Chapter IV
Alan had to look twice at the painter. "Oh yes. Mr. Durgin, here--telling me about his place in the mountains. Says you've been there. Going--going myself in the summer.
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Chapter IV
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Alan
had
to
look
twice
at
the
painter.
"Oh
yes.
Mr.
Durgin,
here--telling
me
about
his
place
in
the
mountains.
Says
you've
been
there.
Going--going
myself
in
the
summer.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Alan
had
to
look
twice
at
the
painter.
Line 2
"Oh
yes.
Line 3
Mr.
Durgin,
here--telling
me
about
his
place
in
the
mountains.
Line 4
Says
you've
been
there.
Line 5
Going--going
myself
in
the
summer.
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 “Mr. Durgin, here--telling me about his place in the mountains.”
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Says you've been there.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Durgin, here--telling me about his place in the mountains.”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Alan had to look twice at the painter.”
Myself
pronoun
US /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Going--going myself in the summer.”
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mr. Durgin, here--telling me about his place in the mountains.
Alan
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From this reading Alan had to look twice at the painter.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Alan had to look twice at the painter.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Says you've been there.
Durgin
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From this reading Mr. Durgin, here--telling me about his place in the mountains.
Going
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From this reading Going--going myself in the summer.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Alan had to look twice at the painter.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Durgin, here--telling me about his place in the mountains.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Durgin, here--telling me about his place in the mountains.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Durgin, here--telling me about his place in the mountains.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alan had to look twice at the painter.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Durgin, here--telling me about his place in the mountains.
mountains
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From this reading Mr. Durgin, here--telling me about his place in the mountains.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Durgin, here--telling me about his place in the mountains.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Going--going myself in the summer.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh yes.
painter
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From this reading Alan had to look twice at the painter.
place
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From this reading Mr. Durgin, here--telling me about his place in the mountains.
Says
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From this reading Says you've been there.
summer
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From this reading Going--going myself in the summer.
telling
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From this reading Mr. Durgin, here--telling me about his place in the mountains.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Alan had to look twice at the painter.
there
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From this reading Says you've been there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Alan had to look twice at the painter.
twice
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From this reading Alan had to look twice at the painter.
yes
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From this reading "Oh yes.
you've
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From this reading Says you've been there.