Chapter IV
"Getting on! Why! you're as young as ever. By the way, that chap Profond, Mother, is he all right?" "Prosper Profond! Oh! the most amusing man I know."
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"Getting
on!
Why!
you're
as
young
as
ever.
By
the
way,
that
chap
Profond,
Mother,
is
he
all
right?"
"Prosper
Profond!
Oh!
the
most
amusing
man
I
know."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Getting
on!
Line 2
Why!
you're
as
young
as
ever.
Line 3
By
the
way,
that
chap
Profond,
Mother,
is
he
all
right?"
Line 4
"Prosper
Profond!
Line 5
Oh!
the
most
amusing
man
I
know."
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 “Why! you're as young as ever.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh! the most amusing man I know."”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By the way, that chap Profond, Mother, is he all right?"”
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all
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From this reading By the way, that chap Profond, Mother, is he all right?"
amusing
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From this reading Oh! the most amusing man I know."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Why! you're as young as ever.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the way, that chap Profond, Mother, is he all right?"
chap
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From this reading By the way, that chap Profond, Mother, is he all right?"
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why! you're as young as ever.
Getting
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From this reading "Getting on!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By the way, that chap Profond, Mother, is he all right?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh! the most amusing man I know."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By the way, that chap Profond, Mother, is he all right?"
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh! the most amusing man I know."
man
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From this reading Oh! the most amusing man I know."
most
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From this reading Oh! the most amusing man I know."
Mother
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From this reading By the way, that chap Profond, Mother, is he all right?"
Oh
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From this reading Oh! the most amusing man I know."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Getting on!
Profond
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From this reading By the way, that chap Profond, Mother, is he all right?"
Prosper
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From this reading "Prosper Profond!
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the way, that chap Profond, Mother, is he all right?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By the way, that chap Profond, Mother, is he all right?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By the way, that chap Profond, Mother, is he all right?"
way
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From this reading By the way, that chap Profond, Mother, is he all right?"
Why
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From this reading Why! you're as young as ever.
you're
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From this reading Why! you're as young as ever.
young
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From this reading Why! you're as young as ever.