Chapter XXXIV
“Yes,” he said, wiping his lips and recorking the bottle. “You’ve done your best, George. The luck’s been against us.” He reflected, bottle in hand. “Sometimes the luck goes with you and sometimes it doesn’t.
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Chapter XXXIV
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“Yes,”
he
said,
wiping
his
lips
and
recorking
the
bottle.
“You’ve
done
your
best,
George.
The
luck’s
been
against
us.”
He
reflected,
bottle
in
hand.
“Sometimes
the
luck
goes
with
you
and
sometimes
it
doesn’t.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Yes,”
he
said,
wiping
his
lips
and
recorking
the
bottle.
Line 2
“You’ve
done
your
best,
George.
Line 3
The
luck’s
been
against
us.”
Line 4
He
reflected,
bottle
in
hand.
Line 5
“Sometimes
the
luck
goes
with
you
and
sometimes
it
doesn’t.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Against
preposition
US /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “The luck’s been against us.””
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The luck’s been against us.””
Done
noun
US /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You’ve done your best, George.”
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He reflected, bottle in hand.”
Sometimes
noun
US /sometimes/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Sometimes the luck goes with you and sometimes it doesn’t.”
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againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The luck’s been against us.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Yes,” he said, wiping his lips and recorking the bottle.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The luck’s been against us.”
best
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From this reading “You’ve done your best, George.
bottle
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From this reading “Yes,” he said, wiping his lips and recorking the bottle.
doesn't
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From this reading “Sometimes the luck goes with you and sometimes it doesn’t.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You’ve done your best, George.
George
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From this reading “You’ve done your best, George.
goes
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From this reading “Sometimes the luck goes with you and sometimes it doesn’t.
hand
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From this reading He reflected, bottle in hand.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Yes,” he said, wiping his lips and recorking the bottle.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Yes,” he said, wiping his lips and recorking the bottle.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He reflected, bottle in hand.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Sometimes the luck goes with you and sometimes it doesn’t.
lips
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From this reading “Yes,” he said, wiping his lips and recorking the bottle.
luck
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From this reading “Sometimes the luck goes with you and sometimes it doesn’t.
luck's
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From this reading The luck’s been against us.”
recorking
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From this reading “Yes,” he said, wiping his lips and recorking the bottle.
reflected
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From this reading He reflected, bottle in hand.
said
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From this reading “Yes,” he said, wiping his lips and recorking the bottle.
Sometimes
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From this reading “Sometimes the luck goes with you and sometimes it doesn’t.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Yes,” he said, wiping his lips and recorking the bottle.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The luck’s been against us.”
wiping
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From this reading “Yes,” he said, wiping his lips and recorking the bottle.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Sometimes the luck goes with you and sometimes it doesn’t.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes,” he said, wiping his lips and recorking the bottle.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Sometimes the luck goes with you and sometimes it doesn’t.
You've
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From this reading “You’ve done your best, George.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You’ve done your best, George.