Chapter VIII
EBEN TRIES TO SERVE TWO MASTERS. "SEEMS to me, Eben, you're getting kind of scatter-brained lately." "What now?" asked Eben, not very good-naturedly. "What now? Well, not so much now as yesterday," replied Jeduthun.
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Chapter VIII
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EBEN
TRIES
TO
SERVE
TWO
MASTERS.
"SEEMS
to
me,
Eben,
you're
getting
kind
of
scatter-brained
lately."
"What
now?"
asked
Eben,
not
very
good-naturedly.
"What
now?
Well,
not
so
much
now
as
yesterday,"
replied
Jeduthun.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
EBEN
TRIES
TO
SERVE
TWO
MASTERS.
Line 2
"SEEMS
to
me,
Eben,
you're
getting
kind
of
scatter-brained
lately."
Line 3
"What
now?"
asked
Eben,
not
very
good-naturedly.
Line 4
"What
now?
Line 5
Well,
not
so
much
now
as
yesterday,"
replied
Jeduthun.
Learner Dictionary
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Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What now?" asked Eben, not very good-naturedly.”
Replied
noun
US /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, not so much now as yesterday," replied Jeduthun.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, not so much now as yesterday," replied Jeduthun.”
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Well, not so much now as yesterday," replied Jeduthun.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What now?" asked Eben, not very good-naturedly.
EBEN
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getting
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good-naturedly
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From this reading "What now?" asked Eben, not very good-naturedly.
Jeduthun
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kind
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lately
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MASTERS
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "SEEMS to me, Eben, you're getting kind of scatter-brained lately."
much
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From this reading Well, not so much now as yesterday," replied Jeduthun.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "What now?" asked Eben, not very good-naturedly.
now
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From this reading "What now?" asked Eben, not very good-naturedly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "SEEMS to me, Eben, you're getting kind of scatter-brained lately."
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, not so much now as yesterday," replied Jeduthun.
scatter-brained
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SEEMS
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SERVE
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Well, not so much now as yesterday," replied Jeduthun.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading EBEN TRIES TO SERVE TWO MASTERS.
TRIES
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From this reading EBEN TRIES TO SERVE TWO MASTERS.
TWO
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very
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From this reading "What now?" asked Eben, not very good-naturedly.
Well
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From this reading Well, not so much now as yesterday," replied Jeduthun.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What now?" asked Eben, not very good-naturedly.
yesterday
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From this reading Well, not so much now as yesterday," replied Jeduthun.
you're
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From this reading "SEEMS to me, Eben, you're getting kind of scatter-brained lately."