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A Village Stradivarius
A Village Stradivarius

Chapter I

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THIS STORY APPEARS IN ‘THE VILLAGE WATCHTOWER.’
“Goodfellow, Puck and goblins, Know more than any book.
Down with your doleful problems, And court the sunny brook.
The south-winds are quick-witted, The schools are sad and slow, The masters quite omitted The lore we care to know.”
EMERSON’S _April_.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Village Stradivarius

Chapter I

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THIS STORY APPEARS IN ‘THE VILLAGE WATCHTOWER.’
Line 2
“Goodfellow, Puck and goblins, Know more than any book.
Line 3
Down with your doleful problems, And court the sunny brook.
Line 4
The south-winds are quick-witted, The schools are sad and slow, The masters quite omitted The lore we care to know.”
Line 5
EMERSON’S _April_.

Learner Dictionary

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

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Goodfellow, Puck and goblins, Know more than any book.”

Quite noun US /quite/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The south-winds are quick-witted, The schools are sad and slow, The masters quite omitted The lore we care to know.””

All words in this reading · 39

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading “Goodfellow, Puck and goblins, Know more than any book.

any

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From this reading “Goodfellow, Puck and goblins, Know more than any book.

APPEARS

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From this reading THIS STORY APPEARS IN ‘THE VILLAGE WATCHTOWER.’

April

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From this reading EMERSON’S _April_.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The south-winds are quick-witted, The schools are sad and slow, The masters quite omitted The lore we care to know.”

book

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From this reading “Goodfellow, Puck and goblins, Know more than any book.

brook

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From this reading Down with your doleful problems, And court the sunny brook.

care

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From this reading The south-winds are quick-witted, The schools are sad and slow, The masters quite omitted The lore we care to know.”

court

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From this reading Down with your doleful problems, And court the sunny brook.

doleful

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From this reading Down with your doleful problems, And court the sunny brook.

Down

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From this reading Down with your doleful problems, And court the sunny brook.

EMERSON'S

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From this reading EMERSON’S _April_.

goblins

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From this reading “Goodfellow, Puck and goblins, Know more than any book.

Goodfellow

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From this reading “Goodfellow, Puck and goblins, Know more than any book.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THIS STORY APPEARS IN ‘THE VILLAGE WATCHTOWER.’

KnownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Goodfellow, Puck and goblins, Know more than any book.

lore

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From this reading The south-winds are quick-witted, The schools are sad and slow, The masters quite omitted The lore we care to know.”

masters

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From this reading The south-winds are quick-witted, The schools are sad and slow, The masters quite omitted The lore we care to know.”

more

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From this reading “Goodfellow, Puck and goblins, Know more than any book.

omitted

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From this reading The south-winds are quick-witted, The schools are sad and slow, The masters quite omitted The lore we care to know.”

problems

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From this reading Down with your doleful problems, And court the sunny brook.

Puck

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From this reading “Goodfellow, Puck and goblins, Know more than any book.

quick-witted

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From this reading The south-winds are quick-witted, The schools are sad and slow, The masters quite omitted The lore we care to know.”

quitenounUS /quite/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The south-winds are quick-witted, The schools are sad and slow, The masters quite omitted The lore we care to know.”

sad

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From this reading The south-winds are quick-witted, The schools are sad and slow, The masters quite omitted The lore we care to know.”

schools

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From this reading The south-winds are quick-witted, The schools are sad and slow, The masters quite omitted The lore we care to know.”

slow

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From this reading The south-winds are quick-witted, The schools are sad and slow, The masters quite omitted The lore we care to know.”

south-winds

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From this reading The south-winds are quick-witted, The schools are sad and slow, The masters quite omitted The lore we care to know.”

STORY

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From this reading THIS STORY APPEARS IN ‘THE VILLAGE WATCHTOWER.’

sunny

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From this reading Down with your doleful problems, And court the sunny brook.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading “Goodfellow, Puck and goblins, Know more than any book.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THIS STORY APPEARS IN ‘THE VILLAGE WATCHTOWER.’

THISdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading THIS STORY APPEARS IN ‘THE VILLAGE WATCHTOWER.’

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The south-winds are quick-witted, The schools are sad and slow, The masters quite omitted The lore we care to know.”

VILLAGE

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From this reading THIS STORY APPEARS IN ‘THE VILLAGE WATCHTOWER.’

WATCHTOWER

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From this reading THIS STORY APPEARS IN ‘THE VILLAGE WATCHTOWER.’

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading The south-winds are quick-witted, The schools are sad and slow, The masters quite omitted The lore we care to know.”

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Down with your doleful problems, And court the sunny brook.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Down with your doleful problems, And court the sunny brook.