Chapter II
MONTAGUE. I... it would be hard to explain. I have been busy with politics... [A pause of embarrassment.] JULIA.
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Chapter II
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MONTAGUE.
I...
it
would
be
hard
to
explain.
I
have
been
busy
with
politics...
[A
pause
of
embarrassment.]
JULIA.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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MONTAGUE.
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I...
it
would
be
hard
to
explain.
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I
have
been
busy
with
politics...
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[A
pause
of
embarrassment.]
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JULIA.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have been busy with politics...”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have been busy with politics...”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I... it would be hard to explain.”
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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 [A pause of embarrassment.]
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I... it would be hard to explain.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been busy with politics...
busy
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From this reading I have been busy with politics...
embarrassment
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From this reading [A pause of embarrassment.]
explain
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hard
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been busy with politics...
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I... it would be hard to explain.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I... it would be hard to explain.
JULIA
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From this reading JULIA.
MONTAGUE
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From this reading MONTAGUE.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [A pause of embarrassment.]
pause
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From this reading [A pause of embarrassment.]
politics
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From this reading I have been busy with politics...
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I... it would be hard to explain.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have been busy with politics...
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I... it would be hard to explain.