Chapter II
'But, dash it,' said Gethryn, when he had finished gasping, 'that must be rot!' 'Not a bit,' said the self-possessed youth. 'Your mater was my elder sister. You'll find it works out all right. Look here.
A Prefect's Uncle
Chapter II
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'But,
dash
it,'
said
Gethryn,
when
he
had
finished
gasping,
'that
must
be
rot!'
'Not
a
bit,'
said
the
self-possessed
youth.
'Your
mater
was
my
elder
sister.
You'll
find
it
works
out
all
right.
Look
here.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
'But,
dash
it,'
said
Gethryn,
when
he
had
finished
gasping,
'that
must
be
rot!'
Line 2
'Not
a
bit,'
said
the
self-possessed
youth.
Line 3
'Your
mater
was
my
elder
sister.
Line 4
You'll
find
it
works
out
all
right.
Line 5
Look
here.
/look here/
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look here.”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look here.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “'But, dash it,' said Gethryn, when he had finished gasping, 'that must be rot!'”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You'll find it works out all right.”
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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 'Not a bit,' said the self-possessed youth.
all
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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 'But, dash it,' said Gethryn, when he had finished gasping, 'that must be rot!'
bit
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From this reading 'Not a bit,' said the self-possessed youth.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'But, dash it,' said Gethryn, when he had finished gasping, 'that must be rot!'
dash
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From this reading 'But, dash it,' said Gethryn, when he had finished gasping, 'that must be rot!'
elder
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From this reading 'Your mater was my elder sister.
find
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finished
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gasping
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Gethryn
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From this reading 'But, dash it,' said Gethryn, when he had finished gasping, 'that must be rot!'
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 'But, dash it,' said Gethryn, when he had finished gasping, 'that must be rot!'
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'But, dash it,' said Gethryn, when he had finished gasping, 'that must be rot!'
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Look here.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'But, dash it,' said Gethryn, when he had finished gasping, 'that must be rot!'
LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Look here.
mater
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From this reading 'Your mater was my elder sister.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'But, dash it,' said Gethryn, when he had finished gasping, 'that must be rot!'
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Your mater was my elder sister.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'Not a bit,' said the self-possessed youth.
out
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From this reading You'll find it works out all right.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You'll find it works out all right.
rot
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From this reading 'But, dash it,' said Gethryn, when he had finished gasping, 'that must be rot!'
said
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From this reading 'But, dash it,' said Gethryn, when he had finished gasping, 'that must be rot!'
self-possessed
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From this reading 'Not a bit,' said the self-possessed youth.
sister
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From this reading 'Your mater was my elder sister.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'But, dash it,' said Gethryn, when he had finished gasping, 'that must be rot!'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Not a bit,' said the self-possessed youth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Your mater was my elder sister.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading 'But, dash it,' said Gethryn, when he had finished gasping, 'that must be rot!'
works
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From this reading You'll find it works out all right.
You'll
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From this reading You'll find it works out all right.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Your mater was my elder sister.
youth
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From this reading 'Not a bit,' said the self-possessed youth.