Chapter XIX
“And this because it is better to have more than to have less of a good thing?” “Just so.” “Do you consider happiness a good thing or a bad one?” “A good one.” “So that a man would rather have more than less of happiness?”
Zuleika Dobson
Chapter XIX
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“And
this
because
it
is
better
to
have
more
than
to
have
less
of
a
good
thing?”
“Just
so.”
“Do
you
consider
happiness
a
good
thing
or
a
bad
one?”
“A
good
one.”
“So
that
a
man
would
rather
have
more
than
less
of
happiness?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“And
this
because
it
is
better
to
have
more
than
to
have
less
of
a
good
thing?”
Line 2
“Just
so.”
Line 3
“Do
you
consider
happiness
a
good
thing
or
a
bad
one?”
Line 4
“A
good
one.”
/ə good wʌn/
Line 5
“So
that
a
man
would
rather
have
more
than
less
of
happiness?”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Because
conjunction
US /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading ““And this because it is better to have more than to have less of a good thing?””
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And this because it is better to have more than to have less of a good thing?””
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““And this because it is better to have more than to have less of a good thing?””
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““Do you consider happiness a good thing or a bad one?””
Thing
noun
US /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And this because it is better to have more than to have less of a good thing?””
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““So that a man would rather have more than less of happiness?””
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “And this because it is better to have more than to have less of a good thing?”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And this because it is better to have more than to have less of a good thing?”
bad
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From this reading “Do you consider happiness a good thing or a bad one?”
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading “And this because it is better to have more than to have less of a good thing?”
better
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From this reading “And this because it is better to have more than to have less of a good thing?”
consider
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From this reading “Do you consider happiness a good thing or a bad one?”
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you consider happiness a good thing or a bad one?”
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And this because it is better to have more than to have less of a good thing?”
happiness
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From this reading “Do you consider happiness a good thing or a bad one?”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And this because it is better to have more than to have less of a good thing?”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And this because it is better to have more than to have less of a good thing?”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “And this because it is better to have more than to have less of a good thing?”
Just
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From this reading “Just so.”
less
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From this reading “And this because it is better to have more than to have less of a good thing?”
man
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From this reading “So that a man would rather have more than less of happiness?”
more
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From this reading “And this because it is better to have more than to have less of a good thing?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “And this because it is better to have more than to have less of a good thing?”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Do you consider happiness a good thing or a bad one?”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Do you consider happiness a good thing or a bad one?”
rather
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So that a man would rather have more than less of happiness?”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Just so.”
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “And this because it is better to have more than to have less of a good thing?”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “So that a man would rather have more than less of happiness?”
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And this because it is better to have more than to have less of a good thing?”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “And this because it is better to have more than to have less of a good thing?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “And this because it is better to have more than to have less of a good thing?”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “So that a man would rather have more than less of happiness?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you consider happiness a good thing or a bad one?”