Chapter XV
“Better than life ever was or ever will be. It just gets you feeling good. And it keeps you feeling good all the time.” “He must be a clever man, your friend Elmer P.” “Clever is not the name for Elmer.”
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Chapter XV
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“Better
than
life
ever
was
or
ever
will
be.
It
just
gets
you
feeling
good.
And
it
keeps
you
feeling
good
all
the
time.”
“He
must
be
a
clever
man,
your
friend
Elmer
P.”
“Clever
is
not
the
name
for
Elmer.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Better
than
life
ever
was
or
ever
will
be.
Line 2
It
just
gets
you
feeling
good.
Line 3
And
it
keeps
you
feeling
good
all
the
time.”
Line 4
“He
must
be
a
clever
man,
your
friend
Elmer
P.”
Line 5
“Clever
is
not
the
name
for
Elmer.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Ever
noun
US /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Better than life ever was or ever will be.”
Feeling
noun
US /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It just gets you feeling good.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It just gets you feeling good.”
Life
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Better than life ever was or ever will be.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““He must be a clever man, your friend Elmer P.””
Name
noun
US /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Clever is not the name for Elmer.””
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And it keeps you feeling good all the time.””
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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 “He must be a clever man, your friend Elmer P.”
all
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From this reading And it keeps you feeling good all the time.”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it keeps you feeling good all the time.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Better than life ever was or ever will be.
Better
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From this reading “Better than life ever was or ever will be.
clever
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From this reading “He must be a clever man, your friend Elmer P.”
Elmer
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From this reading “He must be a clever man, your friend Elmer P.”
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Better than life ever was or ever will be.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It just gets you feeling good.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Clever is not the name for Elmer.”
friend
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From this reading “He must be a clever man, your friend Elmer P.”
gets
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From this reading It just gets you feeling good.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It just gets you feeling good.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He must be a clever man, your friend Elmer P.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Clever is not the name for Elmer.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It just gets you feeling good.
just
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From this reading It just gets you feeling good.
keeps
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From this reading And it keeps you feeling good all the time.”
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Better than life ever was or ever will be.
man
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From this reading “He must be a clever man, your friend Elmer P.”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “He must be a clever man, your friend Elmer P.”
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Clever is not the name for Elmer.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Clever is not the name for Elmer.”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Better than life ever was or ever will be.
P
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From this reading “He must be a clever man, your friend Elmer P.”
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Better than life ever was or ever will be.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And it keeps you feeling good all the time.”
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And it keeps you feeling good all the time.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Better than life ever was or ever will be.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Better than life ever was or ever will be.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It just gets you feeling good.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “He must be a clever man, your friend Elmer P.”