff
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From this reading Mikhaïloff sat down, and held his head in his hands.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “No,” said he, “we must certainly go and get him.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” said he, “we must certainly go and get him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The walk had increased the violence of the pain.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It is our duty, Mikhaïl Ivanitch.”
pain
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From this reading The walk had increased the violence of the pain.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps he is alive.
said
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From this reading “No,” said he, “we must certainly go and get him.
sat
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From this reading Mikhaïloff sat down, and held his head in his hands.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The walk had increased the violence of the pain.
violence
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From this reading The walk had increased the violence of the pain.
walk
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From this reading The walk had increased the violence of the pain.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “No,” said he, “we must certainly go and get him.