Chapter VI
“Hold on, there!” “Don’t stop me—out of the way!” “Why, whatever is the matter with you?” “The comet has fallen——” “What?” “On our barn.”
Airship Andy
Chapter VI
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“Hold
on,
there!”
“Don’t
stop
me—out
of
the
way!”
“Why,
whatever
is
the
matter
with
you?”
“The
comet
has
fallen——”
“What?”
“On
our
barn.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Hold
on,
there!”
Line 2
“Don’t
stop
me—out
of
the
way!”
Line 3
“Why,
whatever
is
the
matter
with
you?”
Line 4
“The
comet
has
fallen——”
“What?”
Line 5
“On
our
barn.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““The comet has fallen——” “What?””
Whatever
determiner
US /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading ““Why, whatever is the matter with you?””
All words in this reading · 22
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barn
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From this reading “On our barn.”
comet
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From this reading “The comet has fallen——” “What?”
Don't
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From this reading “Don’t stop me—out of the way!”
fallen
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From this reading “The comet has fallen——” “What?”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The comet has fallen——” “What?”
Hold
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From this reading “Hold on, there!”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Why, whatever is the matter with you?”
matter
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From this reading “Why, whatever is the matter with you?”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Don’t stop me—out of the way!”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Don’t stop me—out of the way!”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Hold on, there!”
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “On our barn.”
out
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From this reading “Don’t stop me—out of the way!”
stop
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From this reading “Don’t stop me—out of the way!”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Don’t stop me—out of the way!”
there
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From this reading “Hold on, there!”
way
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From this reading “Don’t stop me—out of the way!”
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “The comet has fallen——” “What?”
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “Why, whatever is the matter with you?”
Why
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From this reading “Why, whatever is the matter with you?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Why, whatever is the matter with you?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why, whatever is the matter with you?”