Chapter III
"Has not Sophie come yet? Of what have you been talking?" "Of life, and how to live it," laughed Damier. "Wise young people! Was it a contest of sublimities?"
The Rescue
Chapter III
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"Has
not
Sophie
come
yet?
Of
what
have
you
been
talking?"
"Of
life,
and
how
to
live
it,"
laughed
Damier.
"Wise
young
people!
Was
it
a
contest
of
sublimities?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Has
not
Sophie
come
yet?
Line 2
Of
what
have
you
been
talking?"
Line 3
"Of
life,
and
how
to
live
it,"
laughed
Damier.
Line 4
"Wise
young
people!
Line 5
Was
it
a
contest
of
sublimities?"
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 “Of what have you been talking?"”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Has not Sophie come yet?”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"Has not Sophie come yet?”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Of what have you been talking?"”
Life
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Of life, and how to live it," laughed Damier.”
Yet
conjunction
US /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “"Has not Sophie come yet?”
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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 Was it a contest of sublimities?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Of life, and how to live it," laughed Damier.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Of what have you been talking?"
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Has not Sophie come yet?
contest
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From this reading Was it a contest of sublimities?"
Damier
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From this reading "Of life, and how to live it," laughed Damier.
Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Has not Sophie come yet?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Of what have you been talking?"
how
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From this reading "Of life, and how to live it," laughed Damier.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Of life, and how to live it," laughed Damier.
laughed
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From this reading "Of life, and how to live it," laughed Damier.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Of life, and how to live it," laughed Damier.
live
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From this reading "Of life, and how to live it," laughed Damier.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Has not Sophie come yet?
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of what have you been talking?"
people
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From this reading "Wise young people!
Sophie
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From this reading "Has not Sophie come yet?
sublimities
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From this reading Was it a contest of sublimities?"
talking
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From this reading Of what have you been talking?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Of life, and how to live it," laughed Damier.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was it a contest of sublimities?"
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Of what have you been talking?"
Wise
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From this reading "Wise young people!
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "Has not Sophie come yet?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Of what have you been talking?"
young
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From this reading "Wise young people!