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Daniel Deronda
Daniel Deronda

Chapter IV

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“_Perigot_.
As the bonny lasse passed by, _Willie_.
Hey, ho, bonnilasse!
_P_.
She roode at me with glauncing eye, _W_.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Daniel Deronda

Chapter IV

Reading 1/99 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“_Perigot_.
Line 2
As the bonny lasse passed by, _Willie_.
Line 3
Hey, ho, bonnilasse!
Line 4
_P_.
Line 5
She roode at me with glauncing eye, _W_.

Learner Dictionary

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

Passed noun US /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “As the bonny lasse passed by, _Willie_.”

All words in this reading · 20

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AsconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading As the bonny lasse passed by, _Willie_.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She roode at me with glauncing eye, _W_.

bonnilasse

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From this reading Hey, ho, bonnilasse!

bonny

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From this reading As the bonny lasse passed by, _Willie_.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading As the bonny lasse passed by, _Willie_.

eye

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From this reading She roode at me with glauncing eye, _W_.

glauncing

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From this reading She roode at me with glauncing eye, _W_.

Hey

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From this reading Hey, ho, bonnilasse!

ho

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From this reading Hey, ho, bonnilasse!

lasse

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From this reading As the bonny lasse passed by, _Willie_.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading She roode at me with glauncing eye, _W_.

P

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From this reading _P_.

passednounUS /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading As the bonny lasse passed by, _Willie_.

Perigot

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From this reading “_Perigot_.

roode

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From this reading She roode at me with glauncing eye, _W_.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading She roode at me with glauncing eye, _W_.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading As the bonny lasse passed by, _Willie_.

W

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From this reading She roode at me with glauncing eye, _W_.

Willie

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From this reading As the bonny lasse passed by, _Willie_.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading She roode at me with glauncing eye, _W_.