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Barbarians

Chapter XVI

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DJACK There came a day when he did not see Maryette as he left for the corral in the morning.
Her father, very stiff with rheumatism, sat in the sun outside the arched entrance to the inn.
"No," he said, "she is going to be gone all day today.
She has set and wound the drum in the belfry so that the carillon shall play every hour while she is absent."
"Where has she gone?" inquired Burley.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Barbarians

Chapter XVI

Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
DJACK There came a day when he did not see Maryette as he left for the corral in the morning.
Line 2
Her father, very stiff with rheumatism, sat in the sun outside the arched entrance to the inn.
Line 3
"No," he said, "she is going to be gone all day today.
Line 4
She has set and wound the drum in the belfry so that the carillon shall play every hour while she is absent."
Line 5
"Where has she gone?" inquired Burley.

Learner Dictionary

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

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “She has set and wound the drum in the belfry so that the carillon shall play every hour while she is absent."”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

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

From this reading “She has set and wound the drum in the belfry so that the carillon shall play every hour while she is absent."”

Inquired noun US /ˈinquired/

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

From this reading “"Where has she gone?" inquired Burley.”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “DJACK There came a day when he did not see Maryette as he left for the corral in the morning.”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “DJACK There came a day when he did not see Maryette as he left for the corral in the morning.”

Outside noun US /ˈoutside/

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

From this reading “Her father, very stiff with rheumatism, sat in the sun outside the arched entrance to the inn.”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “She has set and wound the drum in the belfry so that the carillon shall play every hour while she is absent."”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “She has set and wound the drum in the belfry so that the carillon shall play every hour while she is absent."”

All words in this reading · 58

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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 DJACK There came a day when he did not see Maryette as he left for the corral in the morning.

absent

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From this reading She has set and wound the drum in the belfry so that the carillon shall play every hour while she is absent."

all

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From this reading "No," he said, "she is going to be gone all day today.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading She has set and wound the drum in the belfry so that the carillon shall play every hour while she is absent."

arched

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From this reading Her father, very stiff with rheumatism, sat in the sun outside the arched entrance to the inn.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading DJACK There came a day when he did not see Maryette as he left for the corral in the morning.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "No," he said, "she is going to be gone all day today.

belfry

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From this reading She has set and wound the drum in the belfry so that the carillon shall play every hour while she is absent."

Burley

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From this reading "Where has she gone?" inquired Burley.

came

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From this reading DJACK There came a day when he did not see Maryette as he left for the corral in the morning.

carillon

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From this reading She has set and wound the drum in the belfry so that the carillon shall play every hour while she is absent."

corral

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From this reading DJACK There came a day when he did not see Maryette as he left for the corral in the morning.

day

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From this reading DJACK There came a day when he did not see Maryette as he left for the corral in the morning.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading DJACK There came a day when he did not see Maryette as he left for the corral in the morning.

DJACK

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From this reading DJACK There came a day when he did not see Maryette as he left for the corral in the morning.

drum

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From this reading She has set and wound the drum in the belfry so that the carillon shall play every hour while she is absent."

entrance

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From this reading Her father, very stiff with rheumatism, sat in the sun outside the arched entrance to the inn.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading She has set and wound the drum in the belfry so that the carillon shall play every hour while she is absent."

father

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From this reading Her father, very stiff with rheumatism, sat in the sun outside the arched entrance to the inn.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading DJACK There came a day when he did not see Maryette as he left for the corral in the morning.

going

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From this reading "No," he said, "she is going to be gone all day today.

gone

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From this reading "No," he said, "she is going to be gone all day today.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading She has set and wound the drum in the belfry so that the carillon shall play every hour while she is absent."

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading DJACK There came a day when he did not see Maryette as he left for the corral in the morning.

HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Her father, very stiff with rheumatism, sat in the sun outside the arched entrance to the inn.

hour

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From this reading She has set and wound the drum in the belfry so that the carillon shall play every hour while she is absent."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading DJACK There came a day when he did not see Maryette as he left for the corral in the morning.

inn

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From this reading Her father, very stiff with rheumatism, sat in the sun outside the arched entrance to the inn.

inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/

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

From this reading "Where has she gone?" inquired Burley.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "No," he said, "she is going to be gone all day today.

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading DJACK There came a day when he did not see Maryette as he left for the corral in the morning.

Maryette

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From this reading DJACK There came a day when he did not see Maryette as he left for the corral in the morning.

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading DJACK There came a day when he did not see Maryette as he left for the corral in the morning.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "No," he said, "she is going to be gone all day today.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading DJACK There came a day when he did not see Maryette as he left for the corral in the morning.

outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/

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

From this reading Her father, very stiff with rheumatism, sat in the sun outside the arched entrance to the inn.

play

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From this reading She has set and wound the drum in the belfry so that the carillon shall play every hour while she is absent."

rheumatism

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From this reading Her father, very stiff with rheumatism, sat in the sun outside the arched entrance to the inn.

said

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From this reading "No," he said, "she is going to be gone all day today.

sat

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Her father, very stiff with rheumatism, sat in the sun outside the arched entrance to the inn.

see

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From this reading DJACK There came a day when he did not see Maryette as he left for the corral in the morning.

set

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She has set and wound the drum in the belfry so that the carillon shall play every hour while she is absent."

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading She has set and wound the drum in the belfry so that the carillon shall play every hour while she is absent."

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "No," he said, "she is going to be gone all day today.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading She has set and wound the drum in the belfry so that the carillon shall play every hour while she is absent."

stiff

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From this reading Her father, very stiff with rheumatism, sat in the sun outside the arched entrance to the inn.

sun

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From this reading Her father, very stiff with rheumatism, sat in the sun outside the arched entrance to the inn.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She has set and wound the drum in the belfry so that the carillon shall play every hour while she is absent."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading DJACK There came a day when he did not see Maryette as he left for the corral in the morning.

There

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From this reading DJACK There came a day when he did not see Maryette as he left for the corral in the morning.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Her father, very stiff with rheumatism, sat in the sun outside the arched entrance to the inn.

today

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From this reading "No," he said, "she is going to be gone all day today.

very

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From this reading Her father, very stiff with rheumatism, sat in the sun outside the arched entrance to the inn.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading DJACK There came a day when he did not see Maryette as he left for the corral in the morning.

WhereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading "Where has she gone?" inquired Burley.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading She has set and wound the drum in the belfry so that the carillon shall play every hour while she is absent."

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Her father, very stiff with rheumatism, sat in the sun outside the arched entrance to the inn.

wound

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From this reading She has set and wound the drum in the belfry so that the carillon shall play every hour while she is absent."