Chapter VIII
SCHOOLING. “Rode he on Barbary? Tell me, gentle friend, How went he under him?” “This is the prettiest low-born lass----” “And so she gave you a great fright? Well, now, wasn’t that too bad?
An Irish Cousin
Chapter VIII
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SCHOOLING.
“Rode
he
on
Barbary?
Tell
me,
gentle
friend,
How
went
he
under
him?”
“This
is
the
prettiest
low-born
lass----”
“And
so
she
gave
you
a
great
fright?
Well,
now,
wasn’t
that
too
bad?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
SCHOOLING.
Line 2
“Rode
he
on
Barbary?
Line 3
Tell
me,
gentle
friend,
How
went
he
under
him?”
Line 4
“This
is
the
prettiest
low-born
lass----”
“And
so
she
gave
you
a
great
fright?
Line 5
Well,
now,
wasn’t
that
too
bad?
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Great
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““This is the prettiest low-born lass----” “And so she gave you a great fright?”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tell me, gentle friend, How went he under him?””
Under
preposition
US /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Tell me, gentle friend, How went he under him?””
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, now, wasn’t that too bad?”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tell me, gentle friend, How went he under him?””
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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 “This is the prettiest low-born lass----” “And so she gave you a great fright?
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “This is the prettiest low-born lass----” “And so she gave you a great fright?
bad
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From this reading Well, now, wasn’t that too bad?
Barbary
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From this reading “Rode he on Barbary?
friend
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fright
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From this reading “This is the prettiest low-born lass----” “And so she gave you a great fright?
gave
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gentle
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From this reading Tell me, gentle friend, How went he under him?”
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This is the prettiest low-born lass----” “And so she gave you a great fright?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Rode he on Barbary?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tell me, gentle friend, How went he under him?”
How
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From this reading Tell me, gentle friend, How went he under him?”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This is the prettiest low-born lass----” “And so she gave you a great fright?
lass
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From this reading “This is the prettiest low-born lass----” “And so she gave you a great fright?
low-born
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From this reading “This is the prettiest low-born lass----” “And so she gave you a great fright?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tell me, gentle friend, How went he under him?”
now
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From this reading Well, now, wasn’t that too bad?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Rode he on Barbary?
prettiest
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From this reading “This is the prettiest low-born lass----” “And so she gave you a great fright?
Rode
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From this reading “Rode he on Barbary?
SCHOOLING
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From this reading SCHOOLING.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “This is the prettiest low-born lass----” “And so she gave you a great fright?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “This is the prettiest low-born lass----” “And so she gave you a great fright?
TellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tell me, gentle friend, How went he under him?”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Well, now, wasn’t that too bad?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “This is the prettiest low-born lass----” “And so she gave you a great fright?
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This is the prettiest low-born lass----” “And so she gave you a great fright?
too
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From this reading Well, now, wasn’t that too bad?
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Tell me, gentle friend, How went he under him?”
wasn't
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From this reading Well, now, wasn’t that too bad?
Well
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From this reading Well, now, wasn’t that too bad?
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tell me, gentle friend, How went he under him?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “This is the prettiest low-born lass----” “And so she gave you a great fright?