Chapter VIII
ANTHONY. Mrs. Herriott! BLAYNE. (_After a long pause, to the room generally._) It's my notion that we are a set of fools. MACKESY.
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Chapter VIII
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ANTHONY.
Mrs.
Herriott!
BLAYNE.
(_After
a
long
pause,
to
the
room
generally._)
It's
my
notion
that
we
are
a
set
of
fools.
MACKESY.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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ANTHONY.
Line 2
Mrs.
Herriott!
Line 3
BLAYNE.
Line 4
(_After
a
long
pause,
to
the
room
generally._)
It's
my
notion
that
we
are
a
set
of
fools.
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MACKESY.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “(_After a long pause, to the room generally._) It's my notion that we are a set of fools.”
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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 (_After a long pause, to the room generally._) It's my notion that we are a set of fools.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading (_After a long pause, to the room generally._) It's my notion that we are a set of fools.
ANTHONY
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From this reading ANTHONY.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading (_After a long pause, to the room generally._) It's my notion that we are a set of fools.
BLAYNE
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From this reading BLAYNE.
fools
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generally
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Herriott
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From this reading Mrs. Herriott!
It's
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longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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MACKESY
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Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Herriott!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
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notion
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From this reading (_After a long pause, to the room generally._) It's my notion that we are a set of fools.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (_After a long pause, to the room generally._) It's my notion that we are a set of fools.
pause
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room
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set
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From this reading (_After a long pause, to the room generally._) It's my notion that we are a set of fools.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading (_After a long pause, to the room generally._) It's my notion that we are a set of fools.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (_After a long pause, to the room generally._) It's my notion that we are a set of fools.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading (_After a long pause, to the room generally._) It's my notion that we are a set of fools.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading (_After a long pause, to the room generally._) It's my notion that we are a set of fools.