Chapter II
"You let up before supper-time?" said one. "I did," said Brooke, a trifle grimly. "I broke up the Kenawa planer in the Tomlinson mill. That's why I came away. I'm not going back again."
A Damaged Reputation
Chapter II
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"You
let
up
before
supper-time?"
said
one.
"I
did,"
said
Brooke,
a
trifle
grimly.
"I
broke
up
the
Kenawa
planer
in
the
Tomlinson
mill.
That's
why
I
came
away.
I'm
not
going
back
again."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"You
let
up
before
supper-time?"
said
one.
Line 2
"I
did,"
said
Brooke,
a
trifle
grimly.
Line 3
"I
broke
up
the
Kenawa
planer
in
the
Tomlinson
mill.
Line 4
That's
why
I
came
away.
Line 5
I'm
not
going
back
again."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'm not going back again."”
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “"You let up before supper-time?" said one.”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"You let up before supper-time?" said one.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"You let up before supper-time?" said one.”
Trifle
noun
US /ˈtraɪfəl/
something that needs very little effort
From this reading “"I did," said Brooke, a trifle grimly.”
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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 "I did," said Brooke, a trifle grimly.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'm not going back again."
away
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From this reading That's why I came away.
back
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From this reading I'm not going back again."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "You let up before supper-time?" said one.
broke
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From this reading "I broke up the Kenawa planer in the Tomlinson mill.
Brooke
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From this reading "I did," said Brooke, a trifle grimly.
came
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From this reading That's why I came away.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "I did," said Brooke, a trifle grimly.
going
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From this reading I'm not going back again."
grimly
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From this reading "I did," said Brooke, a trifle grimly.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I did," said Brooke, a trifle grimly.
I'm
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From this reading I'm not going back again."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I broke up the Kenawa planer in the Tomlinson mill.
Kenawa
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From this reading "I broke up the Kenawa planer in the Tomlinson mill.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "You let up before supper-time?" said one.
mill
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From this reading "I broke up the Kenawa planer in the Tomlinson mill.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I'm not going back again."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "You let up before supper-time?" said one.
planer
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From this reading "I broke up the Kenawa planer in the Tomlinson mill.
said
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From this reading "You let up before supper-time?" said one.
supper-time
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From this reading "You let up before supper-time?" said one.
That's
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From this reading That's why I came away.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I broke up the Kenawa planer in the Tomlinson mill.
Tomlinson
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From this reading "I broke up the Kenawa planer in the Tomlinson mill.
triflenounUS /ˈtraɪfəl/
something that needs very little effort
From this reading "I did," said Brooke, a trifle grimly.
up
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From this reading "You let up before supper-time?" said one.
why
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From this reading That's why I came away.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You let up before supper-time?" said one.