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Adèle Dubois
Adèle Dubois

Chapter XV

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TRAVELLING IN NEW BRUNSWICK.
The following morning, Mr. Norton, Mr. Somers, alias Mr. Brown and John Lansdowne were sitting together, talking of the route from ---- to Miramichi.
"You must have had a tedious journey, Mr. Lansdowne", observed the missionary.
"By no means, sir.
Never had a more glorious time in my life.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Adèle Dubois

Chapter XV

Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
TRAVELLING IN NEW BRUNSWICK.
Line 2
The following morning, Mr. Norton, Mr. Somers, alias Mr. Brown and John Lansdowne were sitting together, talking of the route from ---- to Miramichi.
Line 3
"You must have had a tedious journey, Mr. Lansdowne", observed the missionary.
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"By no means, sir.
Line 5
Never had a more glorious time in my life.

Learner Dictionary

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

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"You must have had a tedious journey, Mr. Lansdowne", observed the missionary.”

John noun US /john/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The following morning, Mr. Norton, Mr. Somers, alias Mr. Brown and John Lansdowne were sitting together, talking of the route from ---- to Miramichi.”

Journey noun US /ˈjourney/

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

From this reading “"You must have had a tedious journey, Mr. Lansdowne", observed the missionary.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Never had a more glorious time in my life.”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The following morning, Mr. Norton, Mr. Somers, alias Mr. Brown and John Lansdowne were sitting together, talking of the route from ---- to Miramichi.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “"You must have had a tedious journey, Mr. Lansdowne", observed the missionary.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Never had a more glorious time in my life.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Never had a more glorious time in my life.”

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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 "You must have had a tedious journey, Mr. Lansdowne", observed the missionary.

alias

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From this reading The following morning, Mr. Norton, Mr. Somers, alias Mr. Brown and John Lansdowne were sitting together, talking of the route from ---- to Miramichi.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The following morning, Mr. Norton, Mr. Somers, alias Mr. Brown and John Lansdowne were sitting together, talking of the route from ---- to Miramichi.

Brown

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From this reading The following morning, Mr. Norton, Mr. Somers, alias Mr. Brown and John Lansdowne were sitting together, talking of the route from ---- to Miramichi.

BRUNSWICK

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From this reading TRAVELLING IN NEW BRUNSWICK.

ByprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "By no means, sir.

following

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From this reading The following morning, Mr. Norton, Mr. Somers, alias Mr. Brown and John Lansdowne were sitting together, talking of the route from ---- to Miramichi.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The following morning, Mr. Norton, Mr. Somers, alias Mr. Brown and John Lansdowne were sitting together, talking of the route from ---- to Miramichi.

glorious

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From this reading Never had a more glorious time in my life.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading "You must have had a tedious journey, Mr. Lansdowne", observed the missionary.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "You must have had a tedious journey, Mr. Lansdowne", observed the missionary.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading TRAVELLING IN NEW BRUNSWICK.

John

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From this reading The following morning, Mr. Norton, Mr. Somers, alias Mr. Brown and John Lansdowne were sitting together, talking of the route from ---- to Miramichi.

journeynounUS /ˈjourney/

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

From this reading "You must have had a tedious journey, Mr. Lansdowne", observed the missionary.

Lansdowne

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From this reading The following morning, Mr. Norton, Mr. Somers, alias Mr. Brown and John Lansdowne were sitting together, talking of the route from ---- to Miramichi.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Never had a more glorious time in my life.

means

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From this reading "By no means, sir.

Miramichi

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From this reading The following morning, Mr. Norton, Mr. Somers, alias Mr. Brown and John Lansdowne were sitting together, talking of the route from ---- to Miramichi.

missionary

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From this reading "You must have had a tedious journey, Mr. Lansdowne", observed the missionary.

more

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From this reading Never had a more glorious time in my life.

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The following morning, Mr. Norton, Mr. Somers, alias Mr. Brown and John Lansdowne were sitting together, talking of the route from ---- to Miramichi.

Mr

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From this reading The following morning, Mr. Norton, Mr. Somers, alias Mr. Brown and John Lansdowne were sitting together, talking of the route from ---- to Miramichi.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading "You must have had a tedious journey, Mr. Lansdowne", observed the missionary.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Never had a more glorious time in my life.

NevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Never had a more glorious time in my life.

NEW

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From this reading TRAVELLING IN NEW BRUNSWICK.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "By no means, sir.

Norton

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From this reading The following morning, Mr. Norton, Mr. Somers, alias Mr. Brown and John Lansdowne were sitting together, talking of the route from ---- to Miramichi.

observed

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From this reading "You must have had a tedious journey, Mr. Lansdowne", observed the missionary.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The following morning, Mr. Norton, Mr. Somers, alias Mr. Brown and John Lansdowne were sitting together, talking of the route from ---- to Miramichi.

route

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From this reading The following morning, Mr. Norton, Mr. Somers, alias Mr. Brown and John Lansdowne were sitting together, talking of the route from ---- to Miramichi.

sir

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From this reading "By no means, sir.

sitting

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From this reading The following morning, Mr. Norton, Mr. Somers, alias Mr. Brown and John Lansdowne were sitting together, talking of the route from ---- to Miramichi.

Somers

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From this reading The following morning, Mr. Norton, Mr. Somers, alias Mr. Brown and John Lansdowne were sitting together, talking of the route from ---- to Miramichi.

talking

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From this reading The following morning, Mr. Norton, Mr. Somers, alias Mr. Brown and John Lansdowne were sitting together, talking of the route from ---- to Miramichi.

tedious

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From this reading "You must have had a tedious journey, Mr. Lansdowne", observed the missionary.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The following morning, Mr. Norton, Mr. Somers, alias Mr. Brown and John Lansdowne were sitting together, talking of the route from ---- to Miramichi.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Never had a more glorious time in my life.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The following morning, Mr. Norton, Mr. Somers, alias Mr. Brown and John Lansdowne were sitting together, talking of the route from ---- to Miramichi.

together

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From this reading The following morning, Mr. Norton, Mr. Somers, alias Mr. Brown and John Lansdowne were sitting together, talking of the route from ---- to Miramichi.

TRAVELLING

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From this reading TRAVELLING IN NEW BRUNSWICK.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading The following morning, Mr. Norton, Mr. Somers, alias Mr. Brown and John Lansdowne were sitting together, talking of the route from ---- to Miramichi.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You must have had a tedious journey, Mr. Lansdowne", observed the missionary.