Chapter VI
“I must invent something. And shove it.... I could. “Or a play. There’s a deal of money in a play, George.
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Chapter VI
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“I
must
invent
something.
And
shove
it....
I
could.
“Or
a
play.
There’s
a
deal
of
money
in
a
play,
George.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“I
must
invent
something.
Line 2
And
shove
it....
Line 3
I
could.
/aɪ kʊd/
Line 4
“Or
a
play.
Line 5
There’s
a
deal
of
money
in
a
play,
George.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I could.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““I must invent something.”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading ““I must invent something.”
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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 “Or a play.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And shove it....
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could.
deal
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From this reading There’s a deal of money in a play, George.
George
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From this reading There’s a deal of money in a play, George.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I must invent something.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There’s a deal of money in a play, George.
invent
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From this reading “I must invent something.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And shove it....
money
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From this reading There’s a deal of money in a play, George.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must invent something.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There’s a deal of money in a play, George.
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Or a play.
play
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From this reading “Or a play.
shove
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From this reading And shove it....
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I must invent something.
There's
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From this reading There’s a deal of money in a play, George.