Chapter XV
"Well, it might do--so far as it goes." "Exactly! As far as it goes. How would all that bear upon the visits by night to the old crypt? We can't fit that into our plot."
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Chapter XV
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"Well,
it
might
do--so
far
as
it
goes."
"Exactly!
As
far
as
it
goes.
How
would
all
that
bear
upon
the
visits
by
night
to
the
old
crypt?
We
can't
fit
that
into
our
plot."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Well,
it
might
do--so
far
as
it
goes."
Line 2
"Exactly!
Line 3
As
far
as
it
goes.
Line 4
How
would
all
that
bear
upon
the
visits
by
night
to
the
old
crypt?
Line 5
We
can't
fit
that
into
our
plot."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Crypt
noun
US /krɪpt/
An underground room or vault beneath an ancient building, often used for storage or burials.
From this reading “How would all that bear upon the visits by night to the old crypt?”
Might
modal verb
US /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “"Well, it might do--so far as it goes."”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “How would all that bear upon the visits by night to the old crypt?”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, it might do--so far as it goes."”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “How would all that bear upon the visits by night to the old crypt?”
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all
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From this reading How would all that bear upon the visits by night to the old crypt?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well, it might do--so far as it goes."
bear
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From this reading How would all that bear upon the visits by night to the old crypt?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading How would all that bear upon the visits by night to the old crypt?
can't
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From this reading We can't fit that into our plot."
cryptnounUS /krɪpt/
An underground room or vault beneath an ancient building, often used for storage or burials.
From this reading How would all that bear upon the visits by night to the old crypt?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Well, it might do--so far as it goes."
Exactly
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From this reading "Exactly!
far
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From this reading "Well, it might do--so far as it goes."
fit
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From this reading We can't fit that into our plot."
goes
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From this reading "Well, it might do--so far as it goes."
How
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From this reading How would all that bear upon the visits by night to the old crypt?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We can't fit that into our plot."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, it might do--so far as it goes."
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Well, it might do--so far as it goes."
night
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old
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From this reading How would all that bear upon the visits by night to the old crypt?
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We can't fit that into our plot."
plot
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From this reading We can't fit that into our plot."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Well, it might do--so far as it goes."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How would all that bear upon the visits by night to the old crypt?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How would all that bear upon the visits by night to the old crypt?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How would all that bear upon the visits by night to the old crypt?
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading How would all that bear upon the visits by night to the old crypt?
visits
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From this reading How would all that bear upon the visits by night to the old crypt?
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We can't fit that into our plot."
Well
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From this reading "Well, it might do--so far as it goes."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading How would all that bear upon the visits by night to the old crypt?