Chapter VIII
ONE OF THE PLAYERS "Do I know everybody?" I asked Myra towards the end of the dinner, looking round the table. "I think so," said Myra. "If there's anybody you don't see in the window ask for him." "I can see most of them.
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Chapter VIII
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ONE
OF
THE
PLAYERS
"Do
I
know
everybody?"
I
asked
Myra
towards
the
end
of
the
dinner,
looking
round
the
table.
"I
think
so,"
said
Myra.
"If
there's
anybody
you
don't
see
in
the
window
ask
for
him."
"I
can
see
most
of
them.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
ONE
OF
THE
PLAYERS
"Do
I
know
everybody?"
Line 2
I
asked
Myra
towards
the
end
of
the
dinner,
looking
round
the
table.
Line 3
"I
think
so,"
said
Myra.
Line 4
"If
there's
anybody
you
don't
see
in
the
window
ask
for
him."
Line 5
"I
can
see
most
of
them.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Anybody
pronoun
US /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading “"If there's anybody you don't see in the window ask for him."”
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I asked Myra towards the end of the dinner, looking round the table.”
Everybody
pronoun
US /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading “ONE OF THE PLAYERS "Do I know everybody?"”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ONE OF THE PLAYERS "Do I know everybody?"”
ONE
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “ONE OF THE PLAYERS "Do I know everybody?"”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I think so," said Myra.”
Towards
preposition
US /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading “I asked Myra towards the end of the dinner, looking round the table.”
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anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading "If there's anybody you don't see in the window ask for him."
ask
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From this reading "If there's anybody you don't see in the window ask for him."
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked Myra towards the end of the dinner, looking round the table.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I can see most of them.
dinner
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From this reading I asked Myra towards the end of the dinner, looking round the table.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ONE OF THE PLAYERS "Do I know everybody?"
don't
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From this reading "If there's anybody you don't see in the window ask for him."
end
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From this reading I asked Myra towards the end of the dinner, looking round the table.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading ONE OF THE PLAYERS "Do I know everybody?"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "If there's anybody you don't see in the window ask for him."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If there's anybody you don't see in the window ask for him."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ONE OF THE PLAYERS "Do I know everybody?"
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If there's anybody you don't see in the window ask for him."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "If there's anybody you don't see in the window ask for him."
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ONE OF THE PLAYERS "Do I know everybody?"
looking
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From this reading I asked Myra towards the end of the dinner, looking round the table.
most
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From this reading "I can see most of them.
Myra
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From this reading I asked Myra towards the end of the dinner, looking round the table.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ONE OF THE PLAYERS "Do I know everybody?"
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONE OF THE PLAYERS "Do I know everybody?"
PLAYERS
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From this reading ONE OF THE PLAYERS "Do I know everybody?"
round
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From this reading I asked Myra towards the end of the dinner, looking round the table.
said
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From this reading "I think so," said Myra.
see
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From this reading "If there's anybody you don't see in the window ask for him."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I think so," said Myra.
table
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From this reading I asked Myra towards the end of the dinner, looking round the table.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ONE OF THE PLAYERS "Do I know everybody?"
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I can see most of them.
there's
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From this reading "If there's anybody you don't see in the window ask for him."
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I think so," said Myra.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading I asked Myra towards the end of the dinner, looking round the table.
window
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From this reading "If there's anybody you don't see in the window ask for him."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If there's anybody you don't see in the window ask for him."