Chapter II
“Surely you don’t make him work at night, too?” Rosamond asked. “Doesn’t he have to rest his brain sometimes? Humour is always better if it’s spontaneous.” “Oh, that’s the trouble with me,” Scott assured her.
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Chapter II
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“Surely
you
don’t
make
him
work
at
night,
too?”
Rosamond
asked.
“Doesn’t
he
have
to
rest
his
brain
sometimes?
Humour
is
always
better
if
it’s
spontaneous.”
“Oh,
that’s
the
trouble
with
me,”
Scott
assured
her.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Surely
you
don’t
make
him
work
at
night,
too?”
Line 2
Rosamond
asked.
Line 3
“Doesn’t
he
have
to
rest
his
brain
sometimes?
Line 4
Humour
is
always
better
if
it’s
spontaneous.”
Line 5
“Oh,
that’s
the
trouble
with
me,”
Scott
assured
her.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rosamond asked.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Doesn’t he have to rest his brain sometimes?”
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Surely you don’t make him work at night, too?””
Rest
noun
US /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Doesn’t he have to rest his brain sometimes?”
Sometimes
noun
US /sometimes/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Doesn’t he have to rest his brain sometimes?”
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always
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From this reading Humour is always better if it’s spontaneous.”
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rosamond asked.
assured
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From this reading “Oh, that’s the trouble with me,” Scott assured her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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better
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From this reading Humour is always better if it’s spontaneous.”
brain
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Doesn't
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don't
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Doesn’t he have to rest his brain sometimes?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Doesn’t he have to rest his brain sometimes?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, that’s the trouble with me,” Scott assured her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Surely you don’t make him work at night, too?”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Doesn’t he have to rest his brain sometimes?
Humour
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From this reading Humour is always better if it’s spontaneous.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Humour is always better if it’s spontaneous.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Humour is always better if it’s spontaneous.”
it's
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From this reading Humour is always better if it’s spontaneous.”
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Surely you don’t make him work at night, too?”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, that’s the trouble with me,” Scott assured her.
night
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From this reading “Surely you don’t make him work at night, too?”
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, that’s the trouble with me,” Scott assured her.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Doesn’t he have to rest his brain sometimes?
Rosamond
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From this reading Rosamond asked.
Scott
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From this reading “Oh, that’s the trouble with me,” Scott assured her.
sometimes
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From this reading “Doesn’t he have to rest his brain sometimes?
spontaneous
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From this reading Humour is always better if it’s spontaneous.”
Surely
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From this reading “Surely you don’t make him work at night, too?”
that's
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From this reading “Oh, that’s the trouble with me,” Scott assured her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh, that’s the trouble with me,” Scott assured her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Doesn’t he have to rest his brain sometimes?
too
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From this reading “Surely you don’t make him work at night, too?”
trouble
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From this reading “Oh, that’s the trouble with me,” Scott assured her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Oh, that’s the trouble with me,” Scott assured her.
work
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From this reading “Surely you don’t make him work at night, too?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Surely you don’t make him work at night, too?”