Chapter VIII
"Lord help us all!" says I. "For now it's a hard thing to say what's best. Tell me," says I, "was there anything I didn't hear? Did she make any sort of promise to you?" "Not a word," says he--"not a word."
The Man Next Door
Chapter VIII
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"Lord
help
us
all!"
says
I.
"For
now
it's
a
hard
thing
to
say
what's
best.
Tell
me,"
says
I,
"was
there
anything
I
didn't
hear?
Did
she
make
any
sort
of
promise
to
you?"
"Not
a
word,"
says
he--"not
a
word."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Lord
help
us
all!"
says
I.
Line 2
"For
now
it's
a
hard
thing
to
say
what's
best.
Line 3
Tell
me,"
says
I,
"was
there
anything
I
didn't
hear?
Line 4
Did
she
make
any
sort
of
promise
to
you?"
Line 5
"Not
a
word,"
says
he--"not
a
word."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “Tell me," says I, "was there anything I didn't hear?”
Hear
noun
US /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tell me," says I, "was there anything I didn't hear?”
Help
noun
US /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Lord help us all!" says I.”
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Did she make any sort of promise to you?"”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tell me," says I, "was there anything I didn't hear?”
Thing
noun
US /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"For now it's a hard thing to say what's best.”
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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 "For now it's a hard thing to say what's best.
all
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From this reading "Lord help us all!" says I.
any
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From this reading Did she make any sort of promise to you?"
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Tell me," says I, "was there anything I didn't hear?
best
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From this reading "For now it's a hard thing to say what's best.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did she make any sort of promise to you?"
didn't
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From this reading Tell me," says I, "was there anything I didn't hear?
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For now it's a hard thing to say what's best.
hard
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From this reading "For now it's a hard thing to say what's best.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Not a word," says he--"not a word."
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tell me," says I, "was there anything I didn't hear?
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Lord help us all!" says I.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Lord help us all!" says I.
it's
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From this reading "For now it's a hard thing to say what's best.
Lord
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From this reading "Lord help us all!" says I.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Did she make any sort of promise to you?"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tell me," says I, "was there anything I didn't hear?
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not a word," says he--"not a word."
now
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From this reading "For now it's a hard thing to say what's best.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Did she make any sort of promise to you?"
promise
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From this reading Did she make any sort of promise to you?"
say
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From this reading "For now it's a hard thing to say what's best.
says
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From this reading "Lord help us all!" says I.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Did she make any sort of promise to you?"
sort
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From this reading Did she make any sort of promise to you?"
TellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tell me," says I, "was there anything I didn't hear?
there
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From this reading Tell me," says I, "was there anything I didn't hear?
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "For now it's a hard thing to say what's best.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "For now it's a hard thing to say what's best.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Lord help us all!" says I.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tell me," says I, "was there anything I didn't hear?
what's
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From this reading "For now it's a hard thing to say what's best.
word
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From this reading "Not a word," says he--"not a word."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did she make any sort of promise to you?"