Chapter V
"And in the other rooms?" "Oh, carpets, of course." "And what about the stairs?" "Carpet. And I should have the rail and banisters white--banisters turned or twisted."
The Rise of Silas Lapham
Chapter V
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"And
in
the
other
rooms?"
"Oh,
carpets,
of
course."
"And
what
about
the
stairs?"
"Carpet.
And
I
should
have
the
rail
and
banisters
white--banisters
turned
or
twisted."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"And
in
the
other
rooms?"
Line 2
"Oh,
carpets,
of
course."
Line 3
"And
what
about
the
stairs?"
Line 4
"Carpet.
Line 5
And
I
should
have
the
rail
and
banisters
white--banisters
turned
or
twisted."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"And what about the stairs?"”
Course
noun
US /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, carpets, of course."”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And I should have the rail and banisters white--banisters turned or twisted."”
All words in this reading · 22
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "And what about the stairs?"
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And in the other rooms?"
banisters
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From this reading And I should have the rail and banisters white--banisters turned or twisted."
Carpet
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From this reading "Carpet.
carpets
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From this reading "Oh, carpets, of course."
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, carpets, of course."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And I should have the rail and banisters white--banisters turned or twisted."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And I should have the rail and banisters white--banisters turned or twisted."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And in the other rooms?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Oh, carpets, of course."
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, carpets, of course."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And I should have the rail and banisters white--banisters turned or twisted."
other
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From this reading "And in the other rooms?"
rail
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From this reading And I should have the rail and banisters white--banisters turned or twisted."
rooms
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From this reading "And in the other rooms?"
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And I should have the rail and banisters white--banisters turned or twisted."
stairs
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From this reading "And what about the stairs?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And in the other rooms?"
turned
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From this reading And I should have the rail and banisters white--banisters turned or twisted."
twisted
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From this reading And I should have the rail and banisters white--banisters turned or twisted."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "And what about the stairs?"
white
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From this reading And I should have the rail and banisters white--banisters turned or twisted."