Chapter VII
"Hum! Another glass of sherry for this gentleman. We are going to an operation now, you know." The novice squared his shoulders and made a gallant attempt to look unconcerned. "Nothing very bad--eh?"
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"Hum!
Another
glass
of
sherry
for
this
gentleman.
We
are
going
to
an
operation
now,
you
know."
The
novice
squared
his
shoulders
and
made
a
gallant
attempt
to
look
unconcerned.
"Nothing
very
bad--eh?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The Man from Archangel, and Other Tales of Adventure
Chapter VII
Reading 1/89 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
"Hum!
Line 2
Another
glass
of
sherry
for
this
gentleman.
Line 3
We
are
going
to
an
operation
now,
you
know."
Line 4
The
novice
squared
his
shoulders
and
made
a
gallant
attempt
to
look
unconcerned.
Line 5
"Nothing
very
bad--eh?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Another
noun
US /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Another glass of sherry for this gentleman.”
Gentleman
noun
US /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Another glass of sherry for this gentleman.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We are going to an operation now, you know."”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The novice squared his shoulders and made a gallant attempt to look unconcerned.”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"Nothing very bad--eh?"”
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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 The novice squared his shoulders and made a gallant attempt to look unconcerned.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We are going to an operation now, you know."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The novice squared his shoulders and made a gallant attempt to look unconcerned.
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another glass of sherry for this gentleman.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are going to an operation now, you know."
attempt
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From this reading The novice squared his shoulders and made a gallant attempt to look unconcerned.
bad
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From this reading "Nothing very bad--eh?"
eh
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From this reading "Nothing very bad--eh?"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Another glass of sherry for this gentleman.
gallant
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From this reading The novice squared his shoulders and made a gallant attempt to look unconcerned.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another glass of sherry for this gentleman.
glass
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From this reading Another glass of sherry for this gentleman.
going
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From this reading We are going to an operation now, you know."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The novice squared his shoulders and made a gallant attempt to look unconcerned.
Hum
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From this reading "Hum!
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We are going to an operation now, you know."
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The novice squared his shoulders and made a gallant attempt to look unconcerned.
made
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From this reading The novice squared his shoulders and made a gallant attempt to look unconcerned.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing very bad--eh?"
novice
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From this reading The novice squared his shoulders and made a gallant attempt to look unconcerned.
now
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From this reading We are going to an operation now, you know."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Another glass of sherry for this gentleman.
operation
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From this reading We are going to an operation now, you know."
sherry
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From this reading Another glass of sherry for this gentleman.
shoulders
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From this reading The novice squared his shoulders and made a gallant attempt to look unconcerned.
squared
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From this reading The novice squared his shoulders and made a gallant attempt to look unconcerned.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The novice squared his shoulders and made a gallant attempt to look unconcerned.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Another glass of sherry for this gentleman.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We are going to an operation now, you know."
unconcerned
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From this reading The novice squared his shoulders and made a gallant attempt to look unconcerned.
very
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From this reading "Nothing very bad--eh?"
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are going to an operation now, you know."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We are going to an operation now, you know."