Chapter V
"Well, so brilliantly happy." I had all his attention again. "Is that what she _is_?" "Then don't you, with your opportunities, know?" I was conscious of rather an inspiration, a part of which was to be jocose.
The Sacred Fount
Chapter V
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"Well,
so
brilliantly
happy."
I
had
all
his
attention
again.
"Is
that
what
she
_is_?"
"Then
don't
you,
with
your
opportunities,
know?"
I
was
conscious
of
rather
an
inspiration,
a
part
of
which
was
to
be
jocose.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Well,
so
brilliantly
happy."
Line 2
I
had
all
his
attention
again.
Line 3
"Is
that
what
she
_is_?"
/ɪz ðæt wʌt ʃiː ɪz/
Line 4
"Then
don't
you,
with
your
opportunities,
know?"
Line 5
I
was
conscious
of
rather
an
inspiration,
a
part
of
which
was
to
be
jocose.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had all his attention again.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Then don't you, with your opportunities, know?"”
Part
noun
US /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was conscious of rather an inspiration, a part of which was to be jocose.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, so brilliantly happy."”
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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 I was conscious of rather an inspiration, a part of which was to be jocose.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had all his attention again.
all
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From this reading I had all his attention again.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I was conscious of rather an inspiration, a part of which was to be jocose.
attention
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From this reading I had all his attention again.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I was conscious of rather an inspiration, a part of which was to be jocose.
brilliantly
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From this reading "Well, so brilliantly happy."
conscious
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From this reading I was conscious of rather an inspiration, a part of which was to be jocose.
don't
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From this reading "Then don't you, with your opportunities, know?"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had all his attention again.
happy
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From this reading "Well, so brilliantly happy."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I had all his attention again.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had all his attention again.
inspiration
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From this reading I was conscious of rather an inspiration, a part of which was to be jocose.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is that what she _is_?"
jocose
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From this reading I was conscious of rather an inspiration, a part of which was to be jocose.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Then don't you, with your opportunities, know?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was conscious of rather an inspiration, a part of which was to be jocose.
opportunities
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From this reading "Then don't you, with your opportunities, know?"
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was conscious of rather an inspiration, a part of which was to be jocose.
rather
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From this reading I was conscious of rather an inspiration, a part of which was to be jocose.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Is that what she _is_?"
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Well, so brilliantly happy."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Is that what she _is_?"
Then
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From this reading "Then don't you, with your opportunities, know?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was conscious of rather an inspiration, a part of which was to be jocose.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was conscious of rather an inspiration, a part of which was to be jocose.
Well
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From this reading "Well, so brilliantly happy."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Is that what she _is_?"
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I was conscious of rather an inspiration, a part of which was to be jocose.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Then don't you, with your opportunities, know?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then don't you, with your opportunities, know?"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then don't you, with your opportunities, know?"