Chapter VII
"Intolerably--no." "Only tolerably! I find that worse." "Every now and then you do something very right," Sherringham said. "How many such things did I do to-day?"
The Tragic Muse
Chapter VII
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"Intolerably--no."
"Only
tolerably!
I
find
that
worse."
"Every
now
and
then
you
do
something
very
right,"
Sherringham
said.
"How
many
such
things
did
I
do
to-day?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Intolerably--no."
Line 2
"Only
tolerably!
Line 3
I
find
that
worse."
Line 4
"Every
now
and
then
you
do
something
very
right,"
Sherringham
said.
Line 5
"How
many
such
things
did
I
do
to-day?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Every
determiner
US /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “"Every now and then you do something very right," Sherringham said.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Every now and then you do something very right," Sherringham said.”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"Every now and then you do something very right," Sherringham said.”
All words in this reading · 25
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Every now and then you do something very right," Sherringham said.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "How many such things did I do to-day?"
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Every now and then you do something very right," Sherringham said.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Every now and then you do something very right," Sherringham said.
find
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From this reading I find that worse."
How
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From this reading "How many such things did I do to-day?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I find that worse."
Intolerably
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From this reading "Intolerably--no."
many
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From this reading "How many such things did I do to-day?"
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Intolerably--no."
now
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From this reading "Every now and then you do something very right," Sherringham said.
Only
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From this reading "Only tolerably!
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Every now and then you do something very right," Sherringham said.
said
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From this reading "Every now and then you do something very right," Sherringham said.
Sherringham
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From this reading "Every now and then you do something very right," Sherringham said.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Every now and then you do something very right," Sherringham said.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "How many such things did I do to-day?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I find that worse."
then
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From this reading "Every now and then you do something very right," Sherringham said.
things
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From this reading "How many such things did I do to-day?"
to-day
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From this reading "How many such things did I do to-day?"
tolerably
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From this reading "Only tolerably!
very
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From this reading "Every now and then you do something very right," Sherringham said.
worse
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From this reading I find that worse."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Every now and then you do something very right," Sherringham said.