Chapter VI
“Yes. H'm. Well, I'll write the alternatives down. So far as I know the language, the spelling of this recipe is particularly atrocious. By-the-bye, dog here probably means pariah dog.”
Twelve Stories and a Dream
Chapter VI
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“Yes.
H'm.
Well,
I'll
write
the
alternatives
down.
So
far
as
I
know
the
language,
the
spelling
of
this
recipe
is
particularly
atrocious.
By-the-bye,
dog
here
probably
means
pariah
dog.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Yes.
Line 2
H'm.
Line 3
Well,
I'll
write
the
alternatives
down.
Line 4
So
far
as
I
know
the
language,
the
spelling
of
this
recipe
is
particularly
atrocious.
Line 5
By-the-bye,
dog
here
probably
means
pariah
dog.”
Learner Dictionary
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Atrocious
adjective
US /əˈtroʊʃəs/
shockingly wicked, cruel, or extremely bad
From this reading “So far as I know the language, the spelling of this recipe is particularly atrocious.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By-the-bye, dog here probably means pariah dog.””
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So far as I know the language, the spelling of this recipe is particularly atrocious.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, I'll write the alternatives down.”
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alternatives
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From this reading Well, I'll write the alternatives down.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So far as I know the language, the spelling of this recipe is particularly atrocious.
atrociousadjectiveUS /əˈtroʊʃəs/
shockingly wicked, cruel, or extremely bad
From this reading So far as I know the language, the spelling of this recipe is particularly atrocious.
By-the-bye
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From this reading By-the-bye, dog here probably means pariah dog.”
dog
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From this reading By-the-bye, dog here probably means pariah dog.”
down
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From this reading Well, I'll write the alternatives down.
far
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From this reading So far as I know the language, the spelling of this recipe is particularly atrocious.
H'm
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From this reading H'm.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By-the-bye, dog here probably means pariah dog.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So far as I know the language, the spelling of this recipe is particularly atrocious.
I'll
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From this reading Well, I'll write the alternatives down.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So far as I know the language, the spelling of this recipe is particularly atrocious.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So far as I know the language, the spelling of this recipe is particularly atrocious.
language
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From this reading So far as I know the language, the spelling of this recipe is particularly atrocious.
means
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From this reading By-the-bye, dog here probably means pariah dog.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So far as I know the language, the spelling of this recipe is particularly atrocious.
pariah
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From this reading By-the-bye, dog here probably means pariah dog.”
particularly
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From this reading So far as I know the language, the spelling of this recipe is particularly atrocious.
probably
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From this reading By-the-bye, dog here probably means pariah dog.”
recipe
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From this reading So far as I know the language, the spelling of this recipe is particularly atrocious.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So far as I know the language, the spelling of this recipe is particularly atrocious.
spelling
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From this reading So far as I know the language, the spelling of this recipe is particularly atrocious.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well, I'll write the alternatives down.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So far as I know the language, the spelling of this recipe is particularly atrocious.
Well
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From this reading Well, I'll write the alternatives down.
write
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From this reading Well, I'll write the alternatives down.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes.