Chapter V
My friends regarded me in sorrow and wonder. I was not the same man. Where once I had furnished them entertainment and jollity, I now preyed upon them. No jests from me ever bid for their smiles now. They were too precious.
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Chapter V
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My
friends
regarded
me
in
sorrow
and
wonder.
I
was
not
the
same
man.
Where
once
I
had
furnished
them
entertainment
and
jollity,
I
now
preyed
upon
them.
No
jests
from
me
ever
bid
for
their
smiles
now.
They
were
too
precious.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
My
friends
regarded
me
in
sorrow
and
wonder.
Line 2
I
was
not
the
same
man.
Line 3
Where
once
I
had
furnished
them
entertainment
and
jollity,
I
now
preyed
upon
them.
Line 4
No
jests
from
me
ever
bid
for
their
smiles
now.
Line 5
They
were
too
precious.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Ever
noun
US /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No jests from me ever bid for their smiles now.”
Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Where once I had furnished them entertainment and jollity, I now preyed upon them.”
Precious
adjective
US /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading “They were too precious.”
Same
noun
US /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was not the same man.”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Where once I had furnished them entertainment and jollity, I now preyed upon them.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My friends regarded me in sorrow and wonder.
bid
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From this reading No jests from me ever bid for their smiles now.
entertainment
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From this reading Where once I had furnished them entertainment and jollity, I now preyed upon them.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No jests from me ever bid for their smiles now.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No jests from me ever bid for their smiles now.
friends
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From this reading My friends regarded me in sorrow and wonder.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No jests from me ever bid for their smiles now.
furnished
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From this reading Where once I had furnished them entertainment and jollity, I now preyed upon them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Where once I had furnished them entertainment and jollity, I now preyed upon them.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was not the same man.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My friends regarded me in sorrow and wonder.
jests
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From this reading No jests from me ever bid for their smiles now.
jollity
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From this reading Where once I had furnished them entertainment and jollity, I now preyed upon them.
man
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From this reading I was not the same man.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My friends regarded me in sorrow and wonder.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My friends regarded me in sorrow and wonder.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No jests from me ever bid for their smiles now.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was not the same man.
now
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From this reading Where once I had furnished them entertainment and jollity, I now preyed upon them.
once
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From this reading Where once I had furnished them entertainment and jollity, I now preyed upon them.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading They were too precious.
preyed
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From this reading Where once I had furnished them entertainment and jollity, I now preyed upon them.
regarded
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From this reading My friends regarded me in sorrow and wonder.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was not the same man.
smiles
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From this reading No jests from me ever bid for their smiles now.
sorrow
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From this reading My friends regarded me in sorrow and wonder.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was not the same man.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading No jests from me ever bid for their smiles now.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Where once I had furnished them entertainment and jollity, I now preyed upon them.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were too precious.
too
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From this reading They were too precious.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Where once I had furnished them entertainment and jollity, I now preyed upon them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was not the same man.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were too precious.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where once I had furnished them entertainment and jollity, I now preyed upon them.
wonder
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From this reading My friends regarded me in sorrow and wonder.