Chapter IV
“SAY! TEACHER!” The schoolhouse was ready. The books and tablets, pencils and stereopticon pictures ordered by Mr. Carson, all had come. The little house of the schoolteachers was ready, too.
Azalea at Sunset Gap
Chapter IV
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“SAY!
TEACHER!”
The
schoolhouse
was
ready.
The
books
and
tablets,
pencils
and
stereopticon
pictures
ordered
by
Mr.
Carson,
all
had
come.
The
little
house
of
the
schoolteachers
was
ready,
too.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“SAY!
Line 2
TEACHER!”
Line 3
The
schoolhouse
was
ready.
Line 4
The
books
and
tablets,
pencils
and
stereopticon
pictures
ordered
by
Mr.
Carson,
all
had
come.
Line 5
The
little
house
of
the
schoolteachers
was
ready,
too.
Learner Dictionary
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Books
noun
US /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading “The books and tablets, pencils and stereopticon pictures ordered by Mr. Carson, all had come.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The books and tablets, pencils and stereopticon pictures ordered by Mr. Carson, all had come.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The little house of the schoolteachers was ready, too.”
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all
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From this reading The books and tablets, pencils and stereopticon pictures ordered by Mr. Carson, all had come.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The books and tablets, pencils and stereopticon pictures ordered by Mr. Carson, all had come.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading The books and tablets, pencils and stereopticon pictures ordered by Mr. Carson, all had come.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The books and tablets, pencils and stereopticon pictures ordered by Mr. Carson, all had come.
Carson
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From this reading The books and tablets, pencils and stereopticon pictures ordered by Mr. Carson, all had come.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The books and tablets, pencils and stereopticon pictures ordered by Mr. Carson, all had come.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The books and tablets, pencils and stereopticon pictures ordered by Mr. Carson, all had come.
house
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littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Mr
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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ordered
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pencils
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pictures
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ready
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From this reading The schoolhouse was ready.
SAY
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From this reading “SAY!
schoolhouse
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schoolteachers
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stereopticon
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tablets
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TEACHER
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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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too
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The schoolhouse was ready.