Chapter VII
He added: "That fellow Waterslops is a bit of a sportsman. I haven't been able to tell you about our bet, you've been making such a noise.
Some Do Not...: A Novel
Chapter VII
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He
added:
"That
fellow
Waterslops
is
a
bit
of
a
sportsman.
I
haven't
been
able
to
tell
you
about
our
bet,
you've
been
making
such
a
noise.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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He
added:
"That
fellow
Waterslops
is
a
bit
of
a
sportsman.
Line 2
I
haven't
been
able
to
tell
you
about
our
bet,
you've
been
making
such
a
noise.
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Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I haven't been able to tell you about our bet, you've been making such a noise.”
Added
noun
US /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He added: "That fellow Waterslops is a bit of a sportsman.”
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I haven't been able to tell you about our bet, you've been making such a noise.”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I haven't been able to tell you about our bet, you've been making such a noise.”
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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 He added: "That fellow Waterslops is a bit of a sportsman.
able
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From this reading I haven't been able to tell you about our bet, you've been making such a noise.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I haven't been able to tell you about our bet, you've been making such a noise.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He added: "That fellow Waterslops is a bit of a sportsman.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I haven't been able to tell you about our bet, you've been making such a noise.
bet
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From this reading I haven't been able to tell you about our bet, you've been making such a noise.
bit
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From this reading He added: "That fellow Waterslops is a bit of a sportsman.
fellow
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From this reading He added: "That fellow Waterslops is a bit of a sportsman.
haven't
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From this reading I haven't been able to tell you about our bet, you've been making such a noise.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He added: "That fellow Waterslops is a bit of a sportsman.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I haven't been able to tell you about our bet, you've been making such a noise.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He added: "That fellow Waterslops is a bit of a sportsman.
making
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From this reading I haven't been able to tell you about our bet, you've been making such a noise.
noise
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From this reading I haven't been able to tell you about our bet, you've been making such a noise.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He added: "That fellow Waterslops is a bit of a sportsman.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I haven't been able to tell you about our bet, you've been making such a noise.
sportsman
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From this reading He added: "That fellow Waterslops is a bit of a sportsman.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I haven't been able to tell you about our bet, you've been making such a noise.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I haven't been able to tell you about our bet, you've been making such a noise.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He added: "That fellow Waterslops is a bit of a sportsman.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I haven't been able to tell you about our bet, you've been making such a noise.
Waterslops
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From this reading He added: "That fellow Waterslops is a bit of a sportsman.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I haven't been able to tell you about our bet, you've been making such a noise.
you've
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From this reading I haven't been able to tell you about our bet, you've been making such a noise.