Chapter IX
"I don't believe it," said Holmes flatly. Burke shrugged. He found that he was tense all over, so he took some pains to appear wholly calm. "It isn't reasonable!" insisted Holmes. "It doesn't make sense!"
The Wailing Asteroid
Chapter IX
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"I
don't
believe
it,"
said
Holmes
flatly.
Burke
shrugged.
He
found
that
he
was
tense
all
over,
so
he
took
some
pains
to
appear
wholly
calm.
"It
isn't
reasonable!"
insisted
Holmes.
"It
doesn't
make
sense!"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"I
don't
believe
it,"
said
Holmes
flatly.
Line 2
Burke
shrugged.
Line 3
He
found
that
he
was
tense
all
over,
so
he
took
some
pains
to
appear
wholly
calm.
Line 4
"It
isn't
reasonable!"
insisted
Holmes.
Line 5
"It
doesn't
make
sense!"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Believe
noun
US /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I don't believe it," said Holmes flatly.”
Found
noun
US /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He found that he was tense all over, so he took some pains to appear wholly calm.”
Insisted
verb
US /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading “"It isn't reasonable!" insisted Holmes.”
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It doesn't make sense!"”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “He found that he was tense all over, so he took some pains to appear wholly calm.”
Took
noun
US /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He found that he was tense all over, so he took some pains to appear wholly calm.”
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all
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appear
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From this reading He found that he was tense all over, so he took some pains to appear wholly calm.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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Burke
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From this reading Burke shrugged.
calm
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doesn't
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don't
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From this reading "I don't believe it," said Holmes flatly.
flatly
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From this reading "I don't believe it," said Holmes flatly.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found that he was tense all over, so he took some pains to appear wholly calm.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He found that he was tense all over, so he took some pains to appear wholly calm.
Holmes
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From this reading "I don't believe it," said Holmes flatly.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't believe it," said Holmes flatly.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading "It isn't reasonable!" insisted Holmes.
isn't
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From this reading "It isn't reasonable!" insisted Holmes.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I don't believe it," said Holmes flatly.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It doesn't make sense!"
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He found that he was tense all over, so he took some pains to appear wholly calm.
pains
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From this reading He found that he was tense all over, so he took some pains to appear wholly calm.
reasonable
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From this reading "It isn't reasonable!" insisted Holmes.
said
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From this reading "I don't believe it," said Holmes flatly.
sense
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From this reading "It doesn't make sense!"
shrugged
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From this reading Burke shrugged.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He found that he was tense all over, so he took some pains to appear wholly calm.
some
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From this reading He found that he was tense all over, so he took some pains to appear wholly calm.
tense
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From this reading He found that he was tense all over, so he took some pains to appear wholly calm.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He found that he was tense all over, so he took some pains to appear wholly calm.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He found that he was tense all over, so he took some pains to appear wholly calm.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found that he was tense all over, so he took some pains to appear wholly calm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He found that he was tense all over, so he took some pains to appear wholly calm.
wholly
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From this reading He found that he was tense all over, so he took some pains to appear wholly calm.