Chapter III
My works are well known. I am a young man in the Art line. You have seen my works many a time, though it's fifty thousand to one if you have seen me. You say you don't want to see me? You say your interest is in my works, and not in me?
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My
works
are
well
known.
I
am
a
young
man
in
the
Art
line.
You
have
seen
my
works
many
a
time,
though
it's
fifty
thousand
to
one
if
you
have
seen
me.
You
say
you
don't
want
to
see
me?
You
say
your
interest
is
in
my
works,
and
not
in
me?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
My
works
are
well
known.
Line 2
I
am
a
young
man
in
the
Art
line.
Line 3
You
have
seen
my
works
many
a
time,
though
it's
fifty
thousand
to
one
if
you
have
seen
me.
Line 4
You
say
you
don't
want
to
see
me?
Line 5
You
say
your
interest
is
in
my
works,
and
not
in
me?
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 “I am a young man in the Art line.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have seen my works many a time, though it's fifty thousand to one if you have seen me.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “You have seen my works many a time, though it's fifty thousand to one if you have seen me.”
Though
conjunction
US /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “You have seen my works many a time, though it's fifty thousand to one if you have seen me.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You have seen my works many a time, though it's fifty thousand to one if you have seen me.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My works are well known.”
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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 I am a young man in the Art line.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am a young man in the Art line.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You say your interest is in my works, and not in me?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My works are well known.
Artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading I am a young man in the Art line.
don't
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From this reading You say you don't want to see me?
fifty
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From this reading You have seen my works many a time, though it's fifty thousand to one if you have seen me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have seen my works many a time, though it's fifty thousand to one if you have seen me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am a young man in the Art line.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You have seen my works many a time, though it's fifty thousand to one if you have seen me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I am a young man in the Art line.
interest
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From this reading You say your interest is in my works, and not in me?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You say your interest is in my works, and not in me?
it's
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From this reading You have seen my works many a time, though it's fifty thousand to one if you have seen me.
known
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From this reading My works are well known.
line
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From this reading I am a young man in the Art line.
man
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From this reading I am a young man in the Art line.
many
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From this reading You have seen my works many a time, though it's fifty thousand to one if you have seen me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You have seen my works many a time, though it's fifty thousand to one if you have seen me.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My works are well known.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You say your interest is in my works, and not in me?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You have seen my works many a time, though it's fifty thousand to one if you have seen me.
say
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From this reading You say you don't want to see me?
see
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From this reading You say you don't want to see me?
seen
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From this reading You have seen my works many a time, though it's fifty thousand to one if you have seen me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am a young man in the Art line.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading You have seen my works many a time, though it's fifty thousand to one if you have seen me.
thousand
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From this reading You have seen my works many a time, though it's fifty thousand to one if you have seen me.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You have seen my works many a time, though it's fifty thousand to one if you have seen me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You have seen my works many a time, though it's fifty thousand to one if you have seen me.
want
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From this reading You say you don't want to see me?
well
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From this reading My works are well known.
works
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From this reading My works are well known.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have seen my works many a time, though it's fifty thousand to one if you have seen me.
young
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From this reading I am a young man in the Art line.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You say your interest is in my works, and not in me?