Chapter VIII
"Just come back, Timothy?" "Yes, sir, just come back." "You've been away a long time?" "Seven months, sir." "Done any good for yourself?"
Toilers of Babylon: A Novel
Chapter VIII
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"Just
come
back,
Timothy?"
"Yes,
sir,
just
come
back."
"You've
been
away
a
long
time?"
"Seven
months,
sir."
"Done
any
good
for
yourself?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Just
come
back,
Timothy?"
Line 2
"Yes,
sir,
just
come
back."
Line 3
"You've
been
away
a
long
time?"
Line 4
"Seven
months,
sir."
Line 5
"Done
any
good
for
yourself?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"You've been away a long time?"”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Just come back, Timothy?"”
Done
noun
US /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Done any good for yourself?"”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Done any good for yourself?"”
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You've been away a long time?"”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You've been away a long time?"”
Yourself
pronoun
US /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “"Done any good for yourself?"”
All words in this reading · 19
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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 "You've been away a long time?"
any
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From this reading "Done any good for yourself?"
away
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From this reading "You've been away a long time?"
back
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From this reading "Just come back, Timothy?"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "You've been away a long time?"
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Just come back, Timothy?"
DonenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Done any good for yourself?"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Done any good for yourself?"
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Done any good for yourself?"
Just
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From this reading "Just come back, Timothy?"
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You've been away a long time?"
months
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From this reading "Seven months, sir."
Seven
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From this reading "Seven months, sir."
sir
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From this reading "Yes, sir, just come back."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You've been away a long time?"
Timothy
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From this reading "Just come back, Timothy?"
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, sir, just come back."
You've
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've been away a long time?"
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Done any good for yourself?"