Chapter X
“Where _you_ come in?” “No, where _you _come in.” “Not exactly, yet,” I said. “I want to do some good in the world—something—something effectual, before I die. I have a sort of idea my scientific work—I don’t know.”
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Chapter X
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“Where
_you_
come
in?”
“No,
where
_you
_come
in.”
“Not
exactly,
yet,”
I
said.
“I
want
to
do
some
good
in
the
world—something—something
effectual,
before
I
die.
I
have
a
sort
of
idea
my
scientific
work—I
don’t
know.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Where
_you_
come
in?”
/wer juː come ɪn/
Line 2
“No,
where
_you
_come
in.”
/noʊ wer juː come ɪn/
Line 3
“Not
exactly,
yet,”
I
said.
Line 4
“I
want
to
do
some
good
in
the
world—something—something
effectual,
before
I
die.
Line 5
I
have
a
sort
of
idea
my
scientific
work—I
don’t
know.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading ““I want to do some good in the world—something—something effectual, before I die.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Where _you_ come in?””
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I want to do some good in the world—something—something effectual, before I die.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have a sort of idea my scientific work—I don’t know.””
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have a sort of idea my scientific work—I don’t know.””
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading ““I want to do some good in the world—something—something effectual, before I die.”
Yet
conjunction
US /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading ““Not exactly, yet,” I said.”
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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 I have a sort of idea my scientific work—I don’t know.”
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I want to do some good in the world—something—something effectual, before I die.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Where _you_ come in?”
die
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From this reading “I want to do some good in the world—something—something effectual, before I die.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I want to do some good in the world—something—something effectual, before I die.
don't
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From this reading I have a sort of idea my scientific work—I don’t know.”
effectual
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From this reading “I want to do some good in the world—something—something effectual, before I die.
exactly
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From this reading “Not exactly, yet,” I said.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I want to do some good in the world—something—something effectual, before I die.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have a sort of idea my scientific work—I don’t know.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Not exactly, yet,” I said.
idea
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From this reading I have a sort of idea my scientific work—I don’t know.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Where _you_ come in?”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have a sort of idea my scientific work—I don’t know.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have a sort of idea my scientific work—I don’t know.”
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No, where _you _come in.”
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not exactly, yet,” I said.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have a sort of idea my scientific work—I don’t know.”
said
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From this reading “Not exactly, yet,” I said.
scientific
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From this reading I have a sort of idea my scientific work—I don’t know.”
some
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From this reading “I want to do some good in the world—something—something effectual, before I die.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I want to do some good in the world—something—something effectual, before I die.
sort
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From this reading I have a sort of idea my scientific work—I don’t know.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I want to do some good in the world—something—something effectual, before I die.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I want to do some good in the world—something—something effectual, before I die.
want
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From this reading “I want to do some good in the world—something—something effectual, before I die.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where _you_ come in?”
work
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From this reading I have a sort of idea my scientific work—I don’t know.”
world
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From this reading “I want to do some good in the world—something—something effectual, before I die.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “Not exactly, yet,” I said.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Where _you_ come in?”