Chapter V
“I’ve found out how houses are built. Le’ me get up. The floor-joists of one room are the ceiling-joists of the room below.” “Don’t be so filthy technical.” “Well, the man told me.
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Chapter V
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“I’ve
found
out
how
houses
are
built.
Le’
me
get
up.
The
floor-joists
of
one
room
are
the
ceiling-joists
of
the
room
below.”
“Don’t
be
so
filthy
technical.”
“Well,
the
man
told
me.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“I’ve
found
out
how
houses
are
built.
Line 2
Le’
me
get
up.
Line 3
The
floor-joists
of
one
room
are
the
ceiling-joists
of
the
room
below.”
Line 4
“Don’t
be
so
filthy
technical.”
Line 5
“Well,
the
man
told
me.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Below
preposition
US /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “The floor-joists of one room are the ceiling-joists of the room below.””
Found
noun
US /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I’ve found out how houses are built.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The floor-joists of one room are the ceiling-joists of the room below.””
Told
noun
US /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, the man told me.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, the man told me.”
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I’ve found out how houses are built.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Don’t be so filthy technical.”
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The floor-joists of one room are the ceiling-joists of the room below.”
built
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From this reading “I’ve found out how houses are built.
ceiling-joists
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From this reading The floor-joists of one room are the ceiling-joists of the room below.”
Don't
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From this reading “Don’t be so filthy technical.”
filthy
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From this reading “Don’t be so filthy technical.”
floor-joists
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From this reading The floor-joists of one room are the ceiling-joists of the room below.”
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’ve found out how houses are built.
get
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From this reading Le’ me get up.
houses
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From this reading “I’ve found out how houses are built.
how
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From this reading “I’ve found out how houses are built.
I've
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From this reading “I’ve found out how houses are built.
Le
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From this reading Le’ me get up.
man
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From this reading “Well, the man told me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Le’ me get up.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The floor-joists of one room are the ceiling-joists of the room below.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The floor-joists of one room are the ceiling-joists of the room below.”
out
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From this reading “I’ve found out how houses are built.
room
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From this reading The floor-joists of one room are the ceiling-joists of the room below.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Don’t be so filthy technical.”
technical
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From this reading “Don’t be so filthy technical.”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The floor-joists of one room are the ceiling-joists of the room below.”
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, the man told me.
up
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From this reading Le’ me get up.
Well
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From this reading “Well, the man told me.