Chapter XI
2. Stubb: "Fearless as fire, and as mechanical." Insists on being reckless and jolly on every occasion. Must be afraid too, really. 3.
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2.
Stubb:
"Fearless
as
fire,
and
as
mechanical."
Insists
on
being
reckless
and
jolly
on
every
occasion.
Must
be
afraid
too,
really.
3.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Stubb:
"Fearless
as
fire,
and
as
mechanical."
Line 3
Insists
on
being
reckless
and
jolly
on
every
occasion.
Line 4
Must
be
afraid
too,
really.
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Learner Dictionary
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Being
auxiliary verb
US /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “Insists on being reckless and jolly on every occasion.”
Every
determiner
US /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Insists on being reckless and jolly on every occasion.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Must be afraid too, really.”
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afraid
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Stubb: "Fearless as fire, and as mechanical."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Stubb: "Fearless as fire, and as mechanical."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Must be afraid too, really.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Insists on being reckless and jolly on every occasion.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Insists on being reckless and jolly on every occasion.
Fearless
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fire
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Insists
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jolly
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mechanical
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Mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Must be afraid too, really.
occasion
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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really
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reckless
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Stubb
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too
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