Chapter VI
“It is very difficult, I suppose.” “It is not only difficult, but it is too sad.” “Sad!” cried Roger, “I should call it very joyous.” “You must be in very good spirits! I take it to have been meant for pure sadness.
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Chapter VI
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“It
is
very
difficult,
I
suppose.”
“It
is
not
only
difficult,
but
it
is
too
sad.”
“Sad!”
cried
Roger,
“I
should
call
it
very
joyous.”
“You
must
be
in
very
good
spirits!
I
take
it
to
have
been
meant
for
pure
sadness.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
“It
is
very
difficult,
I
suppose.”
Line 2
“It
is
not
only
difficult,
but
it
is
too
sad.”
Line 3
“Sad!”
cried
Roger,
“I
should
call
it
very
joyous.”
Line 4
“You
must
be
in
very
good
spirits!
Line 5
I
take
it
to
have
been
meant
for
pure
sadness.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I take it to have been meant for pure sadness.”
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Sad!” cried Roger, “I should call it very joyous.””
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You must be in very good spirits!”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I take it to have been meant for pure sadness.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““You must be in very good spirits!”
Suppose
noun
US /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““It is very difficult, I suppose.””
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I take it to have been meant for pure sadness.”
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “You must be in very good spirits!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I take it to have been meant for pure sadness.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “It is not only difficult, but it is too sad.”
call
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From this reading “Sad!” cried Roger, “I should call it very joyous.”
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sad!” cried Roger, “I should call it very joyous.”
difficult
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From this reading “It is very difficult, I suppose.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I take it to have been meant for pure sadness.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You must be in very good spirits!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I take it to have been meant for pure sadness.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It is very difficult, I suppose.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You must be in very good spirits!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is very difficult, I suppose.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is very difficult, I suppose.”
joyous
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From this reading “Sad!” cried Roger, “I should call it very joyous.”
meant
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From this reading I take it to have been meant for pure sadness.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You must be in very good spirits!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “It is not only difficult, but it is too sad.”
only
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From this reading “It is not only difficult, but it is too sad.”
pure
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From this reading I take it to have been meant for pure sadness.
Roger
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From this reading “Sad!” cried Roger, “I should call it very joyous.”
sad
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From this reading “It is not only difficult, but it is too sad.”
sadness
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From this reading I take it to have been meant for pure sadness.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Sad!” cried Roger, “I should call it very joyous.”
spirits
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From this reading “You must be in very good spirits!
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It is very difficult, I suppose.”
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I take it to have been meant for pure sadness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I take it to have been meant for pure sadness.
too
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From this reading “It is not only difficult, but it is too sad.”
very
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From this reading “It is very difficult, I suppose.”
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You must be in very good spirits!