Chapter XXII
“I was shocked myself—I couldn’t help it.” “Lord, how shaky you all are!” “You take it well. I am very sorry. But it is a fine chance,” Schinkel went on, smoking away.
The Princess Casamassima: A Novel
Chapter XXII
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“I
was
shocked
myself—I
couldn’t
help
it.”
“Lord,
how
shaky
you
all
are!”
“You
take
it
well.
I
am
very
sorry.
But
it
is
a
fine
chance,”
Schinkel
went
on,
smoking
away.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“I
was
shocked
myself—I
couldn’t
help
it.”
Line 2
“Lord,
how
shaky
you
all
are!”
Line 3
“You
take
it
well.
Line 4
I
am
very
sorry.
Line 5
But
it
is
a
fine
chance,”
Schinkel
went
on,
smoking
away.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Fine
noun
US /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But it is a fine chance,” Schinkel went on, smoking away.”
Help
noun
US /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I was shocked myself—I couldn’t help it.””
Myself
pronoun
US /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading ““I was shocked myself—I couldn’t help it.””
Smoking
noun
US /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But it is a fine chance,” Schinkel went on, smoking away.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You take it well.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You take it well.”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But it is a fine chance,” Schinkel went on, smoking away.”
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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 But it is a fine chance,” Schinkel went on, smoking away.
all
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From this reading “Lord, how shaky you all are!”
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am very sorry.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Lord, how shaky you all are!”
away
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From this reading But it is a fine chance,” Schinkel went on, smoking away.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it is a fine chance,” Schinkel went on, smoking away.
chance
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From this reading But it is a fine chance,” Schinkel went on, smoking away.
couldn't
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From this reading “I was shocked myself—I couldn’t help it.”
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it is a fine chance,” Schinkel went on, smoking away.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was shocked myself—I couldn’t help it.”
how
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From this reading “Lord, how shaky you all are!”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I was shocked myself—I couldn’t help it.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it is a fine chance,” Schinkel went on, smoking away.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I was shocked myself—I couldn’t help it.”
Lord
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From this reading “Lord, how shaky you all are!”
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I was shocked myself—I couldn’t help it.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But it is a fine chance,” Schinkel went on, smoking away.
Schinkel
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From this reading But it is a fine chance,” Schinkel went on, smoking away.
shaky
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From this reading “Lord, how shaky you all are!”
shocked
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From this reading “I was shocked myself—I couldn’t help it.”
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But it is a fine chance,” Schinkel went on, smoking away.
sorry
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From this reading I am very sorry.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You take it well.
very
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From this reading I am very sorry.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I was shocked myself—I couldn’t help it.”
well
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From this reading “You take it well.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it is a fine chance,” Schinkel went on, smoking away.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Lord, how shaky you all are!”