Chapter XV
THE DIAMOND PLANT. "This does settle it!" "What do you mean, Dave?" "It must be done?" "We must get these Carters--that's what!
With Links of Steel
Chapter XV
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THE
DIAMOND
PLANT.
"This
does
settle
it!"
"What
do
you
mean,
Dave?"
"It
must
be
done?"
"We
must
get
these
Carters--that's
what!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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Line 1
THE
DIAMOND
PLANT.
Line 2
"This
does
settle
it!"
Line 3
"What
do
you
mean,
Dave?"
Line 4
"It
must
be
done?"
/ɪt mʌst biː done/
Line 5
"We
must
get
these
Carters--that's
what!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Done
noun
US /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It must be done?"”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"It must be done?"”
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “"We must get these Carters--that's what!”
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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 "It must be done?"
Carters
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From this reading "We must get these Carters--that's what!
Dave
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From this reading "What do you mean, Dave?"
DIAMOND
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From this reading THE DIAMOND PLANT.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you mean, Dave?"
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This does settle it!"
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It must be done?"
get
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From this reading "We must get these Carters--that's what!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "This does settle it!"
mean
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From this reading "What do you mean, Dave?"
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "It must be done?"
PLANT
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From this reading THE DIAMOND PLANT.
settle
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From this reading "This does settle it!"
that's
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From this reading "We must get these Carters--that's what!
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DIAMOND PLANT.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "We must get these Carters--that's what!
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This does settle it!"
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We must get these Carters--that's what!
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you mean, Dave?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you mean, Dave?"