Chapter V
“Ah,” said Kane, “what a pity you didn’t set forth those ideas when Hughes called upon you!” “And have all that crew jump on me? Thank you!” said Ray. “You would call them a crew, then? Perhaps they were a crew,” said Kane.
The World of Chance
Chapter V
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“Ah,”
said
Kane,
“what
a
pity
you
didn’t
set
forth
those
ideas
when
Hughes
called
upon
you!”
“And
have
all
that
crew
jump
on
me?
Thank
you!”
said
Ray.
“You
would
call
them
a
crew,
then?
Perhaps
they
were
a
crew,”
said
Kane.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Ah,”
said
Kane,
“what
a
pity
you
didn’t
set
forth
those
ideas
when
Hughes
called
upon
you!”
Line 2
“And
have
all
that
crew
jump
on
me?
Line 3
Thank
you!”
said
Ray.
Line 4
“You
would
call
them
a
crew,
then?
Line 5
Perhaps
they
were
a
crew,”
said
Kane.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Crew
noun
US /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And have all that crew jump on me?”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““And have all that crew jump on me?”
Perhaps
noun
US /perhaps/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps they were a crew,” said Kane.”
Those
determiner
US /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading ““Ah,” said Kane, “what a pity you didn’t set forth those ideas when Hughes called upon you!””
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ““Ah,” said Kane, “what a pity you didn’t set forth those ideas when Hughes called upon you!””
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““You would call them a crew, then?”
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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 “Ah,” said Kane, “what a pity you didn’t set forth those ideas when Hughes called upon you!”
Ah
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From this reading “Ah,” said Kane, “what a pity you didn’t set forth those ideas when Hughes called upon you!”
all
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From this reading “And have all that crew jump on me?
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And have all that crew jump on me?
call
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From this reading “You would call them a crew, then?
called
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From this reading “Ah,” said Kane, “what a pity you didn’t set forth those ideas when Hughes called upon you!”
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And have all that crew jump on me?
didn't
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forth
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From this reading “Ah,” said Kane, “what a pity you didn’t set forth those ideas when Hughes called upon you!”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And have all that crew jump on me?
Hughes
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ideas
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jump
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Kane
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From this reading “Ah,” said Kane, “what a pity you didn’t set forth those ideas when Hughes called upon you!”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “And have all that crew jump on me?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “And have all that crew jump on me?
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps they were a crew,” said Kane.
pity
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From this reading “Ah,” said Kane, “what a pity you didn’t set forth those ideas when Hughes called upon you!”
Ray
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From this reading Thank you!” said Ray.
said
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From this reading “Ah,” said Kane, “what a pity you didn’t set forth those ideas when Hughes called upon you!”
set
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From this reading “Ah,” said Kane, “what a pity you didn’t set forth those ideas when Hughes called upon you!”
Thank
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From this reading Thank you!” said Ray.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “And have all that crew jump on me?
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “You would call them a crew, then?
then
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From this reading “You would call them a crew, then?
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps they were a crew,” said Kane.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Ah,” said Kane, “what a pity you didn’t set forth those ideas when Hughes called upon you!”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Ah,” said Kane, “what a pity you didn’t set forth those ideas when Hughes called upon you!”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Perhaps they were a crew,” said Kane.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Ah,” said Kane, “what a pity you didn’t set forth those ideas when Hughes called upon you!”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “Ah,” said Kane, “what a pity you didn’t set forth those ideas when Hughes called upon you!”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “You would call them a crew, then?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ah,” said Kane, “what a pity you didn’t set forth those ideas when Hughes called upon you!”