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A Singular Life

Chapter VII

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“They ought to,” replied Fenton severely.
“That’s their fault, not ours.
And all seminaries have a course on Pastoral Theology.”
“I visited sixteen of the dens of this town this last week,” replied Bayard.
“I took a policeman, and went through the whole thing.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Singular Life

Chapter VII

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“They ought to,” replied Fenton severely.
Line 2
“That’s their fault, not ours.
Line 3
And all seminaries have a course on Pastoral Theology.”
Line 4
“I visited sixteen of the dens of this town this last week,” replied Bayard.
Line 5
“I took a policeman, and went through the whole thing.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Course noun US /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And all seminaries have a course on Pastoral Theology.””

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “And all seminaries have a course on Pastoral Theology.””

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““I visited sixteen of the dens of this town this last week,” replied Bayard.”

Ought modal verb US /ɔːt/

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading ““They ought to,” replied Fenton severely.”

Ours pronoun US /ˈaʊərz/

the one or ones belonging to us

From this reading ““That’s their fault, not ours.”

Replied noun US /replied/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““They ought to,” replied Fenton severely.”

Thing noun US /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““I took a policeman, and went through the whole thing.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading ““I took a policeman, and went through the whole thing.”

Took noun US /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““I took a policeman, and went through the whole thing.”

Went noun US /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““I took a policeman, and went through the whole thing.”

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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 all seminaries have a course on Pastoral Theology.”

all

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From this reading And all seminaries have a course on Pastoral Theology.”

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading And all seminaries have a course on Pastoral Theology.”

Bayard

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From this reading “I visited sixteen of the dens of this town this last week,” replied Bayard.

coursenounUS /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading And all seminaries have a course on Pastoral Theology.”

dens

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From this reading “I visited sixteen of the dens of this town this last week,” replied Bayard.

fault

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From this reading “That’s their fault, not ours.

Fenton

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From this reading “They ought to,” replied Fenton severely.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading And all seminaries have a course on Pastoral Theology.”

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “I visited sixteen of the dens of this town this last week,” replied Bayard.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I visited sixteen of the dens of this town this last week,” replied Bayard.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “That’s their fault, not ours.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “I visited sixteen of the dens of this town this last week,” replied Bayard.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading And all seminaries have a course on Pastoral Theology.”

oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading “They ought to,” replied Fenton severely.

ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/

the one or ones belonging to us

From this reading “That’s their fault, not ours.

Pastoral

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From this reading And all seminaries have a course on Pastoral Theology.”

policeman

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From this reading “I took a policeman, and went through the whole thing.

repliednounUS /replied/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “They ought to,” replied Fenton severely.

seminaries

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From this reading And all seminaries have a course on Pastoral Theology.”

severely

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “They ought to,” replied Fenton severely.

sixteen

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I visited sixteen of the dens of this town this last week,” replied Bayard.

That's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “That’s their fault, not ours.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “I visited sixteen of the dens of this town this last week,” replied Bayard.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading “That’s their fault, not ours.

Theology

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading And all seminaries have a course on Pastoral Theology.”

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “They ought to,” replied Fenton severely.

thingnounUS /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I took a policeman, and went through the whole thing.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading “I visited sixteen of the dens of this town this last week,” replied Bayard.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “I took a policeman, and went through the whole thing.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “They ought to,” replied Fenton severely.

tooknounUS /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I took a policeman, and went through the whole thing.

town

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From this reading “I visited sixteen of the dens of this town this last week,” replied Bayard.

visited

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From this reading “I visited sixteen of the dens of this town this last week,” replied Bayard.

week

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From this reading “I visited sixteen of the dens of this town this last week,” replied Bayard.

wentnounUS /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I took a policeman, and went through the whole thing.

whole

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I took a policeman, and went through the whole thing.