Chapter IV
"I don't. I fancy Andrews said something about a swamp." "It must be the same. It's on the east coast. And somehow there's something in the water that keeps things from decaying.
The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories
Chapter IV
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"I
don't.
I
fancy
Andrews
said
something
about
a
swamp."
"It
must
be
the
same.
It's
on
the
east
coast.
And
somehow
there's
something
in
the
water
that
keeps
things
from
decaying.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"I
don't.
Line 2
I
fancy
Andrews
said
something
about
a
swamp."
Line 3
"It
must
be
the
same.
/ɪt mʌst biː ðə same/
Line 4
It's
on
the
east
coast.
Line 5
And
somehow
there's
something
in
the
water
that
keeps
things
from
decaying.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I fancy Andrews said something about a swamp."”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"It must be the same.”
Same
noun
US /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It must be the same.”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I fancy Andrews said something about a swamp."”
All words in this reading · 28
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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 fancy Andrews said something about a swamp."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I fancy Andrews said something about a swamp."
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And somehow there's something in the water that keeps things from decaying.
Andrews
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From this reading I fancy Andrews said something about a swamp."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It must be the same.
coast
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From this reading It's on the east coast.
decaying
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From this reading And somehow there's something in the water that keeps things from decaying.
don't
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From this reading "I don't.
east
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From this reading It's on the east coast.
fancy
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From this reading I fancy Andrews said something about a swamp."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And somehow there's something in the water that keeps things from decaying.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And somehow there's something in the water that keeps things from decaying.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It must be the same.
It's
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From this reading It's on the east coast.
keeps
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From this reading And somehow there's something in the water that keeps things from decaying.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "It must be the same.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It's on the east coast.
said
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From this reading I fancy Andrews said something about a swamp."
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It must be the same.
somehow
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From this reading And somehow there's something in the water that keeps things from decaying.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I fancy Andrews said something about a swamp."
swamp
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From this reading I fancy Andrews said something about a swamp."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And somehow there's something in the water that keeps things from decaying.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It must be the same.
there's
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From this reading And somehow there's something in the water that keeps things from decaying.
things
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From this reading And somehow there's something in the water that keeps things from decaying.
water
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From this reading And somehow there's something in the water that keeps things from decaying.