Chapter XXII
“Madam!” “Or a more delicate sense of the true beauties of Shakespeare? Be so good as to look at that leg!” “The devil!” and I turned again to her sister. “Smith!” said she, “why, not General John A. B. C.?
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 4
Chapter XXII
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“Madam!”
“Or
a
more
delicate
sense
of
the
true
beauties
of
Shakespeare?
Be
so
good
as
to
look
at
that
leg!”
“The
devil!”
and
I
turned
again
to
her
sister.
“Smith!”
said
she,
“why,
not
General
John
A.
B.
C.?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Madam!”
Line 2
“Or
a
more
delicate
sense
of
the
true
beauties
of
Shakespeare?
Line 3
Be
so
good
as
to
look
at
that
leg!”
Line 4
“The
devil!”
and
I
turned
again
to
her
sister.
Line 5
“Smith!”
said
she,
“why,
not
General
John
A.
B.
C.?
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 ““The devil!” and I turned again to her sister.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Be so good as to look at that leg!””
John
noun
US /john/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Smith!” said she, “why, not General John A. B. C.?”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Be so good as to look at that leg!””
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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 a more delicate sense of the true beauties of Shakespeare?
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The devil!” and I turned again to her sister.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The devil!” and I turned again to her sister.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Be so good as to look at that leg!”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Be so good as to look at that leg!”
B
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From this reading “Smith!” said she, “why, not General John A. B. C.?
Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be so good as to look at that leg!”
beauties
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C
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delicate
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devil
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From this reading “The devil!” and I turned again to her sister.
General
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From this reading “Smith!” said she, “why, not General John A. B. C.?
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Be so good as to look at that leg!”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “The devil!” and I turned again to her sister.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “The devil!” and I turned again to her sister.
John
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From this reading “Smith!” said she, “why, not General John A. B. C.?
leg
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looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Be so good as to look at that leg!”
Madam
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From this reading “Madam!”
more
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Smith!” said she, “why, not General John A. B. C.?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Or a more delicate sense of the true beauties of Shakespeare?
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Or a more delicate sense of the true beauties of Shakespeare?
said
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From this reading “Smith!” said she, “why, not General John A. B. C.?
sense
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From this reading “Or a more delicate sense of the true beauties of Shakespeare?
Shakespeare
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From this reading “Or a more delicate sense of the true beauties of Shakespeare?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Smith!” said she, “why, not General John A. B. C.?
sister
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From this reading “The devil!” and I turned again to her sister.
Smith
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From this reading “Smith!” said she, “why, not General John A. B. C.?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Be so good as to look at that leg!”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Be so good as to look at that leg!”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Or a more delicate sense of the true beauties of Shakespeare?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Be so good as to look at that leg!”
true
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From this reading “Or a more delicate sense of the true beauties of Shakespeare?
turned
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From this reading “The devil!” and I turned again to her sister.
why
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From this reading “Smith!” said she, “why, not General John A. B. C.?