Chapter VI
“Such a vague term.” “But these friends of yours--they seem to be ALL Socialists. Red ties and everything complete.” “They have ideas,” he evaded. He tried to express it better.
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“Such
a
vague
term.”
“But
these
friends
of
yours--they
seem
to
be
ALL
Socialists.
Red
ties
and
everything
complete.”
“They
have
ideas,”
he
evaded.
He
tried
to
express
it
better.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Such
a
vague
term.”
Line 2
“But
these
friends
of
yours--they
seem
to
be
ALL
Socialists.
Line 3
Red
ties
and
everything
complete.”
Line 4
“They
have
ideas,”
he
evaded.
Line 5
He
tried
to
express
it
better.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Complete
noun
US /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Red ties and everything complete.””
Everything
pronoun
US /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Red ties and everything complete.””
Express
verb
US /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading “He tried to express it better.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““They have ideas,” he evaded.”
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ““But these friends of yours--they seem to be ALL Socialists.”
Yours
pronoun
US /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading ““But these friends of yours--they seem to be ALL Socialists.”
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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 “Such a vague term.”
ALL
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From this reading “But these friends of yours--they seem to be ALL Socialists.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Red ties and everything complete.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “But these friends of yours--they seem to be ALL Socialists.
better
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From this reading He tried to express it better.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But these friends of yours--they seem to be ALL Socialists.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Red ties and everything complete.”
evaded
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From this reading “They have ideas,” he evaded.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Red ties and everything complete.”
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading He tried to express it better.
friends
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From this reading “But these friends of yours--they seem to be ALL Socialists.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “They have ideas,” he evaded.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They have ideas,” he evaded.
ideas
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From this reading “They have ideas,” he evaded.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He tried to express it better.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “But these friends of yours--they seem to be ALL Socialists.
Red
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From this reading Red ties and everything complete.”
seem
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From this reading “But these friends of yours--they seem to be ALL Socialists.
Socialists
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From this reading “But these friends of yours--they seem to be ALL Socialists.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Such a vague term.”
term
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From this reading “Such a vague term.”
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “But these friends of yours--they seem to be ALL Socialists.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “But these friends of yours--they seem to be ALL Socialists.
ties
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From this reading Red ties and everything complete.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But these friends of yours--they seem to be ALL Socialists.
tried
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From this reading He tried to express it better.
vague
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From this reading “Such a vague term.”
yourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “But these friends of yours--they seem to be ALL Socialists.