Chapter XXXVIII
He gained time. “What I did—?” “Did think before. Before this. _Didn’t_ you think—?”
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Chapter XXXVIII
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He
gained
time.
“What
I
did—?”
“Did
think
before.
Before
this.
_Didn’t_
you
think—?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
He
gained
time.
Line 2
“What
I
did—?”
/wʌt aɪ dɪd/
Line 3
“Did
think
before.
/dɪd think bɪˈfɔːr/
Line 4
Before
this.
/bɪˈfɔːr ðɪs/
Line 5
_Didn’t_
you
think—?”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading ““Did think before.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Did think before.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He gained time.”
All words in this reading · 11
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beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Did think before.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “What I did—?”
Didn't
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From this reading _Didn’t_ you think—?”
gained
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From this reading He gained time.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He gained time.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “What I did—?”
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Did think before.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Before this.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He gained time.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What I did—?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Didn’t_ you think—?”