Chapter VIII
"Never mind," she said. "It would be infamous to be melancholy, or athirst for great diamonds on such a glorious day." "True, my darling, true!" he said. "Let us sit down again. There!
The Voice from the Void
Chapter VIII
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"Never
mind,"
she
said.
"It
would
be
infamous
to
be
melancholy,
or
athirst
for
great
diamonds
on
such
a
glorious
day."
"True,
my
darling,
true!"
he
said.
"Let
us
sit
down
again.
There!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Never
mind,"
she
said.
Line 2
"It
would
be
infamous
to
be
melancholy,
or
athirst
for
great
diamonds
on
such
a
glorious
day."
Line 3
"True,
my
darling,
true!"
he
said.
Line 4
"Let
us
sit
down
again.
Line 5
There!
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 “"Let us sit down again.”
Great
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It would be infamous to be melancholy, or athirst for great diamonds on such a glorious day."”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"Let us sit down again.”
Mind
noun
US /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Never mind," she said.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Never mind," she said.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"It would be infamous to be melancholy, or athirst for great diamonds on such a glorious day."”
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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 "It would be infamous to be melancholy, or athirst for great diamonds on such a glorious day."
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Let us sit down again.
athirst
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From this reading "It would be infamous to be melancholy, or athirst for great diamonds on such a glorious day."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It would be infamous to be melancholy, or athirst for great diamonds on such a glorious day."
darling
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From this reading "True, my darling, true!" he said.
day
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From this reading "It would be infamous to be melancholy, or athirst for great diamonds on such a glorious day."
diamonds
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From this reading "It would be infamous to be melancholy, or athirst for great diamonds on such a glorious day."
down
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From this reading "Let us sit down again.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It would be infamous to be melancholy, or athirst for great diamonds on such a glorious day."
glorious
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From this reading "It would be infamous to be melancholy, or athirst for great diamonds on such a glorious day."
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It would be infamous to be melancholy, or athirst for great diamonds on such a glorious day."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "True, my darling, true!" he said.
infamous
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From this reading "It would be infamous to be melancholy, or athirst for great diamonds on such a glorious day."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It would be infamous to be melancholy, or athirst for great diamonds on such a glorious day."
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let us sit down again.
melancholy
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From this reading "It would be infamous to be melancholy, or athirst for great diamonds on such a glorious day."
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Never mind," she said.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "True, my darling, true!" he said.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Never mind," she said.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "It would be infamous to be melancholy, or athirst for great diamonds on such a glorious day."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "It would be infamous to be melancholy, or athirst for great diamonds on such a glorious day."
said
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From this reading "Never mind," she said.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Never mind," she said.
sit
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From this reading "Let us sit down again.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "It would be infamous to be melancholy, or athirst for great diamonds on such a glorious day."
There
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From this reading There!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It would be infamous to be melancholy, or athirst for great diamonds on such a glorious day."
True
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From this reading "True, my darling, true!" he said.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let us sit down again.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "It would be infamous to be melancholy, or athirst for great diamonds on such a glorious day."