Chapter XVI
"I'm sorry I can't, Mr. Breckon. Why don't you ask poppa?" "No, I see now I sha'n't be able. I feel too much, after telling you, as if I had been posing. The reality has gone out of it all.
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Chapter XVI
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"I'm
sorry
I
can't,
Mr.
Breckon.
Why
don't
you
ask
poppa?"
"No,
I
see
now
I
sha'n't
be
able.
I
feel
too
much,
after
telling
you,
as
if
I
had
been
posing.
The
reality
has
gone
out
of
it
all.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"I'm
sorry
I
can't,
Mr.
Breckon.
Line 2
Why
don't
you
ask
poppa?"
Line 3
"No,
I
see
now
I
sha'n't
be
able.
Line 4
I
feel
too
much,
after
telling
you,
as
if
I
had
been
posing.
Line 5
The
reality
has
gone
out
of
it
all.
Learner Dictionary
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After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “I feel too much, after telling you, as if I had been posing.”
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I feel too much, after telling you, as if I had been posing.”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The reality has gone out of it all.”
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From this reading "No, I see now I sha'n't be able.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I feel too much, after telling you, as if I had been posing.
all
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From this reading The reality has gone out of it all.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I feel too much, after telling you, as if I had been posing.
ask
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From this reading Why don't you ask poppa?"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "No, I see now I sha'n't be able.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I feel too much, after telling you, as if I had been posing.
Breckon
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can't
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From this reading "I'm sorry I can't, Mr. Breckon.
don't
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feel
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gone
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From this reading The reality has gone out of it all.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I feel too much, after telling you, as if I had been posing.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The reality has gone out of it all.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'm sorry I can't, Mr. Breckon.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm sorry I can't, Mr. Breckon.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I feel too much, after telling you, as if I had been posing.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The reality has gone out of it all.
Mr
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From this reading "I'm sorry I can't, Mr. Breckon.
much
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NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
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now
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From this reading "No, I see now I sha'n't be able.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The reality has gone out of it all.
out
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From this reading The reality has gone out of it all.
poppa
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posing
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reality
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see
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sha'n't
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sorry
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From this reading "I'm sorry I can't, Mr. Breckon.
telling
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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The reality has gone out of it all.
too
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Why
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why don't you ask poppa?"