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Chapter XXI

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COLEMAN pushed his horse coolly through to the dragoman;s side.
" What is it ? " he demanded.
The dragoman was broken-voiced.
" These peoples, they say you are Germans, all Germans, and they are angry," he wailed.
" I can do nossing-nossing."
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter XXI

Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
COLEMAN pushed his horse coolly through to the dragoman;s side.
Line 2
" What is it ? " he demanded.
Line 3
The dragoman was broken-voiced.
Line 4
" These peoples, they say you are Germans, all Germans, and they are angry," he wailed.
Line 5
" I can do nossing-nossing."

Learner Dictionary

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

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “" These peoples, they say you are Germans, all Germans, and they are angry," he wailed.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

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

From this reading “COLEMAN pushed his horse coolly through to the dragoman;s side.”

All words in this reading · 33

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all

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From this reading " These peoples, they say you are Germans, all Germans, and they are angry," he wailed.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading " These peoples, they say you are Germans, all Germans, and they are angry," he wailed.

angry

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From this reading " These peoples, they say you are Germans, all Germans, and they are angry," he wailed.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading " These peoples, they say you are Germans, all Germans, and they are angry," he wailed.

broken-voiced

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From this reading The dragoman was broken-voiced.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading " I can do nossing-nossing."

COLEMAN

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From this reading COLEMAN pushed his horse coolly through to the dragoman;s side.

coolly

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From this reading COLEMAN pushed his horse coolly through to the dragoman;s side.

demanded

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From this reading " What is it ? " he demanded.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading " I can do nossing-nossing."

dragoman

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From this reading COLEMAN pushed his horse coolly through to the dragoman;s side.

Germans

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From this reading " These peoples, they say you are Germans, all Germans, and they are angry," he wailed.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading " What is it ? " he demanded.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading COLEMAN pushed his horse coolly through to the dragoman;s side.

horse

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From this reading COLEMAN pushed his horse coolly through to the dragoman;s side.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading " I can do nossing-nossing."

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading " What is it ? " he demanded.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading " What is it ? " he demanded.

nossing-nossing

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From this reading " I can do nossing-nossing."

peoples

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From this reading " These peoples, they say you are Germans, all Germans, and they are angry," he wailed.

pushed

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From this reading COLEMAN pushed his horse coolly through to the dragoman;s side.

s

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From this reading COLEMAN pushed his horse coolly through to the dragoman;s side.

say

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From this reading " These peoples, they say you are Germans, all Germans, and they are angry," he wailed.

side

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From this reading COLEMAN pushed his horse coolly through to the dragoman;s side.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading COLEMAN pushed his horse coolly through to the dragoman;s side.

ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading " These peoples, they say you are Germans, all Germans, and they are angry," he wailed.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading " These peoples, they say you are Germans, all Germans, and they are angry," he wailed.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

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

From this reading COLEMAN pushed his horse coolly through to the dragoman;s side.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading COLEMAN pushed his horse coolly through to the dragoman;s side.

wailed

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From this reading " These peoples, they say you are Germans, all Germans, and they are angry," he wailed.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The dragoman was broken-voiced.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading " What is it ? " he demanded.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading " These peoples, they say you are Germans, all Germans, and they are angry," he wailed.