Chapter IV
"So it is! How strange that seems! It's actually Europe. But as long as we're at sea, we can't realize it. Don't you hate to have experiences slip through your fingers?"
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Chapter IV
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"So
it
is!
How
strange
that
seems!
It's
actually
Europe.
But
as
long
as
we're
at
sea,
we
can't
realize
it.
Don't
you
hate
to
have
experiences
slip
through
your
fingers?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"So
it
is!
/soʊ ɪt ɪz/
Line 2
How
strange
that
seems!
Line 3
It's
actually
Europe.
Line 4
But
as
long
as
we're
at
sea,
we
can't
realize
it.
Line 5
Don't
you
hate
to
have
experiences
slip
through
your
fingers?"
Learner Dictionary
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Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Don't you hate to have experiences slip through your fingers?"”
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But as long as we're at sea, we can't realize it.”
Through
noun
US /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Don't you hate to have experiences slip through your fingers?"”
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actually
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From this reading It's actually Europe.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as long as we're at sea, we can't realize it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But as long as we're at sea, we can't realize it.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as long as we're at sea, we can't realize it.
can't
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From this reading But as long as we're at sea, we can't realize it.
Don't
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Europe
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From this reading It's actually Europe.
experiences
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fingers
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hate
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From this reading Don't you hate to have experiences slip through your fingers?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Don't you hate to have experiences slip through your fingers?"
How
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From this reading How strange that seems!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "So it is!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "So it is!
It's
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From this reading It's actually Europe.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But as long as we're at sea, we can't realize it.
realize
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sea
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seems
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slip
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From this reading Don't you hate to have experiences slip through your fingers?"
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So it is!
strange
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From this reading How strange that seems!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How strange that seems!
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Don't you hate to have experiences slip through your fingers?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Don't you hate to have experiences slip through your fingers?"
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But as long as we're at sea, we can't realize it.
we're
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From this reading But as long as we're at sea, we can't realize it.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don't you hate to have experiences slip through your fingers?"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don't you hate to have experiences slip through your fingers?"