Chapter II
‘It does. That’s why I go there. The lower one’s vitality, the more sensitive one is to great art. I live near the Museum. I have rooms in Dyott Street.’
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Chapter II
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‘It
does.
That’s
why
I
go
there.
The
lower
one’s
vitality,
the
more
sensitive
one
is
to
great
art.
I
live
near
the
Museum.
I
have
rooms
in
Dyott
Street.’
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
‘It
does.
/ɪt dʌz/
Line 2
That’s
why
I
go
there.
Line 3
The
lower
one’s
vitality,
the
more
sensitive
one
is
to
great
art.
Line 4
I
live
near
the
Museum.
Line 5
I
have
rooms
in
Dyott
Street.’
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Art
auxiliary verb
US /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “The lower one’s vitality, the more sensitive one is to great art.”
Great
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The lower one’s vitality, the more sensitive one is to great art.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have rooms in Dyott Street.’”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The lower one’s vitality, the more sensitive one is to great art.”
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artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading The lower one’s vitality, the more sensitive one is to great art.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘It does.
Dyott
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From this reading I have rooms in Dyott Street.’
go
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From this reading That’s why I go there.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lower one’s vitality, the more sensitive one is to great art.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have rooms in Dyott Street.’
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That’s why I go there.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have rooms in Dyott Street.’
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The lower one’s vitality, the more sensitive one is to great art.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘It does.
live
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From this reading I live near the Museum.
lower
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From this reading The lower one’s vitality, the more sensitive one is to great art.
more
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From this reading The lower one’s vitality, the more sensitive one is to great art.
Museum
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From this reading I live near the Museum.
near
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From this reading I live near the Museum.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The lower one’s vitality, the more sensitive one is to great art.
one's
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From this reading The lower one’s vitality, the more sensitive one is to great art.
rooms
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From this reading I have rooms in Dyott Street.’
sensitive
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From this reading The lower one’s vitality, the more sensitive one is to great art.
Street
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From this reading I have rooms in Dyott Street.’
That's
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From this reading That’s why I go there.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The lower one’s vitality, the more sensitive one is to great art.
there
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From this reading That’s why I go there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The lower one’s vitality, the more sensitive one is to great art.
vitality
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From this reading The lower one’s vitality, the more sensitive one is to great art.
why
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From this reading That’s why I go there.