Chapter XVIII
"Well," said the major, "I hardly know what to do. It's very hot." "Awful, sir," said Hollins, making an effort to take out his handkerchief to wipe his face. "I feel as if I were being stewed." "Do you good," said the major smiling.
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Chapter XVIII
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"Well,"
said
the
major,
"I
hardly
know
what
to
do.
It's
very
hot."
"Awful,
sir,"
said
Hollins,
making
an
effort
to
take
out
his
handkerchief
to
wipe
his
face.
"I
feel
as
if
I
were
being
stewed."
"Do
you
good,"
said
the
major
smiling.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Well,"
said
the
major,
"I
hardly
know
what
to
do.
Line 2
It's
very
hot."
Line 3
"Awful,
sir,"
said
Hollins,
making
an
effort
to
take
out
his
handkerchief
to
wipe
his
face.
Line 4
"I
feel
as
if
I
were
being
stewed."
Line 5
"Do
you
good,"
said
the
major
smiling.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Being
auxiliary verb
US /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “"I feel as if I were being stewed."”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do you good," said the major smiling.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well," said the major, "I hardly know what to do.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Awful, sir," said Hollins, making an effort to take out his handkerchief to wipe his face.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well," said the major, "I hardly know what to do.”
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Awful, sir," said Hollins, making an effort to take out his handkerchief to wipe his face.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I feel as if I were being stewed."
Awful
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From this reading "Awful, sir," said Hollins, making an effort to take out his handkerchief to wipe his face.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "I feel as if I were being stewed."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Well," said the major, "I hardly know what to do.
effort
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From this reading "Awful, sir," said Hollins, making an effort to take out his handkerchief to wipe his face.
face
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From this reading "Awful, sir," said Hollins, making an effort to take out his handkerchief to wipe his face.
feel
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From this reading "I feel as if I were being stewed."
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you good," said the major smiling.
handkerchief
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From this reading "Awful, sir," said Hollins, making an effort to take out his handkerchief to wipe his face.
hardly
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From this reading "Well," said the major, "I hardly know what to do.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Awful, sir," said Hollins, making an effort to take out his handkerchief to wipe his face.
Hollins
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From this reading "Awful, sir," said Hollins, making an effort to take out his handkerchief to wipe his face.
hot
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From this reading It's very hot."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well," said the major, "I hardly know what to do.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I feel as if I were being stewed."
It's
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From this reading It's very hot."
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well," said the major, "I hardly know what to do.
major
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From this reading "Well," said the major, "I hardly know what to do.
making
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From this reading "Awful, sir," said Hollins, making an effort to take out his handkerchief to wipe his face.
out
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From this reading "Awful, sir," said Hollins, making an effort to take out his handkerchief to wipe his face.
said
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From this reading "Well," said the major, "I hardly know what to do.
sir
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From this reading "Awful, sir," said Hollins, making an effort to take out his handkerchief to wipe his face.
smiling
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From this reading "Do you good," said the major smiling.
stewed
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From this reading "I feel as if I were being stewed."
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Awful, sir," said Hollins, making an effort to take out his handkerchief to wipe his face.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well," said the major, "I hardly know what to do.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well," said the major, "I hardly know what to do.
very
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From this reading It's very hot."
Well
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From this reading "Well," said the major, "I hardly know what to do.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I feel as if I were being stewed."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well," said the major, "I hardly know what to do.
wipe
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From this reading "Awful, sir," said Hollins, making an effort to take out his handkerchief to wipe his face.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you good," said the major smiling.