Chapter VIII
“That’s enough,” I said. “Or you’ll have to make a book and give me some of it.” “I’m satisfied,” Cohn said. He smiled. “You’ll probably win it back at bridge, anyway.”
The Sun Also Rises
Chapter VIII
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“That’s
enough,”
I
said.
“Or
you’ll
have
to
make
a
book
and
give
me
some
of
it.”
“I’m
satisfied,”
Cohn
said.
He
smiled.
“You’ll
probably
win
it
back
at
bridge,
anyway.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“That’s
enough,”
I
said.
Line 2
“Or
you’ll
have
to
make
a
book
and
give
me
some
of
it.”
Line 3
“I’m
satisfied,”
Cohn
said.
Line 4
He
smiled.
Line 5
“You’ll
probably
win
it
back
at
bridge,
anyway.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Or you’ll have to make a book and give me some of it.””
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Or you’ll have to make a book and give me some of it.””
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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 “Or you’ll have to make a book and give me some of it.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Or you’ll have to make a book and give me some of it.”
anyway
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From this reading “You’ll probably win it back at bridge, anyway.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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back
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book
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bridge
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Cohn
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enough
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give
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From this reading “Or you’ll have to make a book and give me some of it.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Or you’ll have to make a book and give me some of it.”
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He smiled.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “That’s enough,” I said.
I'm
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From this reading “I’m satisfied,” Cohn said.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Or you’ll have to make a book and give me some of it.”
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Or you’ll have to make a book and give me some of it.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Or you’ll have to make a book and give me some of it.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Or you’ll have to make a book and give me some of it.”
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Or you’ll have to make a book and give me some of it.”
probably
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said
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satisfied
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smiled
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From this reading He smiled.
some
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From this reading “Or you’ll have to make a book and give me some of it.”
That's
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From this reading “That’s enough,” I said.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Or you’ll have to make a book and give me some of it.”
win
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you'll
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From this reading “Or you’ll have to make a book and give me some of it.”