Chapter I
”You are all a lost generation.” —GERTRUDE STEIN _in conversation_ ”One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth forever.
The Sun Also Rises
Chapter I
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”You
are
all
a
lost
generation.”
—GERTRUDE
STEIN
_in
conversation_
”One
generation
passeth
away,
and
another
generation
cometh;
but
the
earth
abideth
forever.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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”You
are
all
a
lost
generation.”
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—GERTRUDE
STEIN
_in
conversation_
”One
generation
passeth
away,
and
another
generation
cometh;
but
the
earth
abideth
forever.
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Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Another
noun
US /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “—GERTRUDE STEIN _in conversation_ ”One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth forever.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “—GERTRUDE STEIN _in conversation_ ”One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth forever.”
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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 ”You are all a lost generation.”
abideth
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From this reading —GERTRUDE STEIN _in conversation_ ”One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth forever.
all
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From this reading ”You are all a lost generation.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading —GERTRUDE STEIN _in conversation_ ”One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth forever.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading —GERTRUDE STEIN _in conversation_ ”One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth forever.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ”You are all a lost generation.”
away
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From this reading —GERTRUDE STEIN _in conversation_ ”One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth forever.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading —GERTRUDE STEIN _in conversation_ ”One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth forever.
cometh
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From this reading —GERTRUDE STEIN _in conversation_ ”One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth forever.
conversation
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From this reading —GERTRUDE STEIN _in conversation_ ”One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth forever.
earth
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From this reading —GERTRUDE STEIN _in conversation_ ”One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth forever.
forever
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From this reading —GERTRUDE STEIN _in conversation_ ”One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth forever.
generation
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From this reading ”You are all a lost generation.”
GERTRUDE
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From this reading —GERTRUDE STEIN _in conversation_ ”One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth forever.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading —GERTRUDE STEIN _in conversation_ ”One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth forever.
lost
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From this reading ”You are all a lost generation.”
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading —GERTRUDE STEIN _in conversation_ ”One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth forever.
passeth
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From this reading —GERTRUDE STEIN _in conversation_ ”One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth forever.
STEIN
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From this reading —GERTRUDE STEIN _in conversation_ ”One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth forever.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading —GERTRUDE STEIN _in conversation_ ”One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth forever.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ”You are all a lost generation.”